Torre de Calahiguera
Torre de Calahiguera is a tower in Níjar, Almería, Andalusia. Torre de Calahiguera is situated nearby to the peak Cerro de Cala Higuera, as well as near the beach Cala Tomate.Photo: Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cala Higuera and El Fraile.
Cala Higuera
Beach
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Cala Higuera is a beach, which is situated 750 metres southwest of Torre de Calahiguera.
El Fraile
Peak
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El Fraile, Cerro del Fraile, Cerro de los Frailes or Pico del los Frailes is the highest peak in the coastal range of the Sierra del Cabo de Gata in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
Port of San José
Marina
Port of San José is a marina, which is situated 1½ km west of Torre de Calahiguera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San José and Pozo de los Frailes.
San José
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San José is a village and fishing port in the centre of Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata, in the Province of Almería, Spain. Its population in 2011 was 1012 inhabitants, recorded by the INE.
Pozo de los Frailes
Hamlet
Photo: Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pozo de los Frailes is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Torre de Calahiguera.
Los Escullos
Hamlet
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Los Escullos is a village in the municipality of Níjar, province of Almería, Spain. It is located inside Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Níjar. In the surroundings of the town we have located some sights such as "La playa del Arco" or "La cala del Embarcadero". Los Escullos is situated 4½ km northeast of Torre de Calahiguera.
Torre de Calahiguera
- Type: Tower
- Description: cultural property in Níjar, Spain
- Categories: monument, fortified tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.76769° or 36° 46′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.08612° or 2° 5′ 10″ westOpen location code
8C8VQW97+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1480683906OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q43133106
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre de Calahiguera” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Calahiguera”
- French: “Torre de Calahiguera”
- Galician: “Torre de Calahiguera”
- German: “Torre de Calahiguera”
- Spanish: “Castillo-Torre Calahiguera”
- Spanish: “Torre Costera de Cala Higuera”
- Spanish: “Torre de Calahiguera”
- Spanish: “Torre de Caliguera”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro de Cala Higuera and Cala Tomate.
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