Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga
Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga is a tower in Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, Andalusia. Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga is situated nearby to the park Alcazaba-Fortaleza, as well as near the ruins Ermita de San Sebastián.Photo: JanTappenbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de Santa María de la Encarnación and San Juan Bautista, Vélez-Málaga.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Encarnación
Church
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Encarnación is a church, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga.
San Juan Bautista, Vélez-Málaga
Church
Photo: Té y kriptonita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Iglesia de San Juan Bautista or the Church of San Juan Bautista is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to John the Baptist, in Vélez-Málaga, in the province of Málaga, Spain. San Juan Bautista, Vélez-Málaga is situated 260 metres southwest of Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Church
Photo: JanTappenbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a church, which is situated 390 metres southeast of Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torre del Mar and Caleta de Velez.
Torre del Mar
Torre del Mar is a town and seaside resort on the eastern Costa del Sol, in the province of Málaga, Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, the capital of the Axarquía comarca.
Caleta de Velez
Village
Caleta de Vélez is a village in the Spanish province of Málaga, Andalusia. It belongs to Vélez-Málaga and it is in Axarquía. It is 35 kilometers away from Málaga. Its population is about 3659 people. It has 4.2 km2 of area. Caleta de Velez is situated 5 km southeast of Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga.
Benamocarra
Village
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Benamocarra is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 5 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga and 41 from Málaga, the provincial capital. Benamocarra is situated 5 km west of Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga.
Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga
- Type: Tower
- Description: cultural property in Vélez-Málaga, Spain
- Categories: monument, castle, building, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.78454° or 36° 47′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.10074° or 4° 6′ 3″ westOpen location code
8C8QQVMX+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 221570222OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q41774730
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Castillo (Vélez-Málaga)”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga”
- Spanish: “castillo de Vélez-Málaga”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vélez-Málaga”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Vélez-Málaga”
- Spanish: “La Villa”
- “Alcazaba de Vélez-Málaga”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alcazaba-Fortaleza and Museo Municipal de Semana Santa.
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