Torre de la Vela
Torre de la Vela is a tower in Granada, Granada, Andalusia. Torre de la Vela is situated nearby to the sally port Puerta de las Armas, Alhambra, as well as near the garden Jardines del Revellín.Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alhambra and Alcazaba of the Alhambra.
Alhambra
Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. Alhambra is situated 310 metres east of Torre de la Vela.
Alcazaba of the Alhambra
Photo: Jebulon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alcazaba is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Its name comes from the Arabic term al-qaṣabah, which became Alcazaba in Spanish.
El Bañuelo
Photo: SaraGuerri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bañuelo or El Bañuelo, also known as the Baño del Nogal or Hammam al-Yawza, is a preserved historic hammam in Granada, Spain, dating from the 11th or 12th century. El Bañuelo is situated 170 metres north of Torre de la Vela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.
Albaicín
Quarter
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Albaicín, also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city.
Sacromonte
Neighborhood
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.
Torre de la Vela
- Type: Tower
- Category: historic site
- Location: Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17703° or 37° 10′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.59231° or 3° 35′ 32″ westHeight
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8C9R5CG5+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 26935508OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q119241187
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Torre de la Vela” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج المراقبة”
- Spanish: “torre de Giafar”
- Spanish: “torre de la Vela”
- Spanish: “Torre de la Vela”
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