La Mota Castle
La Mota Castle is a castle in Basque Country, Northern Spain. La Mota Castle is situated nearby to the grassland North Ravelin, as well as near Battery of Napoleon.Photo: Roberto Chamoso G, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Spain
- Also known as: “Motako Gaztelua-Castillo de la Mota”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Urgull and Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus.
Urgull
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urgull is a hill located in the Basque city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. It has a peak elevation of 123 meters and is a defining feature of the city's coastal topography along with Mount Ulia and Igeldo.
Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus
Church
Photo: User Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of Saint Mary of Coro is a baroque Roman Catholic parish church and minor basilica completed in 1774. It is located in the "Parte Vieja" of the city of San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus is situated 220 metres southeast of La Mota Castle.
Basque Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basque Maritime Museum is situated 280 metres southwest of La Mota Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parte Zaharra and San Sebastián.
San Sebastián
Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donostia-San Sebastián is a major city in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community of Spain. Donostia/San Sebastian boasts one of the best in-city beaches in Europe.
La Mota Castle
- Categories: castle, building, monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.32504° or 43° 19′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.98896° or 1° 59′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CMW82G6+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 28156564OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12268644
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“La Mota Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mota gaztelua”
- Basque: “Motako gaztelua”
- Basque: “Urgulleko gaztelua”
- Basque: “Urgulleko Motako gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de la Mota”
- French: “château de la Mota”
- French: “Château de la Mota”
- German: “Castillo de la Mota”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Mota”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Urgull and North Ravelin.
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