Basque Country
Araba / Álava
Vitoria-Gasteiz

Tower of Mendoza

The Tower of Mendoza is a tower located in , . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. The tower is strategically located between the roads of Old Castile and the river.
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Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural property in Vitoria, Spain
  • Address: 38, Mendoza, Mendoza, 01191

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of San Esteban, Mendoza and Iruña-Veleia.

Church
Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
is situated 430 metres west of Tower of Mendoza.

Photo: Txo, Public domain.
Veleia was a Roman town in Hispania, now located in the province of Álava, , . The site is located in the municipality of Iruña de Oca, 10 kilometers west of Vitoria. is situated 2½ km southwest of Tower of Mendoza.

Castle
Photo: Ramajero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 2 km north of Tower of Mendoza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendoza and Martioda.

Hamlet
Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of , in province, , .

Hamlet
Photo: Zarateman, CC0.
is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of , in province, , Spain. The Hurtado de Mendoza tower, one of the most significant medieval structures in Álava, is located in .

Hamlet
Photo: samualpedrete, CC BY 2.0.
is a village and concejo in the municipality of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka, province, , Spain. Until 1976 it was, together with neighboring , part of the municipality of Iruña.

Tower of Mendoza

Latitude
42.85991° or 42° 51′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.77401° or 2° 46′ 26″ west
Open location code
8CJVV65G+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 383256807
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7829779
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Tower of Mendoza” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mendoza dorretxea”
  • Basque: “Mendozako gaztelua”
  • Croatian: “Toranj Mendoza”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Toranj Mendoza”
  • Spanish: “Torre de mendoza”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Mendoza”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Мендоса”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Mendoza”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bolera de Mendoza and Mendozako urkabea.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tower of Mendoza”. Photo: Zarateman, CC0.