Batería de Pino Gordo
Batería de Pino Gordo is a fort in Ceuta, Spanish North Africa. Batería de Pino Gordo is situated nearby to Monumento del Llano Amarillo, as well as near the beach Playa de la Bolera.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monumento del Llano Amarillo and Monte Hacho.
Monumento del Llano Amarillo
Monument
Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monumento del Llano Amarillo is a monument in the Spanish territory of Ceuta, in the North of Africa, at the bottom of Mount Hacho. The fifteen metre monument was moved here from Morocco in 1962 and it is one of the few sculptures left that record Spain's period of Nationalism following the Spanish Civil War.
Monte Hacho
Peak
Photo: Jguk 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Hacho is a low mountain that overlooks the Spanish city of Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. Monte Hacho is positioned on the Mediterranean coast at the Strait of Gibraltar opposite Gibraltar, and along with the Rock of Gibraltar is claimed by some to be one of the Pillars of Hercules.
Ermita de San Antonio
Church
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The Ermita de San Antonio de Padua is a chapel located on the slopes of Monte Hacho in Ceuta, one of Spain's cities in the North of Africa. It was originally built in the 17th century by the Portuguese, but was extensively renovated and reconstructed in the 1960s. Ermita de San Antonio is situated 340 metres southeast of Batería de Pino Gordo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foso Real, Ceuta and Benzú.
Foso Real, Ceuta
Locality
Photo: Mario Sánchez Bueno, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foso Real, Ceuta is a locality, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Batería de Pino Gordo.
Benzú
Hamlet
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Benzú is a small settlement within the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta. It has a population of 1,987 according to the 2011 census, divided into two units with Ceuta as its municipality. Benzú is situated 7 km west of Batería de Pino Gordo.
Batería de Pino Gordo
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ceuta, Spanish North Africa, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.90191° or 35° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.29641° or 5° 17′ 47″ westOpen location code
8C7PWP23+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 992745681OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=fort
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