Torre de Entrerios

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The Entrerríos Tower, also called Torre de Entre Ríos, Torre de Palmones or Torre de Guadarranque, is a watchtower located between the rivers Palmones and Guadarranque, from where it takes its names, in the municipality of Los Barrios, in the province of Cádiz. Currently the construction is in a good state of preservation inside the so-called Park of the Tower of approximately 9000 m² in the neighborhood of Palmones. This tower had the function of controlling a wide stretch of coastline of the Bay of Algeciras and was part of the defensive system of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is considered to have been built in the 16th century within the coastal surveillance plan of Philip II for the defence against Berber pirates, specifically it is supposed to have been built between 1585 and 1588 at the request of Luis Bravo de Laguna following the design of the nearby Rocadillo Tower. However, several researchers, taking into account its typology, mainly its square plan, point to an earlier origin possibly linked to other medieval constructions in the area built by the Benimerines.

This construction of square plan had a height of 11 meters plus the parapet, but its dimensions are unknown because it has been lost. It was built with irregular masonry joined with mortar and it was solid from the base to five meters high, where its only room was located. This room was accessible by means of a door opened to the west at 7 meters high that still preserves the supports for a rope ladder and mechinales to raise goods. It also had a small window on the wall opposite the door that gave a clear view of the coast and a fireplace. From this room there was access to the roof by means of a spiral staircase and a small opening in the roof. The roof, incapable of supporting artillery pieces, had a sentry box which has now been lost.

Coordinates: 36°10'31"N, 5°25'53"W

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Torre de Entrerios – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Playa de El Rinconcillo, Plaza Alta, Plaza de toros La Montera, Marinid Walls of Algeciras.

1.3 miSW
Watersports, Water park, Swimming
Playa de El Rinconcillo, Algeciras
33 min walk • Playa de El Rinconcillo is a beach in the Province of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, located to the north of the city of Algeciras, near the neighborhood of El Rinconcillo. It looks across to the rock of Gibraltar and La Línea de la Concepción.
3.2 miS
Square
Plaza Alta, Algeciras
82 min walk • Plaza Alta is a square in the old town of Algeciras, Spain. It is one of the major centres of activity in the city, hosting numerous events and festivals throughout the year.
3.2 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Plaza de toros La Montera, Los Barrios
82 min walk • The Plaza de toros La Montera is a bull ring in Los Barrios, a town in the province of Cádiz at the southern edge of Spain, close to the British territory of Gibraltar, was opened in 2000.
3 miS
Vernacular architecture, Ruins, City wall
Marinid Walls of Algeciras, Algeciras
77 min walk • The Marinid Walls of Algeciras are city walls located in Algeciras, Spain. They were built by the Marinid dynasty. The walls were declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.
3 miS
Park
Parque María Cristina, Algeciras
76 min walk • Parque María Cristina is a park in Algeciras, southeastern Spain. It is bordered by Calle de Ramón y Cajal to the north, Calle Capitán Ontañón to the east, Avenida de Blas Infante to the south, and Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas to the east. It is one of the oldest parks in the city, established in 1834. It covers an area of 20,683 m².
2.2 miS
Park
Paseo Cornisa, Algeciras
58 min walk • Paseo Cornisa is a park in Algeciras, Spain. It was inaugurated in May 2007. It stretches for just over a kilometre between Punta del Cementerio and Punta del Almirante in the north of the city near the old cemetery and parallel to the Playa del Barranco and Playa de El Rinconcillo.
3.2 miS
Harbor
Port of Algeciras, Algeciras
82 min walk • The Port of Algeciras is the port and harbour of Algeciras, a city located in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is a commercial, fishing and passenger port.
1.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo, Algeciras
40 min walk • The Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo were Roman kilns located in the Spanish city of Algeciras. They were part of manufacturing complex of Portus Albus, which supplied container for transport to the processing industry of the neighboring city of Iulia Traducta, besides making other ceramic household products and items.
2.6 miSW
Tower
Torre de los Adalides, Algeciras
68 min walk • The Torre de los Adalides was a rectangular medieval look-out tower of Islamic design located in the vicinity of Algeciras, Spain.
1.3 miE
Historical place, Tower
Torre del Rocadillo, San Roque, Spain
34 min walk • Torre del Rocadillo is a historic ruined tower, located about a mile to the west of Puente Mayorga in the municipality of San Roque in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed in the 16th century.
3.2 miS
Church
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Palma, Algeciras
82 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of the Palm is a Roman Catholic church on the southwestern corner of the Plaza Alta in Algeciras, Spain. Listed as Bien de Interes Cultural by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1992, like the Spanish: Plaza Alta itself, it is an important city landmark.