Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana, Rincón de la Victoria

Name: Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana
Address: Av. del Mediterráneo, 149, Rincón de la Victoria, 29730, Spain
Telephone: +34 952 40 39 23

#2 among attractions in Rincón de la Victoria

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The Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana, also called the Fortress of Bezmiliana, Mismiliana and Mixmiliana, or misnamed the Castle, is an 18th-century fortress located in the municipality of Rincón de la Victoria, in the province of Málaga, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

It is a fortress built in 1766 by order of King Charles III with the aim of combating the English and Dutch pirates, very active in the area at that time.

It consists of a quadrangular building with two floors separated by barrel vaults, surrounded by a masonry wall with two towers and a moat. It had 14 water troughs for the horses in one room, a guard room in another and a third room for the officer in charge. It is currently used as a cultural and exhibition centre.

Coordinates: 36°42'54"N, 4°16'44"W

Address

Av. del Mediterráneo, 149Rincón de la Victoria 29730 Spain

Contact

+34 952 40 39 23

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Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Costa del Sol, Cueva del Tesoro, Torre Vigía El Cantal, Benajarafe.

2.9 miW
Area
Costa del Sol, Málaga
75 min walk • Costa del Sol Occidental is a comarca in Andalusia, southern Spain. It occupies a narrow coastal strip delimited by the cordillera Penibética to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
1.1 miW
36°43'11"N • 4°17'51"W
Cueva del Tesoro, Rincón de la Victoria
28 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
0.9 miW
View point, Historical place, Tower
Torre Vigía El Cantal, Rincón de la Victoria
23 min walk • The Cantal Tower is one of the defence towers of Arab origin in La Axarquía. It is located, as its name suggests, in El Cantal, which is on a hill, and is the junction between La Cala del Moral and Rincón de la Victoria.
4.6 miE
Locality
Benajarafe
117 min walk • Benajarafe is a town located on the coast of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, Spain, in the heart of Axarquia, a region that lies on the Eastern Costa del Sol, in the province of Málaga.
4.1 miN
Town
Moclinejo
105 min walk • Moclinejo is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquía. The municipality is situated approximately 17 kilometres from Málaga and 558 km from Madrid. It has a population of approximately 1200 residents.