Tower · Ġarnāṭa

Atalaya de Saleres

Today: Torre de Marchal (Atalaya de Saleres), Valle de Lecrín

Place
Ġarnāṭa (Granada)
Kind
Tower
Built
13th to 15th century
What remains
Ruins
Visiting
Not checked

The Naṣrid watchtower that commanded the Lecrín valley from a 1,011-metre hill beside the road from Cozvíjar to Albuñuelas, with views to the river Ízbor and the castles of Dúrcal and Restábal. It is solid rubble, 3.7 metres across and 3.5 metres high.

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