Castillo de Macenas

Today: Torre de Macenas, Playa de Macenas (Mojácar)

Place: Mojácar
Kind: Tower
Built: c. 1751 to 1800
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Visible from outside

A horseshoe tower of the second half of the 18th century on Macenas beach, for two 24-pounder guns: the powder store below, the kitchen and living room above, and the guns on the roof, with a high door reached by a rope ladder. By 1830 it had no guns and was kept by a corporal and three keepers. Well preserved, its exterior is open to walk around.

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