Torre de Cerrillos

Today: Torre de Cerrillos, Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Roquetas de Mar)

Place: Roquetas de Mar
Kind: Tower
Built: 16th century
What remains: Ruins
Visiting: Visible from outside

A watchtower of the late 16th century, under Felipe II, which replaced a 14th-century Naṣrid tower at the water's edge, in the Punta Entinas-Sabinar nature reserve. It held two or three men, enough to keep watch and raise the alarm. It is open to walk up to, but falling steadily into ruin.

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