Castillo de Castellar

Today: Castillo de Castellar, Castellar de la Frontera

Place: Al-Ŷazīra al-Jaḍrāʾ (Algeciras)
Kind: Castle
Built: 13th century
What remains: Standing

An Arab village-fortress of the 13th century on a crag of the Los Alcornocales natural park, a few kilometres from the Strait. The old village, Castellar Viejo, still lies inside its walls, with zigzag lanes; its people moved to the new town in 1971, and a park information point stands at the entrance.

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