The coast of the Kingdom of Granada

Nerja

Today: Nerja, Spain

Years: 1487–1833

Nerja passed to Castile in 1487; El Zagal briefly retook it with Torrox the next year. Corsair raids emptied it until a charter of 1515 separated it from Vélez and shared its land among new settlers, who were bound to bear arms, and cannon were set in the Torre de los Guardas, today the Balcón de Europa.

What to see today

Torre de Calaceite: Tower, 16th century
Torre de Maro: Tower, 16th century
Torre del Pino: Tower, c. 1485 to 1514
Torre Caleta: Tower, 16th century

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