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Castellar de la Frontera
From Estepona centre45 min
Duration2-3 h
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressCastillo de Castellar (Castellar Viejo), CA-9201, Castellar de la Frontera
About
- A whole village inside a Nasrid castle (12th–15th centuries), declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1963
- Palacio de los Condes de Castellar, next to the entrance
- In the heart of the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, with an information point at the castle
- Views of Gibraltar and the African coast on clear days
- Curious history: its residents moved in 1971 to Castellar Nuevo, about 9 km away
Good to know
- Getting there: about 49 km and 45 min from Estepona; you go up to the castle by the CA-9201 from Castellar Nuevo
- Nearby: the Convento de San Miguel de La Almoraima (1603)
- Specific parking not verified
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