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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parque Regional Sierra de la Muela, Cabo Tiñoso y Roldán

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Location: Cartagena, Campo De Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

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1. Torre de Santa Elena – View of the Bay of Cartagena loop from La Chapineta

12.3km

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510m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Torre de Santa Elena loop from La Chapineta

7.77km

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Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Playa de la Chapineta – Torre de Santa Elena loop from La Chapineta

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Willem

February 1, 2023

Although some sources point to its construction at the end of the FIFTEENTH century during the time of the Catholic Monarchs, it seems that this tower was one of the planned watchtowers, next to the towers of Santa Isabel (Port de Massarró), Torre dels Cavalls (Bolnuevo), Torre del Molinet (Massarró) and Torre de Cope (Águilas), by Carlos I of Spain. According to other sources, the tower is said to have been built already under the reign of Felipe II and appears to be the oldest of the sentry towers on this coast.

Declared a Historic Artistic Monument, it was restored in the 1990s. It has a hexagonal shape, like the nearby Christmas tower at the entrance to Cartagena's harbor and has a two-body construction. It overlooks the Gulf of Massarró and is almost 100 meters above sea level.

For centuries it was a contrived tower with a detachment of carbines. It has in its battlements a powerful cannon that dates back to 1742 and was manufactured in Italy.

Under his lap, in the waters of this part of the Mediterranean, during the months of March to August, the almadrava is practiced, an ancient fishing art in which man and fish are measured face to face. It turns out to be a fishing art of Moorish origin, with which species such as tuna, pretty, melva and letcha are caught.

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Pérfidus Adanero🇪🇸

August 18, 2025

16th century watchtower

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Location: Cartagena, Campo De Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

Torre de Santa Elena

1. Torre de Santa Elena – View of the Bay of Cartagena loop from La Chapineta

2. Torre de Santa Elena loop from La Chapineta

3. Playa de la Chapineta – Torre de Santa Elena loop from La Chapineta

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