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Torre del Beato

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Torre del Beato

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Torre del Beato

Name: Torre del Beato
Rating: 2

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Location: Cordoue, Campiña Baja, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

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2. Source of the Bejarano Stream – Roman Mine and Pools loop from Turruñuelos

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3. Las Niñas Viewpoint – Tower of the Seven Corners loop from El Cruce

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Gonzalo León

May 21, 2022

Beautiful watchtower of medieval Islamic origin. The Torre del Beato Trail is simple, with closed vegetation, very beautiful.

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March 21, 2025

In the era of Islamic domination, Córdoba had a defensive belt made up of watchtowers with the capacity to communicate with each other by means of smoke during the day and light signals at night. One of the most impressive is the so-called Torre del Beato, in the Sierra Morena. Near the Cortijo de la Soledad we find a path that goes unnoticed by those who don't know its location. If we follow it, after walking for a few minutes we are overwhelmed by the imposing sight of a 9-meter-high tower preserved as if time had stood still. It is an almost square tower built with rubble stones plastered with lime and sand mortar and reinforced with well-carved ashlars at its outer vertices. Its crowning of Syrian battlements is surprising, allowing us to relate it to other buildings from the emirate period, such as the Great Mosque of Córdoba. Inside, the tower is divided into two floors, in addition to the roof terrace crowned by the battlements. The first room is covered by a brick vault, with access to the second floor via a staircase attached to the wall. From the top, sheltered between battlements (some of which lie scattered on the ground, already surrendered to the passage of time), the lookouts could make out nearby towers such as the Palomas or the Siete Esquinas and keep an eye on the routes taken by the minerals extracted from the very bowels of the mountain. This treasure still has the capacity to surprise many hikers, the curious, cyclists and people seeking the peace of nature among the many paths that criss-cross the Sierra Morena.
(Source: eventourcordoba.es/blog/la-torre-del-beato/)

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Location: Cordoue, Campiña Baja, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Las Niñas Viewpoint – Tower of the Seven Corners loop from El Cruce

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