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Alcazaba and San Cristóbal Hill

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Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax

Alméria

Alcazaba and San Cristóbal Hill

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Alcazaba and San Cristóbal Hill

Name: Alcazaba and San Cristóbal Hill
Rating: 2

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Location: Alméria, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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Vincent Reboul

January 3, 2022

Located on a secluded hill, Alcazaba Castle is one of the most important Andalusian monumental and archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula. Its almost thousand years of history have allowed to know the evolution of civil and military architecture during the Arab domination of Al-Andalus.
The wall of Cerro de San Cristóbal, more than three meters wide and five meters high, forms an enclosure around the Alcazaba. The whole maintains a direct link with the city of Almeria, absolutely unique both physically and visually, causing the visitor a force of extraordinary magnitude. The Alcazaba Castle and Cerro de San Cristóbal are inseparably linked to the modern city and to the sea.

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Hans 🌄 🌻🚐🙋‍♂️🚴🚶‍➡️

November 16, 2024

The Alcazaba de Almería is a former Moorish fortress on a hill above the city. Construction of the second largest alcazaba in Spain began in 955 on the orders of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III and ended in the 11th century.

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Hans 🌄 🌻🚐🙋‍♂️🚴🚶‍➡️

November 16, 2024

The view from the Alcazaba over the city and the bay is exceptional. In turn, the Alcazaba is visible from the sea up to 55 kilometres from the coast on clear days.

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Elevation 130 m

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Monday 22 December

16°C

9°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Location: Alméria, Campo Nijar Y Bajo Andarax, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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Alcazaba and San Cristóbal Hill

1. Balsa de la Chanata – Torre de la Garrofa loop from Benahadux - Pechina

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