Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail The path leading up to the castle. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail Watchtower with Spanish flag. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail On the protective wall of the castle with view over the old cannons. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail The path that soldiers used to use to take their position on the wall. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail The old walls of the castle from the outside. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail An old cannon pointing towards the sea. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail The inside area of the castle. Fuengirola culture: Castle Sohail The southern outer wall of the castle.
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Fuengirola: King Ferdinand and Isabella: Symbol of the catholic reconquest

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The statue of a royal couple on the Plaza del Ayuntamiento shows the Catholic King Ferdinand II. and his wife Isabella. In 1482 Ferdinand II. began a series of campaigns against the emirate of Granada. The aim of the king was to free Granada from the Moors (Reconquista). In 1484 the army of the ... more
Fuengirola: Sohail: A fortress with a long history

Sohail: A fortress with a long history

At the mouth of the Río Fuengirola you can find the Sohail Castle. In 956 the first caliph of Córdoba, Abd ar-Rahman III., built this castle on a hill 38 metres above sea level to monitor the coastal areas around Fuengirola. In the course of the so-called Reconquista – the reconquest of the ... more
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