Torre Río Real Explained

Torre Río Real
Native Name:Torre Río Real
Native Language:es
Location:Marbella, Spain
Type:Tower
Coordinates:36.5056°N -4.8453°W
Designation1:Spain
Designation1 Type:Non-movable
Designation1 Criteria:Monument
Designation1 Date:22 June 1993
Designation1 Number:RI-51-0008057

Torre Río Real is a tower in Marbella, southern Spain, built in 1575. The tower, located next to the Mediterranean Expressway, is in height and in circumference.

Like other beacon towers along the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, the tower was part of a surveillance system used by the coast and Christian Arabs. Also like the other towers, it has been declared Bien de Interés Cultural.

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36.5055°N -4.8453°W