Castillo Viejo y fortaleza de Escarientes Monument · Alcolea, Alpujarra Almeriense, Almería Image of Alcolea, not of the place itself. Remains of medieval fortifications within the municipal term: the Castillo Viejo, of emiral origin, and the fortress of Escarientes; in addition there is the Torrecilla, in the pedanía (hamlet) of Darrícal, of Muslim origin. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Zezinho assumed (based on copyright claims). (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Alcolea