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Castle of Fátima (Ubrique)

Ubrique, Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz

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Castle of Fátima (Ubrique)

Monument · Ubrique, Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz

The Castle of Fátima, also known as the Castle of Cardela, is a Muslim fortress of the 12th-13th centuries located on the Sierra de la Silla, above Ubrique (Cádiz). It was a hisn, or frontier stronghold, which came to belong to the Duchy of Arcos; today it is preserved in ruins. It is declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), with the code RI-51-0007641.

ss. XII-XIII

Photo: Alejandro Pérez Ordóñez (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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