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Great Tower of the Moor

Llinars del Vallès, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona

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Great Tower of the Moor

Monument · Llinars del Vallès, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona

The Torrassa del Moro, also called Torre del Moro, is a Roman watchtower located at 416 metres above sea level on the Serra del Corredor, in the municipality of Llinars del Vallès (Vallès Oriental), and one of the Vallès's most outstanding archaeological monuments. Declared bien cultural de interés nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection), it is a circular tower 560 centimetres in diameter and about 12 metres high: the base, of large granite ashlars with a rusticated outer face, is Roman in date and reaches 4.36 metres, while the upper part, up to 8.3 metres, is a later medieval heightening. Recently restored by the town council and the Generalitat, it can be visited on weekends and public holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from its lookout point the Vallès plain can be seen.

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