Gibralfaro Castle

Gibralfaro Castle or Alcazar de Gibralfaro is a fortification located in the Spanish city of Malaga.

The ancient Phoenician enclosure contained a lighthouse that gives its name to Gibralfaro Hill.

It was Abderramán III who transformed the old ruins existing since before the arrival of the Romans into a fortress.

The fortress was enlarged and converted into a fortress by the Nazarite king Yusuf I in 1340.

The castle was the subject of a strong siege by the Catholic Monarchs throughout the summer of 1487.

After the siege, Fernando the Catholic took it as his residence, while Isabel I of Castile chose to live in the city.

It was one of the most impregnable fortresses on the Iberian Peninsula.

It is made up of two lines of walls and eight towers. The outer wall joins the coracha, walls arranged in zigzag shapes that hold the castle together with the Alcazaba. For its part, the inner wall allows you to walk around the entire perimeter of the fortress.

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