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Torreón de Cuadros
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JavierCR 🇪🇸
May 12, 2025
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The Torreón de Cuadros is a cylindrical tower located in Bedmar y Garcíeza. This tower has a diameter of 6.37 meters and a height of 12 meters, with walls 1.6 meters thick. It was built on an earlier structure, possibly of Moorish origin, and is mentioned in a document by Alfonso X from 1260.
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En roue vers l’aventure
April 24, 2026
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Nice viewpoint. You cannot go up to the top of the tower (door closed)
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Marti Ferret
November 21, 2022
Hiking
Fortification built in the 13th century on a rocky outcrop located at the foot of Cerro Carluco (1,441 meters), at the outlet of the Bedmar river, in the municipality of Bedmar y Garcíez, province of Jaén.
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