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Nuestra Señora
de los Remedios | Plaza
de las Flores | La Torre del Reloj | Ruinas
del Castillo de San Luis | The Watchtowers | La
Ermita del Calvario | Castillo
del Nicio
Ruinas del Castillo de San Luís
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| Ruinas del Castillo de San
Luís |
There is little left to see of the great castle
which once stood at the heart of Estepona, and what remains is not
now readily apparent, but it is possible to trace the ruins around
the high ground. Its construction followed the seizing of the town
in 1457 by Enrique IV. He also built new defensive towers along
the coast, since, although they had been expelled from Estepona
and their domination of the Peninsula was effectively over, the
Arabs - mainly Berbers - were still perceived a problem. Pirate
raids were not uncommon and if not wildly destructive, at least
a great irritant.
From the college, head for the indoor market and
the Plaza Casa Cañada, where a small garden has been laid
out beneath the walls for visitors to rest among the flowers. The
centrepiece of the garden is a rusting old cannon, which was once
part of the castle's defences. The existing walls probably date
from the 16th century, though they may incorporate some earlier
stonework, possibly Moorish.
To see more of the castle, walk around the actual
calle Castille, where the wall meets the road. What is left is either
hidden by 19th century town houses, or has been blasted away to
facilitate the construction of a block of flats. From the flats,
a path winds back to the plaza and garden behind the market.
The above text was reproduced from the the book
"In Search of Andalucia" by kind permission of the authors
David Wood and Chris Wawn. Click
here to order your copy from our online book store.
GPS Location: 36º
25' 29'' N 5º 08' 47'' W
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