Atalaya de Torrelodones, Spain

in travel •  7 years ago 

Yesterday I drove in Spain from Madrid to Salamanca. When I passed Torrelodones, I saw a castle tower on top of a mountain. This caught my attention so I decided to take a look.

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It was quite a climb from the parking lot to get up. The first part there was a staircase but higher up only narrow paths between the rocks.

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This tower is built around 950 A.D. to warn when enemy troops approached the area. There supposed to be seven of this kind of towers at strategic points around Madrid.

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In the case of an enemy attack the city could be warned with fire signals from the towers. The tower has been a Spanish protected monument since 1983.

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Unfortunately, it was not possible to enter the tower likely because it's quite small. However, the great view over the Madrid region made definitely up for this.

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I hope you enjoyed my impression of the Watchtower of Torrelodones.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchtower_of_Torrelodones

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Buenos días @Holanda, te escribo en español, esa torre la han usado varias veces en navidades, envolviéndola como si fuese un regalo! jaja. Por la noche puedes tomas unas fotos increíbles del pueblo de Torrelodones (con luces).

Yo nací en la sierra de Madrid y hay sitios muy curiosos allí. Al otro lado de la autopista, en Torrelodones, se encuentra la casa que usaba Franco para cazar, ahora esta abandonada y puede entrar quien quiera, es curiosa.

Muchas gracias por aportar esa información, la desconocía, solo se que la torre tiene propietario y es por lo que no se puede entrar. Saludos!

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Fourth photo is very beautiful. Greet!

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