Castillo de Castellar
The Castillo de Castellar is a castle or fort near Castellar de la Frontera north of Algeciras in Andalusia, Spain . It contains a core, the so-called "Old Fort" ("Castellar viejo"). The origin of the fort can be traced back to the 7th century. The castle was used before the year 800 by the Moors who conquered the Iberian Peninsula via Gibraltar.
The fort is located in the mountains of the natural park Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales . At the entrance of the fort there is information and a. over the park.
Conservation and use
Since the 1960s, the fort has been a place of retreat for young people with artistic knowledge. a. Musicians and painters etc. who discovered the fort for themselves at a time when it was abandoned and there wasn't even water there.
In 2005 the fort was converted into a hotel complex by the Tugasa Group, which also operates the hotel in Medina Sidonia . In addition to the hotel, eleven small houses in the village attached to the fort have been converted into holiday apartments, which are also managed by the hotel. Artists also live there. The former church was converted into an exhibition and sales room. In addition to shopping for painting and handicrafts, there is also a privately operated restaurant in the fort village.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Información del Parque Natural Los Alcornocales en el Castillo de Castellar ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hotel Castillo de Castellar - Casas Rurales
