Castillo de Gibralfaro

The Castillo de Gibralfaro is located just east of the historic center in Málaga. It was built as a military garrison and coastal vantagepoint in the Phoenician-Punic times. From 1487, the year of Málaga's incorporation in the Crown of Castile, until 1925 when a Royal Decree of Alphonse XIII handed the town over to the population, the castle was used exclusively for military purposes. There is a defensive barbican that surrounds the fortress and opens towards the Coracha, a fortified path leading down to the Alcazaba. Although there is a bus that you can take up to the Castillo my mom and I walked up the rocky path and it was quite the hike! Definitely worth it though for the great views along the way.

Above: Me standing on the rampart
Below: Me in the lookout turret