Barbate

Torre Del Tajo in Barbate, Spain

Built by Felipe II in the 1580s, this imposing tower was part of the King's fortifications of Spain's western coast. The tower's architecture, consisting of a simple conical shape nearly 14 meters high and with only one entrance, hints to its strictly military use. Its location on a cliff over 100 meters high allowed sentries to gain an expansive view of the surrounding seas, and allows visitor…