Plaza Ochavada, bullring in Archidona, Spain

Plaza Ochavada is an octagonal square built around 1786 in Archidona, Málaga. Its plan is octagonal and each of its eight facades has a different decoration, designed by master builders Antonio González Sevillano and Francisco Astorga Frías. It replaced an unhealthy area that caused hygiene problems in the town.

The square was designed and built in 1786 by master builders Antonio González Sevillano and Francisco Astorga Frías. Its octagonal layout blends Mudéjar influences with French urban planning concepts and served to revitalize this part of the town.

The square became the administrative centre of the town, housing the Ayuntamiento, and hosted bullfights; in 2010 the town decided to bring bullfighting spectacles back to the plaza. Each of its eight facades carries a different decoration, so visitors can compare the eight fronts around the octagon.

The square is freely accessible at any time and costs nothing to visit or walk through. You can find benches for sitting and small cafes nearby where you can pause and observe the surroundings.

Nearby stands the Cilla, a 16th-century building with Baroque additions that once stored crops for the Dukes of Osuna and opened as a public museum in 2004. Its facade displays stone coats of arms of the nobility, telling the story of feudal power in the region.