Torre Molinos, Medieval watchtower in Torremolinos, Spain.
Torre Molinos is a 12-metre-high defensive tower built of rammed earth (tapial) around 1300 by the Nasrids. It has two floors, windows facing the sea and a large terrace; its interior is almost ruined. It stands in Torremolinos, Málaga.
The Nasrids raised the tower around 1300 as one of the defensive towers along the coast of the old Kingdom of Granada. It already appears under the name Torre Molinos in the Ordinances of 1497, and was later called Torre de Pimentel after a soldier who aided the Catholic Monarchs at the capture of Málaga. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural and protected as a cultural asset in 1993.
The tower gave its name to the town of Torremolinos; the toponym "Torre Molinos" already appears on the Marquis of La Ensenada's 1748 map, labelling the fishing village that became today's municipality. It was later called Torre de Pimentel after the soldier Rodrigo de Pimentel, who aided the Catholic Monarchs at the capture of Málaga at the end of the 15th century.
The tower is located in the old town along Cuesta del Bajondill and is easily reached on foot. Visitors should expect narrow streets and uneven surfaces when exploring the surrounding area.
The tower is built of tapial, rammed earth, not brick or stone, and its interior is now almost entirely ruined. It was listed as a protected cultural asset in 1993. The name Torre Molinos already appears on the Marquis of La Ensenada's 1748 map, labelling the fishing village that became Torremolinos.
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