Batería de Castillitos, Military fort in Cabo Tiñoso, Cartagena, Spain
The fortress sits 250 meters above sea level on a ridge, featuring medieval castle-style architecture with crenellations and defensive towers built into the rock.
Between 1933 and 1936, the battery was constructed as part of Cartagena's defense system, equipped with two Vickers 381mm guns capable of reaching targets 35 kilometers away.
The fortification represents Spanish coastal defense architecture from the 1930s, combining functional military requirements with historicist architectural elements in its design.
Visitors can access the site through a winding military road from Campillo de Adentro, with the facility offering extensive tunnels and observation points to explore.
The battery maintains its original British-made Vickers cannons, which could fire one-ton projectiles, making it among the few preserved coastal artillery installations in Spain.
Location: Cartagena
Inception: 1933
Architectural style: historicist architecture
GPS coordinates: 37.54020,-1.12054
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:18
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