Castillo del Moro, Historic manor in Barrio Amón, San José, Costa Rica.

Castillo del Moro is a two-story house on an access axis into San José, built to resemble a small Mudéjar fortress. Its façades carry horseshoe and semicircular arches, Moorish ornament on wall and window tops, relief filigree, ceramics, corbels, Spanish mosaics and gargoyles along the exterior cornices. An outer tower with a bronze dome rises beside an inner courtyard ringed by columns and arches, with a fountain at its centre.

The building was constructed in 1930 by Spanish owner Anastasio Herrero Vitoria. It later served as the residence of Archbishop Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós from 1960 to 1978.

The interior holds around a thousand tiles showing scenes from Cervantes's Don Quixote, alongside reproductions of paintings by Francisco Goya. There are also coats of arms of Costa Rica and Spain, of Spanish regions and of Costa Rican provinces. The house is still owned by descendants of Luz Quirós Quirós, mother of Archbishop Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós.

The building is located in the El Carmen neighborhood and remains a private residence, so viewing is best done from outside. Visitors should check availability beforehand since interior access is not always guaranteed.

At the heart of the building lies a central courtyard with a fountain surrounded by columns and arches, once used as a dining area. This design reveals how the owner integrated outdoor living into the residence.