Castle of Tarifa

36°00′42″N 5°36′10″W / 36.0117°N 5.6027°W / 36.0117; -5.6027Official nameCastillo de TarifaTypeCaliphate of CórdobaCriteriaMonumentDesignated3 June 1931Reference no.RI-51-0000499-00000

The Castle of Tarifa (Spanish: Castillo de Tarifa), also known as Castle of Guzmán el Bueno ("Good Guzmán", nickname of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán) or Castle of the Guzmáns (Alonso Pérez de Guzmán being the founder of the line from which the dukes of Medina Sidonia descend) is a castle in the coastal town of Tarifa in Spain.

History

The castle was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Córdoba.^[1] When Tarifa was taken over by the king of Castile, Sancho IV in 1292, the castle was handed over to Alonso Pérez de Guzmán for its defense. Pérez de Guzmán got the nickname of "Good" (el Bueno) by refusing to hand over the castle in 1296 to the besieging forces of the Infante Don Juan, the rebellious brother of the king Sancho, and the Marinids, in exchange for the life of his son.

Recently refurbished, the castle is open to visitors. The coast and mountains of Morocco are visible from its towers.

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HistoryGeography

Towns and villages	Bolonia El Bujeo El Chaparral El Cuartón El Lentiscal Facinas Paloma Baja Pedro Valiente La Peña Tahivilla Tarifa Valdevaqueros
Beaches	Paraje natural playa de los Lances Playa de Bolonia Playa Chica Playa de Atlanterra Playa de El Cañuelo Playa de los Alemanes Playa de Los Lances Playa de Valdevaqueros
Mountains	Sierra de Enmedio Sierra de Fates Sierra de la Plata
Points	Punta Camarinal Punta Paloma Punta de Tarifa
Rivers and lakes	Laguna de La Janda Río Cachón Salado River
Other	Cantón de Tarifa Cueva del Moro Cueva del Sol Duna de Bolonia Isla de Las Palomas Necrópolis de Los Algarbes Provincia marítima de Algeciras

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