Melilla la Vieja

Old Melilla
Melilla la Vieja
Melilla, Spain
Old Melilla is located in Spain
Old Melilla
Old Melilla
Coordinates35°17′38″N 2°56′02″W / 35.294°N 2.934°W / 35.294; -2.934
TypeFortress
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionWell-preserved (partly reconstructed)
Site history
Built16th and 17th centuries
Built byCatholic Monarchs of Spain
MaterialsRammed earth
Battles/warsSiege of Melilla (1774–1775)

Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is the name of a large fortress which stands immediately to the north of the port in Melilla, one of Spain's Plazas de soberanía on the north African coast. Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of the fortress has been restored in recent years.

The fortress contains many of Melilla's most important historical sites, among them an archaeological museum, a military museum, the Church of the Conception, and a series of caves and tunnels, like Conventico Caves, in use since Phoenician times.

References

  • Hardy, P., Vorhees, M., and Edsall, H. (2005). Morocco. Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.

35°17′38″N 2°56′02″W / 35.294°N 2.934°W / 35.294; -2.934

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