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Santa Bárbara Castle

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One of the largest medieval fortresses in Spain, the Castillo de Santa Bárbara crowns the 166-meter Mount Benacantil overlooking the entire city and coastline, with origins dating back to the 9th-century Moorish era and featuring three enclosures from different periods, accessible by a lift carved through the rock.