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Atalaya de Saleres
Spain, Spain
Atalaya de Saleres is a 13th-century Nasrid watchtower perched at 1,011 meters above sea level overlooking the Valle de Lecrín in Granada province, Spain, designed for visual surveillance against Christian incursions during the late Reconquista. Its circular masonry structure enabled optical signaling through smoke by day or fire by night to connected towers like Atalaya de Cónchar and Castillo de Dúrcal, guarding strategic routes near the frontier with Castile. Well-preserved amid rugged terrain, this simple vigía exemplifies Granada's extensive atalaya network protecting the kingdom's vulnerable valleys until the Catholic Monarchs' conquest.
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18658, Granada, Spain
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