Malaga, Spain and the Castillo de Gibralfaro

Down Town Malaga with the Castillo in the background.

The CASTILLO de GIBRALFARO, like many of the Castle/Forts in this part of the world, had many designers and builders over the centuries. From the 1400's to the early 1900's, the Castillo served as a fortification to protect the town and it's famous Alcazaba (11th Century Moorish Castle in the center of the town) .  It  housed the Arabs that occupied the area in its earliest days.  Once the "Christians liberated the town from the Infidels", the Mosque was converted to a Christian Chapel and later a storage room for gun powder.

The  Castillo de Gibralfaro .

Cisterns and a well dug through 40 ft of rock , supplied water
for the Garrison inside the Castillo 

The ramparts zig zag along the top of the wall , contributing to the defensability
of the Castillo.

The interior of the Castillo is criss-crossed  with paths and streets to facilitate the
rapid deployment  of military assets to the areas of immediate need in an assault .

Panoramic view of the Port of Malaga from the walls of the Castillo