This Palace fortress whose name in Arabic means citadel is one of the historical monuments of the city, a space most visited for combining history and beauty in the same place.
The Muslim era is located at the foot of Mount Gibralfaro where the Arab defensive castle is, to which it was linked by a corridor protected by walls called La Coracha; next to the Roman Theater and in front of the Customs building, it is an opportunity to see in just a few meters the union of Roman, Arab and Renaissance cultures, which makes this corner a very special place.
Its military component makes it one of the most important Muslim works preserved in Spain. With matacanas, albarranas towers with saeteras and crenellated walls as defensive elements, however their best defense was in their situation, dominating the city and the bay from their balconies.
It had successive reconstructions, some even in the twentieth century, and is currently visited with important archaeological exhibits.