Bezmiliana Castle, Rincón de la Victoria, Spain

The castle or residence of Bezmiliana is the most emblematic monument of the town of Rincon de la Victoria. It was built in 1766 as a complement to the traditional organization of the existing military defense in the 16th century, which also included the Towers of El Cantal and Benagalbón, which fonctions was rejecting maritime piracy and terrestrial stalking the area.

The construction of the Bezmiliana is quadrangular and consists of an outer masonry wall, unadorned two towers diagonally to his defense, two floors and a wall with two screens, a central building and a typical outdoor covered well called alcuílla (from Arabic qubba = dome). The main gate is crowned with the coat of arms of Carlos III. Inside the fort we found the 'troop room' and the 'Chamber of the official' united by a common stack with two mouths and the 'south room or the room of stables ' with 14 stalls and ground paved.

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lupe gonzalez (2 years ago)
Es un sitio que hacen eventos no es muy grande,ppor fuera totalmente renovado (era una torre) y lo han hecho un pequeño castillo.

Jose María Gallardo Gaspar (2 years ago)
Magnífica exposición del pintor Evaristo Guerra. No sé la pierdan.

Lore Mxm (2 years ago)
Se puede visitar las cuevas del tesoro bonita y economica Y pasear por el túnel de la cala del moral Playas bonitas

Felix Jimena (2 years ago)
Oferta cultural en pleno centro del Rincón de la Victoria

Marta Cl (2 years ago)
Castillo restaurado y reconvertido en sala de exposiciones. En ocasiones cuentan con temáticas interesantes, pero en general es difícil encontrarlo abierto, por lo que a pesar de vivir cerca hace muchos años que no tengo el placer de visitarlo. Cuenta con unos jardines exteriores con césped y bancos abiertos al público las 24 horas.

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