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Castillo de Guardias Viejas

Located in Ejido, El, Almeria Coordinates: 36°42′02″ N 2°51′05″ W

Castillo de Guardias Viejas
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Nearest town
Guardias Viejas
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
When to go
March–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
LEI Almería Airport46 km
GRX F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport99 km

About Castillo de Guardias Viejas

Castillo de Guardias Viejas is a historic site. Location: Ejido, El, Almeria.

From Wikipedia

Castillo de Guardias Viejas is a castle located in the town of Los Baños de Guardias Viejas, within the municipality of El Ejido, Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is a battery built in 1769, near the rocky surface low rise of the Mediterranean Sea. Owned by the Regional Government of Andalusia, the municipality has carried out renovation work in the building, which houses a permanent exhibition of clothes and weapons of the Napoleonic era. It was restored in 1980.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
bien de interés cultural

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Castillo de Guardias Viejas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 20° · Night 11° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
August (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (45 mm)
Driest month
July (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Castillo de Guardias Viejas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)17°18°20°22°25°29°33°33°30°25°20°18°
Average low (°C)7°8°9°11°14°18°20°21°18°14°11°8°
Precipitation (mm)4434313424132315374345

Other places to visit in this season: March April May October November

How to get to Castillo de Guardias Viejas

The nearest airport is Almería Airport (LEI), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP) (147 km). The nearest large city is Almería, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Almería Airport (LEI) Almería 46 kmeast
  • F.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) Granada 99 kmnorthwest
  • Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP) Málaga 147 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Almería Population: 196.9K 38 kmnortheast
  • Granada Population: 233.5K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Málaga Population: 592.3K 140 kmwest
  • Jaén Population: 113.5K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Marbella Population: 156.3K 183 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Castillo de Guardias Viejas

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 110 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Playa de San Nicolás Beach 15 kmW
  • Playa De Levante Beach 6 kmE
  • Playa Poniente de Almerimar Beach 3 kmE
  • Cerro del Molinero Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km133 places

  • Playa Castell Del Ferro - Sotillo Beach 45 kmW
  • Playa de Nueva Almería Beach 39 kmE
  • Playa la Garrofa Beach 33 kmNE
  • Playa Ancón Beach 59 kmE

60–100 km328 places

  • Playa de Carboneras Beach 92 kmE
  • Playa Granada Beach 63 kmW
  • Playa de los muertos Beach 90 kmE
  • La Cala el Cañuelo Beach Beach 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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