Castle of Tarifa
Local name: Castillo de Guzmán El Bueno
Located in Tarifa, Cadiz Coordinates: 36°00′42″ N 5°36′10″ W
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- GIB Gibraltar Airport28 km
- TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport42 km
About Castle of Tarifa
Castle of Tarifa is a historic site. Location: Tarifa, Cadiz.
The Castle of Tarifa (Spanish: Castillo de Tarifa), also known as Castle of Guzmán el Bueno ("Good Guzmán", nickname of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán) or Castle of the Guzmáns (Alonso Pérez de Guzmán being the founder of the line from which the dukes of Medina Sidonia descend) is a castle in the coastal town of Tarifa in Spain.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- bien de interés cultural
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Climate of Castle of Tarifa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 20° · Night 13° · Rain 134 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Málaga · 132 km northeast20°
- Dos Hermanas · 144 km north20°
- Seville · 156 km north20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 9°)
- Wettest month
- December (145 mm)
- Driest month
- July (0 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Average low (°C) | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 129 | 121 | 68 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 134 | 145 |
How to get to Castle of Tarifa
The nearest airport is Gibraltar Airport (GIB), 28 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Algeciras, 19 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Gibraltar Airport (GIB) Gibraltar 28 kmnortheast
- Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 42 kmsouthwest
- Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) Tétouan 53 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Algeciras Population: 121.4K 19 kmnortheast
- Tétouan Population: 415.8K 53 kmsoutheast
- Cadiz Population: 117K 84 kmnorthwest
- Marbella Population: 156.3K 85 kmnortheast
- Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 89 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castle of Tarifa
Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 173 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km97 places
- Jbel Moussa Mountain 21 kmSE
- Playa de Benzú Beach 24 kmSE
- Playa de Atlanterra Beach 24 kmNW
- Playa del Cañuelo Beach 20 kmNW
25–60 km218 places
- Playa de Zahora Beach 45 kmNW
- Jebel Zem Zem Mountain 36 kmS
- Kasbah Mosque Attraction 31 kmSW
- Grand Mosque of Tangier Attraction 31 kmSW
60–100 km396 places
- Jebel Kelti Mountain 78 kmS
- Playa de la Victoria Beach 82 kmNW
- Playa de Levante Beach 82 kmNW
- Caleta Beach Beach 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iglesia de San Mateo Attraction, Tarifa0.2 km N -
Sancho IV Monument Landmark, Tarifa0.1 km W
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Iglesia San Francisco De Asis Attraction, Tarifa0.2 km NW
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Puerta de Jerez Landmark, Tarifa0.3 km NW
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Castillo de Santa Catalina Historic site, Tarifa0.5 km SW
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Residencia de Díaz Museum, Tarifa0.7 km NW
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Plaza de Toros Attraction, Tarifa0.7 km NW
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Tarifa DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Tarifa1.2 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Tarifa Town, Tarifa0.5 km NW
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El Cuartón Village, Tarifa8.5 km NE
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El Bujeo Village, Tarifa9.7 km NE
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Algeciras Municipality, Cadiz17 km NE
Sources & licences
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