About

The Sohail Castle is located at the mouth of the Fuengirola River, on a small isolated hill that rises 38 metres above sea level. The magnificent geographical conditions of this place allowed, since ancient times, the continuous settlement of its slopes by Punics and Romans. On the ruins of its settlements, a first enclave was built, already in the caliphal period, (tenth and eleventh centuries) - perhaps a beacon tower - and, later, the Castle. Archaeological tastings carried out years ago show Roman and possibly Phoenician remains (Ciudad de Suel). Later, in the twelfth century, the Almoravids built a defensive enclosure with an irregular plan. In 1485 the castle was occupied by the Christian army.

From that moment on, the military enclosure would enter an inevitable process of readaptation of its architecture, such as the replacement of the entrance in an angled axis with a direct entrance, the elimination of one of its east towers for the construction of a platform for the placement of cannons, or the rearrangement of the southwest corner of the wall with a loophole wall, after its blasting by the Napoleonic army in the middle of the War of Independence.

The works carried out in recent years by the Workshop School of the Fuengirola City Council have made it possible for the Sohail Castle to be recovered as a meeting place for the people of Fuengirola with their History and as a space where different cultural events can be held, such as the famous Marenostrum Festival.

SURROUNDING SIZE: 65,490 m2

VISITING HOURS!

September: 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10
Hours: 10:00-14:00 hours

From 23 September, open during normal hours:

• Tuesday to Friday: 10:00-14:00 hours
• Weekends and holidays: 10:00-18:00 hours
• Monday: closed