Info & Location

City/Province: Seville

Type of Experience: Islamic heritage

Address: Macarena, 22

Gates

Torre del Oro (Golden Tower): One of the landmarks of the city, on the left bank of the Guadalquivir river. Paseo de Cristóbal Colón, s/n. 

Torre de la Plata (Silver Tower): The construction of this octogonal tower is estimated between 1252 and 1289, during the Almohade period.

Torre Blanca (White Tower): This Almohade tower was part of the defenses of the section of the walls that linked the Puerta de la Macarena with the Puerta de Córdoba. It was painted white. Calle Macarena with calle Torreblanca.

Torre Abd al-Aziz: Its name comes from the emir Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa who lived in Ishbiliya from 714 to 719. It is located on the current corner that forms Avenida de la Constitución with Calle Santo Tomás.