A great mountain road north of San Juan with marvellous views of the coast and mountians. This pass is just north Garrobillo
Good vantage point, great views and a little history.
Aguilas Castle Murcia: The castle of San Juan de las Aguilas is a military fortification built in the eighteenth century which is located on the present town of Aguilas, Murcia, Spain. In 1579, during the reign of Felipe II, on the promontory of Aguilas a lookout tower was built, called St. John’s, within the project entrusted to Vespasian Gonzaga I of the Spanish Mediterranean coast in defense of attacks by Barbary pirates. This tower would be very similar to the nearby Torre de Cope and serve to warn the troops of Lorca from enemy attacks. This tower was affected by an earthquake in 1596 and was finally destroyed by the Berber attacks in the year 1643. In the same year it was communicated to Philip IV that the tower has been destroyed and already in the year 1652 the king ordered the Council to rebuild the tower. By 1751, reigning King Fernando VI, employed Sebastian Feringa , chief engineer of the works of Cartagena to build a new castle. The construction of the new castle of San Juan de las Aguilas began in 1759 during the reign of Carlos III. Today the castle has been restored and is open to visitors. courtesy of http://blobble.com/2012/01/aguilas-castle-of-san-juan |
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