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| The emblematic Estepona clock towe |
Estepona like so many villages in Southern Spain was fought over by the moors and the Christians until it was finally captured by the Enrique IV of Castile in 1457. He ordered the building of a church on the site of the old Mosque.
The church was completed around 1473. it is the oldest ecclesiastical building on the Costa del Sol, but today only the clock tower survives. In the 18th Century a neo-classical dome was added.
Inevitably since the site is now a school, the square is usually noisy and seems to be a popular choice for the playing of football - spain's fastest growing religion .
The above text was reproduced from the the book "In Search of Andalucia" by kind permission of the authors David Wood and Chris Wawn. Click here to order your copy from our online book store.
GPS Location: 36º 25' 31'' N 5º 08' 47'' W
Min: 15C