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Torre de Padrón

Torre de Padrón

This tower is now a feature within the grounds of the Kempinski Resort Hotel, east of Estepona by the Rió Padrón at km 60.

Before the hotel was built in 1998 there stood an old abandoned Guardia Civil Barracks which had been built onto the tower itself using it to form one of the main corners of the building. A ladder was still in place leading from the barracks to the tower's high opening, showing it must have served its purpose as a lookout spot right till the end. An abandoned television aerial pointed uselessly towards the sky - one application of the tower that its builders could only have foreseen in Nostradamus-like dreams.

Adjacent to the tower were found remains of a small Roman settlement during the construction of the hotel which were reported to lack significance and therefore not preserved.

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 26' 10'' N 5º 06' 25'' W

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