Gibralfaro

Gibralfaro
Gibralfaro
	Málaga province, Andalusia
Parent range	Montes de Málaga
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route	From Málaga

Mount Gibralfaro (

Cordillera Penibética.^[1]

At the top of the hill stands the Castle of Gibralfaro overlooking Málaga city and the Mediterranean Sea, and connected by a walled corridor to the Alcazaba of Málaga.

History

Gibralfaro has been the site of fortifications since the

Kingdom of Granada expanded the fortifications within the Phoenician lighthouse enclosure and erected a double wall to the Alcazaba. The name is said to be derived from Arabic, Jabal (Arabic: جَبَل) the word for mountain, and Greek the word for light, meaning "rock of the lighthouse".^[2] In Arabic it is called Jabal Fārū (Arabic: جبل فارو) or Jabal Al-Fārū (Arabic: جبل الفارو). The castle is famous for its three-month siege in 1487 by the Catholic monarchs, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

, which ended when hunger forced the Arabs to surrender.

The most visible remains of the Castle today are the solid ramparts rising above the pines In the Centro de Interpretación de Gibralfaro (Gibralfaro Interpretation Center) in the former gunpowder arsenal of the Castle is a little museum that shows the castle’s history over the centuries since the Reconquest. The castle was used as a military base until 1925.^{[citation needed]}

At the end of 2005, a thick forest of

Alcazaba, the Jardines de Puerta Oscura (Dark Gate Gardens), as well as a Parador.^[3]

Currently pending approval is a project intended to safeguard the mount and its surroundings from any urban intervention and promote it as a space for public recreation. Another project is planned to build a cable car linking the city center with the Gibralfaro castle.^[4]

Panoramic Malaga from Gibralfaro

Geology

Gibralfaro is part of the southern foothills of the

Baetic Cordillera

.

References

^ Plan Especial de Protección del Monte Gibralfaro - Ayuntamiento de Málaga
^ "Gibralfaro Castle, Malaga". Andalucia.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
^ Conocer España por la ruta de los paradores, Ediciones Gaesa, page 90
^ Impulso al plan para proteger el Monte Gibralfaro y potenciar su uso cultural - Málaga Hoy

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia

External links

Malaga City - Gibralfaro Castle

[1] Plan Especial de Protección del Monte Gibralfaro - Ayuntamiento de Málaga

[2] "Gibralfaro Castle, Malaga". Andalucia.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2022-07-15.

[3] Conocer España por la ruta de los paradores, Ediciones Gaesa, page 90

[4] Impulso al plan para proteger el Monte Gibralfaro y potenciar su uso cultural - Málaga Hoy

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