About Conjunto Histórico Castillo de San Gabriel
One of the reference sites of Arrefice is the Historic Site of the San Gabriel Castle located on the coast in one of the islets of the bay.
It is Castillo de San Gabriel is a construction that served as a fortress against piracy that came from Africa. To access the fortification must be made through the famous Puente de las Bolas, a few accesses dating from the XVIII century and is built of stone and topped with two balls .
Although they are separated by approximately 200 meters, the two elements are part of the complex and are interlaced by two cobblestone roads. The Castle did not always look like this, at first it was a smaller construction with wooden interiors that burned after an attack. In 1568 it was rebuilt by the Italian engineer Torriani.
The Castillo de San Gabriel currently has the Museo Arqueológico de Arrecife where more than 2500 pieces of the era are exhibited as pre-Hispanic vestiges, ceramics Castilian and Andalusian collections of numismatics, small idols, stone incisions, tools and primitive tools. The fortress is surrounded by a small beach of golden sand, which gives the place more beauty.
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