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Dominating the city is this fortress, built by Caliph Abd al-Rahman I and given a bell tower by Carlos III, restored in 2024. From here you have sweeping views of the port and city. Among the ruins of the fortress, which was damaged by earthquakes in 1522 and 1560, are landscaped gardens of rock flowers and cacti.
