Colomares is a monument dedicated to the life and seafaring of Christopher Columbus, built in the form of a castle on the outskirts of the resort of Benalmádena. The castle stands on an area of 1,500 square meters and is thus the largest ever monument in the world dedicated to a sailor or adventurer. In its bowels you will also find, for example, the smallest church in the world, which stands on an area of just 1.96 square metres.

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Dr. Esteban Martín began building the Castillo de Colomares in 1987 and, with the help of just a few dozen masons, completed it 7 years later in 1994.

The castle's bizarre shapes are meant to tell the various adventures of Christopher Columbus in his discovery of the Americas.

Admission and opening hours

You can visit the Colomares Castle daily from 10:00-14:00 and 17:00-21:00. Inside, you can see the improvised mausoleum of Christopher Columbus (his body has never been discovered) as well as an exhibition about the life of this sailor.

Admission is just 3 eur. Official website: castillomonumentocolomares.com.

How to get there

You can't get directly to Colomares Castle by bus, the nearest bus stop is about 400 metres away in the centre of the village of Rancho Domingo, where you can get to Benalmádena or Torremolinos every few minutes.

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