Torre Nazari – arabisk tårn i Santa Fe de Mondújar

Landsbyen Santa Fe de Mondújar har fra gammel tid lagt i et strategisk knudepunkt. Veje der krydser og en lind strøm af mennesker og varer. Det gamle arabiske tårn fra Nasrid Dynastiet (1230-1492) er blevet restaureret. Det vides dog ikke, hvor højt det var i sin tid, men der gættes på 2-3 etager. Indgangsdøren er hævet til 1. sals niveau, så tårnet ville være lettere at forsvare i tilfælde af opstand eler krig. Disse vagttårne var udbredte over hele Andalusien. De blev brugt som små bemandede militære baser, hvorfra der hurtigt kunne signaleres med ild/røg til andre steder i regionen.  Dette tårn er placeret lavt i terrænet og det antages derfor, at det har været brugt til at opkræve skat fra de mennesker der passerede forbi. 

Selvom om det i dag er en søvning landsby, går vejene stadig her forbi. Jernbanen passere i dag over Nasrid Tårnet.

The Nasrid Tower

Santa Fe de Mondújar have from the early days been located at a strategic crossroad. There will always be a busy traffic of people and goods when roads cross. The old Arabic tower from the Nasrid Dynasty (1230-1492) has been rebuild. They don't know the exact height of the tower, but expect it would have been 2 or 3 stories high. The door is located at the first floor, to make a defence easier in case of attack or riot. These watch towers were a normal sight in Andalucia. They were used as small military bases from where communication with other parts of the region easily could be done with smoke or fire signals. Soldiers were living on the site. As this tower is located pretty low in the terrain, is suspected to have been used to collect taxes from people passing by. 

Even though it's a quiet village today, the roads still cross here, but now the tower is now under the railroad bridge.