Torres Vigías in Algarrobo comprises two sentinel watchtowers—Torre Ladeada and Torre Derecha—positioned on opposite sides of the N-340 highway near the Algarrobo River mouth in Málaga province. These coastal guardians represent the Arab and Christian periods of maritime defense, tasked with monitoring Mediterranean approaches and warning against pirate incursions. Torre Ladeada, named for its distinctive lean, is an Arab-era masonry structure built in truncated cone form standing 8.70 meters tall with a 22-meter base circumference, featuring two access openings and a barrel-vaulted chamber. Torre Derecha dates to the 16th century, though reconstructed under Ferdinand VI's supervision by engineer Juan Zahoras in the mid-18th century. Together, these towers exemplify the offshore defense infrastructure that protected Andalusia's vulnerability-prone coastline during centuries of Mediterranean conflict.
