Overview
- UK outlets on Sunday spotlighted a TikTok by @iam_alisatata that mistook Benalmádena’s Castillo de Colomares for an ancient fortress.
- The creator said she paid about €3 to enter and later learned the monument was finished in 1994.
- Records show the site was built from 1987 to 1994 as a tribute to Christopher Columbus rather than as a defensive castle.
- It covers about 1,500 square metres and blends Gothic and Mudejar details in a hilltop setting on the Costa del Sol.
- The complex is billed as the largest Columbus monument and includes a pocket-size chapel claimed to be the world’s smallest, while reviews praise the carvings, views and low price.