The tower is Almohad, built to guard the river approach to the city. A chain could be run from here to a matching tower on the far bank to close the Guadalquivir to shipping.
⚠️ The name means 'tower of gold' and is usually explained by the gold landed here from the Americas. The likelier explanation is duller: golden-coloured tiles or lime mortar that once faced it.
⭐ Inside is a small naval museum; the reason to go up is the river view along both banks toward Triana.
Our tip
It is small and it is quick. Twenty minutes, mostly for the top.
Torre del Oro, photographed
