Torres Vigía Interpretation Centre. Tower of La Cala de Mijas

The Tower is "hoof shaped" (horseshoe), it is formed by half a prolonged circle with two lunette salient. Its perimeter is 35 meters approximately and it is more than 10 meters high.Inside the tower are two floors, the lower or basement would be the "Santa Barbara" (at ground level outside)
The top floor or main chamber is illuminated by two windows and has a brick vaulted cellar in line with northern headwall, and is equipped with all the necessary services (pantry, fireplace, etc.) Finally, a roof terrace with a parapet and a chimney hole for smoke. On the two lunette salient there are roof terraces, where there are two turrets of 2.40 x 2.30 and 2.40 m in height.
Both turrets have arrow slits on the front which are covered with Arabic tiles.The tower has been built of brick masonry with various elements such as corner posts, jambs and lintels, embrasures, parapet moldings, interior walls and vaults. The original access to the tower was 6 feet high up.
As indicated in a report of 1773, The “Reducto” Tower of La Cala del Moral was built in that year. A year later, another report mentions that the tower was equipped with two cannons of 16 or 24 pounds in weight and that they were in good condition. In the past century, the tower has been used as a home and a front door was opened at street level, as well as a window, into what was originally the ammunition depot. Later, it was restored by the Town Hall of Mijas, who turned the building into a museum. Currently it is the home of the Interpretation Centre of Watchtowers.