Los Escullos is a village in the municipality of

Níjar Níjar () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natu ...

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. It is located inside Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Níjar. In the surroundings of the town we have located some sights such as "La playa del Arco" or "La cala del Embarcadero". In the year 2008 the town had 62 inhabitants.

Castle of Saint Felipe

During the kingdom of

Carlos III of Spain Charles III (; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain in the years 1759 to 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I (1731–1735); King of Naples, as Charles VII; and King of Sicily, as Charles III (or V) (1735� ...

for the defense of the littoral, this fortress was built during the year 1764 with common halls, chapel and headquarters surrounding a courtyard. It cost 201.000 real of vellón. This castle was disarmed by the French army during the Spanish Independence War. Halfway into the 19th century it was occupied by the special forces in charge of the surveillance of the seacoast. During the 20th century it was abandoned and repaired between 1990-1991.

Cinema

In this place were filmed scenes of the films: '' Les Dalton'', ''

Never Say Never Again ''Never Say Never Again'' is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel ''Thunderball (novel), Thunderball'' by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Wh ...

'' and ''The Coyote''.

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Castle of Saint Felipe

Cinema

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