Attraction · Gérgal · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía is an attraction in Gérgal, Andalusia. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 310 m you'll find a water point.
Audio tour · Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía
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You're standing on Calar Alto, a mountain 2,168 metres high in the Sierra de Los Filabres, in the Spanish province of Almería. All around you are the buildings of an observatory. This is where astronomers peer deep into the universe at night.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bench, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
Yes: a water point at 310 m.
When you stand at Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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