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Castles in Catalonia

Updated November 2026

Catalonia was a border region for centuries, first between Christian and Moorish Spain, later between Spain and France. That is why it has so many castles: watchtowers on hilltops, fortified villages and huge fortresses.

The castle of Cardona stands above a salt mountain, Sant Ferran in Figueres is one of the largest fortresses in Europe, and the medieval village of Peratallada is still surrounded by its moat cut into the rock.

PrimeMap lists 1,424 castles in Catalonia. Here are some of the best known.

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Peralada Castle

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Peralada Castle

📍 Peralada, Upper Empordà

Peralada Castle (Catalan: Castell de Peralada, IPA: [kəsˈteʎ də pəɾəˈlaðə]) is a castle in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain. It was initially the seat of the medieval dynasty of the viscounts of Peralada, started by Berenguer, son of Ponce I, count of Empúries.

Castle of Cardona

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Castle of Cardona

📍 Cardona, Bages

The Castle of Cardona (Catalan: Castell de Cardona, IPA: [kəsˈteʎ də kəɾˈðonə]) is a medieval fortress in Catalonia, Spain. Situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of Cardona.

Castell de Santa Florentina

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Castell de Santa Florentina

📍 Canet de Mar, Maresme

The Castle of Santa Florentina (Catalan: Castell de Santa Florentina, Spanish: Castillo de Santa Florentina) is an 11th-century medieval castle in Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain. It was built on the foundations of an Ancient Roman villa by Guadimir de Canet (born 1024).

Sant Ferran Castle

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Sant Ferran Castle

📍 Figueres, Upper Empordà

The Sant Ferran Castle (Catalan: Castell de Sant Ferran) is situated on a hill in Figueres, Catalonia at the end of Pujada del Castell. It is a large military fortress built in the eighteenth century under the orders of several military engineers, including Pedro Martín Cermeño and Juan Martín Cermeño.

Montgrí Castle

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Montgrí Castle

📍 Torroella de Montgrí, Lower Empordà

The Montgrí Castle (Catalan: Castell del Montgrí) is a historical edifice in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301.

Castelldefels Castle

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Castelldefels Castle

📍 Castelldefels, Baix Llobregat

Castelldefels Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Castelldefels; Catalan: Castell de Fels) is a frontier fortress in the town of Castelldefels, near Barcelona in Spain, that was built to defend the frontier of the Carolingian Empire against neighbouring Muslim territories, particularly the Caliphate of Córdoba.

Castle of La Suda

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Castle of La Suda

📍 Lleida, Segrià

The Castle of La Suda, also known as the Castell del Rei [King's Castle], is a large ruined fortress-palace overlooking the city of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The currently visible Romanesque-Gothic complex, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, when it was used as a royal palace, was built over a 9th-century kasbah andalusí.

Castell de Sant Joan

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Castell de Sant Joan

📍 Blanes, la Selva

Encara que es pugui arribar amb cotxe, la inclinació és massa elevada per pujar-hi amb cadira de rodes. Hi han escales que impedeixen arribar a dalt de tot.

Castell de la Trinitat

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Castell de la Trinitat

📍 Roses, Upper Empordà

Castell de la Trinitat (also known as the Castillo de la Poncella or the Botón de Roses) is located on the Gulf of Roses, Alt Empordà comarca, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Along with the Ciutadella de Roses, it provided defenses for the town of Roses.

Castellet Castle

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Castellet Castle

📍 Castellet i la Gornal, Alt Penedès

Castellet Castle (Spanish:Castillo de Castellet) is a castle located in the Alt Penedès region of Spain. Built in the 10th century, the castle is designed in the Romanesque style.

Gardeny Castle

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Gardeny Castle

📍 Lleida, Segrià

Gardeny Castle (Castell de Gardeny) is a 12th-century Romanesque fort built by the Knights Templar at Lleida. Located on a neighbouring hill, just over a mile away, from Lleida's main fortress, the Castle of La Suda, Gardeny defended the only accessible side of that castle.

Montclar Castle

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Montclar Castle

📍 Agramunt, Urgell

Montclar Castle is a fortress of the town of Montclar d'Urgell, in Catalonia, declared historic artistic monument of national interest at 1979. It is strategically located at one of the highest points of the Montclar mountain range.

Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar

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Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar

📍 Palamós, Lower Empordà

The Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar is a ruined castle perched atop a cliff in the town of Palamós, in Baix Empordà, between La Fosca and the Cala s'Alguer. Only the bases of some towers and some walls remain, and is currently surrounded by a fence that prevents access to visitors.

Quermançó Castle

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Quermançó Castle

📍 Vilajuïga, Upper Empordà

The Quermançó Castle is located about 2 km north of Vilajuïga, Spain, situated on top of a remote hill and directly accessible only on foot from a small road that turns off the N-260. The history of the castle dates back to 1078.

Castell de Clasquerí

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Castell de Clasquerí

📍 Castellar del Vallès, Vallès Occidental

A castle of romanesque origin, its firsts mentions are dated on the X century. It was remodeled several times with a gothic style.

Castell del Patriarca

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Castell del Patriarca

📍 Tarragona, Tarragonès

The Castell del Patriarca (English for: Patriarch's castle) was a castle that was in the city of Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain). Located from the street Mercería covered up much of the streets of Cocas, de San Lorenzo and the Nueva del Patriarca descent.

Dosrius Castle

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Dosrius Castle

📍 Dosrius, Maresme

Sant Pere de Casserres is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Les Masies de Roda, Osona comarca, Catalonia, Spain. The 11th-century Romanesque-style building was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931.

Palau Sacosta Castle

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Palau Sacosta Castle

📍 Girona, Gironès

The Palau Sacosta Castle (Catalan: Palau Castell de Sacosta) is situated just southeast of Girona, Catalonia in the adjoining village of Palau-sacosta. Palau-sacosta was an independent municipality until 1962 when it was incorporated into Girona.

Castle of Rajadell

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Castle of Rajadell

📍 Rajadell, Bages

The Castle of Rajadell (Español: Castillo de Rajadell) is a medieval castle in Rajadell, Spain. Built in the 10th century, the castle was used during a number of conflicts in the history of Spain. The castle is listed as a Spanish heritage and cultural site.

Castell de Montmany

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Castell de Montmany

📍 Figaró-Montmany, Vallès Oriental

El castell de Montmany, també conegut com a Castell dels Moros, del Prat o de la Rovira és una construcció defensiva del segle XI - XII actualment en ruïnes ubicat al terme municipal de Figaró-Montmany, a la comarca del Vallès Oriental.

Besora Castle

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Besora Castle

📍 Navès, Solsonès

Besora Castle is a castle located in the Vall de Lord, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Besora, between Navès and the Serra de Busa, in the comarca of Solsonès in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

How to find them

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