20 castles
Alt Penedès · 10th century (Iberian origins 5th century BC)
A remarkable archaeological site on a sheer cliff above the Penedès — Iberian, Roman, and medieval walls layered over three thousand years of continuous occupation.
Maresme · 10th–14th century
The largest medieval castle ruins in the Maresme — a dramatic hilltop silhouette visible from the entire Costa del Maresme coastline.
Baix Penedès · 11th–12th century (restored 20th century)
A handsomely restored Romanesque castle and church complex perched above Calafell's old town, with sea views over the Costa Daurada.
Bages · 9th–18th century
One of the most important medieval fortresses in Catalonia, towering above the salt-mining town of Cardona.
Anoia · 10th–14th century
Commanding ruins of a 10th-century fortress on a dramatic rocky crag above the Anoia valley, with a twin-apsed Romanesque chapel that survived the centuries.
Segrià · 12th–18th century
A 12th-century Templar stronghold on a hill above Lleida, one of the most powerful Templar commanderies in the Crown of Aragon.
Baix Ebre · 9th–12th century
A hilltop fortress above Tortosa that has served as a Moorish citadel, a royal palace, and now a luxury Parador hotel.
Ribera d'Ebre · 10th–14th century
The finest surviving Templar fortress in Europe, rising dramatically above the Ebro river on a rocky crag.
Baix Empordà · 13th–14th century
An unfinished royal castle crowning a limestone massif above the Empordà plain, visible for miles across the Costa Brava.
Barcelona · 17th–18th century
A star-shaped military fortress crowning the hill above Barcelona's harbour, with a dark political history and sweeping views over the city and sea.
La Selva · 10th–15th century
The largest Gothic castle in Catalonia, rising dramatically from a wooded hilltop in the Montseny foothills.
Pallars Jussà · 10th–11th century
A rugged Pyrenean fortress paired with a beautiful Romanesque collegiate church, set above the Noguera Pallaresa reservoir.
Alt Empordà · 13th–19th century
A medieval fortress transformed into an elegant palace, home to a celebrated winery, remarkable museums, and one of Europe's finest summer music festivals.
Baix Empordà · 10th–14th century
An extraordinarily well-preserved castle-village carved from solid sandstone, surrounded by a moat and unchanged medieval streets.
Alt Empordà · 11th–14th century
A solitary ruined tower rising from a volcanic hill in the northern Empordà, with far-reaching views over the Cap de Creus peninsula and the bay of Roses.
Alt Empordà · 9th–15th century
A romantic neo-medieval castle hidden deep in an ancient cork-oak forest near the French border, surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity.
Alt Empordà · 18th century
The largest fortress in Europe by perimeter — a vast 18th-century military citadel on the edge of Figueres that could shelter an entire army within its walls.
Tarragonès · 10th–12th century
A remarkably intact Romanesque castle sitting on a rocky promontory directly above the Mediterranean, with a stunning private chapel.
Baix Empordà · 11th–14th century (restored 1969)
A medieval castle transformed by Salvador Dalí into a surreal palace for his muse Gala — now a museum within the Dalí Triangle of sites.
La Selva · 12th–14th century
The only intact fortified medieval town on the Catalan coast, its towers and walls rising directly above a blue-flag Mediterranean beach.
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