Costa Brava Guide

The village of Peratallada is found just at the point of contact between the Gavarres hills and the lands of the plain of the Baix Emporda, to the left of the Grossa stream.

The village, which was declared a historic-artistic monument is one of the most important centres in Catalonia, with regard to mediaeval architecture. With an extraordinary attractiveness and beauty, it maintains its feudal appearance, with narrow, windy streets, with numerous exits and entrances, in which the fortified castle with its homage tower and the palace (11th-14th century), the walls (10th-13th century) and the church of Sant Esteve (Romanesque from the early 13th century) are noteworthy.

There is also a large fosse that surrounds the village, excavated out of the living rock. The village sits on the rock which has been worked in diverse ways.

Peratallada Castle - The village was documented as early as 1065. You can make out two clearly different sectors: the fortified centre and the palace. The fortified or defensive centre, in other words, the castle itself, are built on an enormous base of sandy rock. It has two homage towers. The palace is made up of ...