Costa Brava Guide

Calonge Castle - The municipality of Calonge-Sant Antoni is interesting for its dual nature: Calonge, situated inland, has a notable medieval castle. Sant Antoni stands on the coast and offers excellent walks along its extensive seafront promenade and visits to a variety of ...

Montgri Castle - Symbol of the municipality. Started in 1294 at the orders of King James II, due to a confrontation with the earldom of Empúries, the works were interrupted in 1301 and the building left unfinished. The walls were raised, forming a square with the four towers built onto each of the corners. ...

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 ...

Trinity Castle - The Castell de la Trinitat (Trinity Castle) crowns the Poncella point above the lighthouse of Roses. This military construction, which dates from 1544, was erected under the reign of Emperor Charles V. It has the shape of a five-pointed star, with pronounced angular corners for defence against ...