Preixens Castle: an Object of Spain’s Cultural Heritage Castell de Preixens (cat. Castell de Preixens) This fortress is located in the town of Preixens (the Noguera region (cat. Noguera, Lleida province, Catalonia,  Spain)) and is an object of cultural heritage…

Guimerà Castle (cat. El castell de Guimerà) is strategically located on the border between the plateau and the ridge of the Corb valley, Guimerà, comarca of Urgell, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. Built on a flat rock, where today we find the remains of…

The Ciutadilla castle (cat. El castell de Ciutadilla) is a building of Ciutadilla (Urgell, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain) declared a cultural asset of national interest. It is an old medieval fortress of the 11th century with later Romanesque and Gothic…

Fonolleres castle (cat. Castell de Fonolleres) is located in the highest part of Fonolleres, in the municipality of Granyanella (Segarra), Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain, declared a cultural asset of national interest. When it comes to its structure, it…

Remei Castle (cat. Castell del Remei) and its wineries Its history as enclave focus is dated back to almost 2,000 years, during which Castell del Remei has been denominated Choris, Cortis, Tower of Cortesa, Tower of n’Eral, Tower of Obispo and Tower of Remei.…

Castell Formós, or Balaguer Castle (Spain), was an Andalusian castle and, later, the palace of the Counts of Urgell in the city of Balaguer in the Urgell county and the capital of Noguera (cat. La Noguera). Noguera – the largest comarca in Catalonia, is included…

Montclar Castle (cat. Castell de Montclar) Montclar d’Urgell Castle (cat. Montclar d’Urgell) is located in the village of Montclar d’Urgell, part of Agramunt of Urgell comarca, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. It was awarded the qualification of cultural…

Montsonís: the first private castle in Spain that opened its doors to visitors Castle Montsonis (cat. Castell de Montsonís), Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain Montsonís is a town in the municipality of Foradada, in the region of Noguera. The Middle Ages:…

Castellvell (cat. Castellvell de Solsona) is a castle located on top of a hill of 838 meters with the same name in the municipality of Olius in the Solsona district, three kilometers from the city of Solsona (Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain). The building…

Montesquiu (cat. Montesquiu) is a municipality in Osona, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain (Pyrenees). It is located on the banks of the river Ter in the north of the region. The municipality is located on the main route (C17-N260) between Barcelona and…

On a hill 750 meters high, inaccessible from all sides except the south towards the village of Arkizat, there are the impressive ruins of the medieval castle of Château de Miglos guarding the valley of Vicdessos (vallée de Vicdessos) and protecting access…

Lordat is a commune located in the southeast of the department of Ariège, in the Occitania region (France, Pyrenees). On the historical and cultural level, the commune is part of the Pays du Sabarthès, structured by the high valley of the Ariège upstream…

Château de Varennes is located in Quincié-en-Beaujolais commune in the Rhône department in Beaujolais, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France, Beaujolais, one hour by car from Lyon. The first stone of the building was placed in the middle of the 11th century.…

Châtillon, formerly known as Châtillon-d’Azergues, is a commune in the Rhône département in eastern France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Beaujolais, 40 minutes by car from Lyon. The town was known under the name of Châtillon in 1793. The main attraction of the city…

The Tours castle (Fr. Château des Tours) is a former fortified castle belonging to the archbishops of Lyon, dating from the 1st quarter of the 13th century which stands in the town of Anse (France) in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region…

Lloberola (Tower) Castle (cat. Castell de LLoberola) is located in Lloberola, a village within the town of Biosca and its castle, in the comarca of Segarra (cat. Biosca (la Segarra)), Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain, declared to be an object of cultural…

At 3.5 km from the city of Ax-les-Thermes there is a small lake (lac de Campauleil) or, as it is also called, Lake d’Orgeix, with a small dam on the River d’Orgeix (height 814 m above level). Ax-les-Thermes is a city in the south of France (Occitania, Ariège…

The Royal Castle of Collioure or Château Royal de Collioure is a castle in the village of Collioure, in the historic Northern Catalonia, Pyrénées-Orientales department, region of Occitania (France). It had been initially built in the Middle Ages, probably…

The Castle of Corneilla-del-Vercol (cat. El Castell de Cornellà del Bercol) was a medieval castle, from the 14th and 15th centuries, but it got heavily modified in the 19th century. It is located at the far end of the town of the same name, in the region…

The Montsoriu castle (also called the Montsoliu castle, cat. El Castell Montsoriu) is considered one of the most impressive Gothic fortresses of the former Crown of Aragon. It is located between the towns of Arbúcies, Sant Feliu de Buixalleu and Breda, in…

Castle-Watermill Ratera (cat. Castell-molí de Ratera) is located in Ratera, Els Plans de Sió, on a field on the right bank of the river Sió (Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain). It used the river water to power the flour mill, now abandoned. Initially, the…