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…

This castle is located in the village of Montcortes de Segarra (cat. Montcortès de Segarra) in the comarca of La Segarra (cat. La Segarra), Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. It is an object of cultural heritage of all Spanish significance. The building stands…

Aranyó castle (cat. Castell de l’Aranyó), located in Els Plans de Sió, is an object of Spain’s cultural heritage, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. Written records of it have been preserved dating back to the 14th century. In the first half of the 11th century…

Pallargues Castle is a building in the town of Les Pallargues, Els Plans de Sió, Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. Today, the streets of the town are full of peace and quiet, which has been preserved for centuries. A document (dated 1061) mentions the castle…

Bagnols is a commune of the Rhône department in the Eastern France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Beaujolais). Located about 40 minutes by car from Lyon. Main attractions The Saint-Blaise church dates from the end of the sixteenth century and its choir was…

Among the main attractions of Cardona is the Castle (El Castell i la Colo • legiata de Sant Vicenç). Built on top of a mountain to control the land around the Cardener river basin, Barcelona province, Catalonia,  Spain, Cardona Castle was from the 11th to…

The castle of Lachassagne (château de Lachassagne) is located in the Rhône department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (Massif Central, France). The Domaine du Château de Lachassagne offers panoramic views of the Saône river plain. It was built in 1830 on the…

Breil castle (fr. Château Du Breil) is located in La Haie-Fouassière commune, about 15 minutes from Nantes and its international airport. La Haie-Fouassière is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, Pays de la Loire region. This 19th…

Château du Platane is located in Saint-Gervais in the Vendée department in western France, Pays de la Loire, 40 minutes from Nantes. 70 Rue du Villebon, 85230 Saint-Gervais, France Private property, closed for public. Shortest distances by car From Paris:…

The castle of Súria is a castle in the municipality of Súria (Bages), Barcelona province,  Catalonia,  Spain. It is located at the highest part of a hill that dominates the River Cardener. It is a declared a cultural asset of national interest. At the moment…

Butrón castle (Basque: Butroeko gaztelua) is located in Gatika, in the province of Biscay, in northern Spain (Basque country), about an hour trip by car from Bilbao. It dates originally from the Middle Ages, although it owes its present appearance to an almost…

Fort Carré, often Fort Carré d’Antibes, is a 16th-century star-shaped fort of four arrow-head shaped bastions, that stands on the outskirts of Antibes, France. Henri de Mandon built the fort and then during the 17th century, the Marquis de Vauban redeveloped…

Pobla de Claramunt castle (El castell de la Pobla de Claramunt) is a medieval castle from the 10th century, of Romanesque style, located in the Serra de la Guàrdia, dominating the municipality of La Pobla de Claramunt, on the right bank of the Anoia river…

De Joyeuse Duces’ castle (fr. Château des ducs de Joyeuse) or Couiza castle is located a few kilometers from the small town of Couiza, Aude department, approximately 40 km from Carcassonne, in the very heart of Haute-Vallée de l’Aude in the place where the…

Among the main attractions of Foix is the castle (Chateau de Foix). Foix is a commune in the Ariège department (Pyrenees, France, Occitania). The documented history of the castle begins in 987. From 1034, it became the main citadel of the county of Foix,…

The castle of Penyafort (cat. El castell de Penyafort) is located to the south of Santa Margarida i els Monjos, near the river Foix and close to a series of industries. It is a complex formed by the remains of the old fortified village of Penyafort (circular…