Montgrí Castle

Spain / Girona / Ulla /
 castle, fortification, Medieval / Middle Ages, 13th century construction
The Montgrí Castle (Catalan: Castell del Montgrí) is a historical edifice in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301. Its reason to be was the existing conflict between the counts of Empúries - who ruled over most of the area around the town - and the counts of Barcelona, the most powerful of Catalonia at that time, who also had great power over the Mediterranean.
The castle was not finished (only the four towers at the corner and the main walls), but is a gorgeous example of gothic-style military construction.
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Wikipedia article: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_del_Montgrí
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Coordinates:   42°3'7"N   3°7'53"E
This article was last modified 16 years ago