Castell de Montpalau

The Castell de Montpalau (in Catalan, Castell de Montpalau) is a fortified castle located at the summit of the Montpalau hill, at the south-western limit of the county of Girona, on the Pineda slopes of the Montnegre massif at an altitude of 269 metres.

The seigneurial jurisdiction covered a vast territory that included a large part of the Upper Maresme, from Arenys to Hortsavinyà as far as the limits of the domains of the castle of Palafolls.

This castle had the function of a fortress, and was not a permanent residence. Its role was rather to intimidate the local farmers and to provide occasional lodging for knights on their surveillance missions.

Machine-translated from “Château de Montpalau” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castell de Montpalau ranks #7,273 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #461 of the 602 mapped in Spain. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Girona, 40 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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