Fortress
Portal de Graells
🇪🇸 Spain · 15th century
The Portal de Graells, or Gate of Santa María, is one of the access gates that existed in the wall surrounding the town of Cardona.
Of the four that were built (the Portal de Graells, the Gate of Barcelona or Gate of Our Lady of Mercy, the Gate of San Miguel or Gate of Capdevila, and the Gate of Flug or Gate of Fortesa or of San Roque), the Portal de Graells is the only one still standing.
Machine-translated from “Puerta de Graells” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portal de Graells ranks #7,239 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #457 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded 1420, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 72 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Portal de Graells?
Portal de Graells stands in Spain, at 41.91565°, 1.68249°.
When was Portal de Graells built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1420. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Portal de Graells?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,239 of 8,134 worldwide, and #457 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Portal de Graells?
Castle of Cardona, about 1 km away.
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