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The Top 20 Castles in Pyrénées-Orientales

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20

beautiful castles to choose from in Pyrénées-Orientales. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: October 18, 2025

Château Royal - Collioure

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The castle was built between 1242 and 1280. The King Pierre d'Aragon, Peter the Catholic, entrusted this construction project to the Templars and thus Foulques de Montpezat, the commander of …

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Château de Valmy

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Pierre Bardou, a wealthy industrialist from Perpignan, commissioned an architect to build a castle for his three children each. The son Justin got the castle of Aubiry in Céret, the …

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Château de Quéribus

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Very worth seeing castle-fortress ruins with a beautiful panoramic view

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Château Royal de Collioure

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The castle of Collioure was built between 1242 and 1280. The King Pierre d'Aragon, Peter the Catholic, entrusted this construction project to the Templars and thus to Foulques de Montpezat, …

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Fort Libéria

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Villefranche de Conflent belongs together with Fort Liberia to the UNESCO World Heritage. The fortifications were built by Vauban, the older city is still as then, top maintained and maintained, …

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Castell de Querroig

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Great views of the two border towns Cerbére and Port Bou with their huge train stations.
Once upon a time there was a small castell, now only the base of a tower is left.

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Villefranche-de-Conflent Fortified Village

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Imposing fortress with village.
Was planned and built by Vauban.
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lots of antique and junk shops at the moment.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villefranche-de-Conflent?wprov=sfla1

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Ruins of Panissars

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Panissars was a small village in Antiquity. Today only a few vestiges remain.
If the site retains such strong historical interest, it is because General Pompey had his trophy built …

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Fort Saint-Elme

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Fort Saint-Elme overlooks the small bays of Collioure and Port-Vendres.
On the foundation of an eighteenth-century lighthouse, Emperor Charles V had a revolutionary fortress built in 1538 in the shape …

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Fortress of Salses

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Former border fortress in the French-Spanish border area. A mixture of medieval castle and modern fortress.

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