Tour Madeloc
Hiking Highlight
The Madeloc tower is one of the places you shouldn't miss when you're in the area. Spectacular view.
July 3, 2021
The Tour de Madeloc or Tour Madeloc is a medieval watchtower in the hinterland of the Côte Vermeille in the Pyrénées-Orientales in the ancient cultural landscape of Roussillon.
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The Tour Madeloc is located on a 670 m high mountain peak in the hinterland of Banyuls-sur-Mer; From here you have a clear view of much of the coastline of the Gulf of Lion to Narbonne. Only about four kilometers further northwest is another watchtower from the same period - the Tour de la Massane.
The tower was built in the late 13th century by the Majorcan King Jaume II as a watchtower and to secure the coast. With the Pyrenees peace of the year 1659 he lost any strategic importance. Already in the first half of the 20th century it was used as the location of a radio relay station.
architecture
The round tower, which is built of only a few hewn quarry stones, is windowless; The staircases and rooms in its interior are illuminated only by loopholike slits. Its upper edge is surrounded by numerous projecting consoles, which formerly carried a wooden battlements.
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put together: a great hiking destinationMay 22, 2018
a beautiful place with views of the flat region and the predominantly flat coastal region in the north of the Tour de Madaloc
May 22, 2018
From here beautiful city trip to Collioure possible (worthwhile weekly market on Wed, Sat.).
February 12, 2019
The round tower, which is built of only a few hewn quarry stones, is windowless; the staircases and rooms in its interior are illuminated only by loopholike slits. Its upper edge is surrounded by numerous projecting consoles, which formerly carried a wooden battlements. Opposite is a rather bizarre rock dummy - probably of military origin.
February 12, 2019
The Tour de Madeloc (Tour Madeloc / at 670 m altitude) is a medieval watchtower (late 13th century) in the hinterland of the Côte Vermeille / Pyrénées-Orientales.
July 5, 2019
This peak, included in the list of 100 peaks of the F.E.E.C., is a perfect vantage point to contemplate Roselló, the towns of Collliure, Potvendre and Banyuls, from a bird's eye view; the Torre de la Maçana, its cousin and the Pic de Sallafort, gateway to Albera.
Most striking is the access door to the underground storage facility that looks like it's taken from a B-movie set.July 10, 2022
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