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Castell de Requesens

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Castell de Requesens

Castell de Requesens

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    1. Massís de l’Albera – circular desde Cantallops al Puig Neulós y Castell de Requesens

    33.6km

    04:04

    1,190m

    1,190m

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    January 8, 2025

    Requesens Castle is an old fortress in this region of Alt Empordà. It is a medieval building that was built in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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      September 15, 2022

      Incredible medieval castle located on a hill in the Sierra de la Albera from which it controls all the Puig Neulós valleys.

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        February 21, 2024

        Requesens Castle: this 11th century castle, which belonged to the counts of Rosselló, the Empúries and finally the Rocabertís, Viscounts of Peralada, was, like many others, in ruins in the 19th century. It consisted of three walled enclosures, each subdivided into two (see plan). At the end of the 19th century, the counts of Peralada, the brothers Tomàs and Adelaida de Rocabertí, rebuilt it, creating an immense building that respects its medieval appearance. As there is a monographic book about this castle, of which I am the author, I refer to this the accurate description of this complicated architectural ensemble.

        In the valley of Requesens, above the castle, a large rock juts out flanked by swords, it is known as "Roc de l'Atalaiador" and, although we have not found any remains, it is very likely that a tower was erected or bastida, the XI-XII centuries, related to the defense of the castle


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          Location: La Jonquera, Alt Emporda, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

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