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Sant Miquel Castle

Name: Sant Miquel Castle
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Location: Celrà, Girones, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Santuario dels Angels and Castillo de Sant Miquel from Girona - Circular in Les Gavarres

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2. Girona Cathedral – Sant Miquel Castle loop from Fontajau

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350m

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3. Parque de la Devesa – Sant Miquel Picnic Area loop from Disseminat de Domeny

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340m

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Marti Ferret

October 4, 2022

Architectural complex formed by a hermitage practically in ruins and an optical telegraphy tower. It is located at the top of Mount Sant Miquel at the foot of the municipalities of Girona and Celrà (the Gironès). Its 395 meters above sea level allows control over large areas of the territory.

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Jordi Beringues

September 8, 2019

Good sights. On a clear day you can see the sea.

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Francesc Garcia - MONTFRANC

November 21, 2022

The architectural complex is made up of the old hermitage dedicated to Santa Maria and Sant Miquel, built on top of the previous medieval fortification, from which the bases of a circular tower through the apse are used. It seems that the hermitage was occupied by hermits between the s. XVI and XVIII, although the documentation records the start of construction in the s. XV

The location took on military importance during the French war (1808-1814), especially due to the sieges of Girona (1808-1809), where the domain of the castle alternated several times between the Napoleonic army and the Miquelets. After the war, the hermitage was already demolished.

The other architectural element is the telegraph tower, erected during the second Carline war (1846-1849) to house the civil optical telegraph line, while the military line was located in the hermitage tower.

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Location: Celrà, Girones, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Santuario dels Angels and Castillo de Sant Miquel from Girona - Circular in Les Gavarres

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3. Parque de la Devesa – Sant Miquel Picnic Area loop from Disseminat de Domeny

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