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Castle of les Pujades

Castellví de la Marca, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Castle of les Pujades

Monument · Castellví de la Marca, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

Documented since 1177, when Bertran de les Pujades granted the allodial lands of the Pacs del Penedès territory to his son Bernat, the castle later passed by marriage and inheritance among the Vilafranca and Masdovelles lineages and, after a legal dispute that dragged on until 1755, the Desvalls family, marquises of Alfarràs. In 1864 Joaquim Desvalls i de Sarriera, 5th Marquis of Alfarràs, demolished the original fortress and built in its place a large fortified farmhouse of basilical plan, taking some architectural elements to the Laberint d'Horta. Of the old fortification, solid buttressed walls survive along with a circular tower about 9 metres high, from the 14th century though with remains of earlier work, topped with battlements. Asset of National Cultural Interest (BCIN 667-MH).

Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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