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Esplugues de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona

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Tower of Picalquers

Monument · Esplugues de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona

The Torre de Picalquers, also called the Tower of the Lions, was built in the 19th century on the ruins of the castle of Picalquers, demolished by order of Philip V. The Picalquers family is documented in the district of Esplugues since the 12th century; in 1325 Guillemina, widow of Ramon de Picalquers, sold the property with all its holdings to Pere Tarré, in whose family it remained until the mid-17th century. The castle suffered damage during the Bourbon siege of Barcelona in 1706, repaired shortly afterwards. Today converted into a restaurant, its lower floors preserve medieval and even Roman remains: a semi-buried cellar, a central tower section with an iron-railed balcony and, beside the staircase of the rear garden, two stone lions. It is protected as a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection).

Photo: Pere López (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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