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Castle of Cabrera

Maçanet de Cabrenys, Alt Empordà, Girona

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Castle of Cabrera

Monument · Maçanet de Cabrenys, Alt Empordà, Girona

The castle of Cabrera is a medieval fortification of the former county of Besalú, located to the northeast of the municipality of Maçanet de Cabrenys, near the boundary with la Vajol, at the eastern end of the Salines massif. Its ruins crown the roca de Cabrera, a conical granite crag 852.4 metres high that dominates the surrounding valleys and offers views over a good part of the Alt Empordà and the Alta Garrotxa. The rock is already mentioned in a document from the year 1003 as the boundary of properties of the monastery of Sant Pere de Camprodon, and the castle, first mentioned at the end of the 11th century, appears in the oath of fealty sworn to Count Bernat II of Besalú after 1070. During the 13th century it belonged to the Hortal family, later surnamed Cabrera, as vassals of the lords of the barony of Cabrenys.

Photo: Màrius Clapés (CC BY 3.0)

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