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Castle-Palace of Bellcaire d'Empordà

Bellcaire d'Empordà, Baix Empordà, Girona

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Castle-Palace of Bellcaire d'Empordà

Monument · Bellcaire d'Empordà, Baix Empordà, Girona

The Castell-Palau de Bellcaire d'Empordà is a Gothic castle-palace from the 13th-14th centuries that crowns the small municipality, a former possession of the counts of Empúries. It was built by Ponç V d'Empúries (1277-1313), who resided there habitually, and was also inhabited by his son Malgaulí, the last count of the first dynasty. Square in plan with a central courtyard, it preserves six round towers, one at each corner and two more at the centre of the north and west walls, and on the south façade open two voussoired doorways and Gothic mullioned windows. From 1418 it was part of the barony of Verges under the viscounts of Rocabertí, and in 1587 it passed to the crown. The best-preserved towers are those at the southeast and southwest corners. It is declared an Asset of National Cultural Interest.

Photo: Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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