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Castle of Foixà

Foixà, Baix Empordà, Girona

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Castle of Foixà

Monument · Foixà, Baix Empordà, Girona

The castle of Foixà, the origin of the Girona municipality of Foixà (Baix Empordà), was probably built in the second half of the 13th century and was modified in the 16th and, later, in the 18th and 19th centuries. It stands on a hill overlooking almost the entire former county of Ampurias and retains, from its oldest core, a chapel dedicated to Saint Mark, a semicircular tower, an embankment and the wall surrounding the Vila district. It was the centre of the barony held by the Foixà family in fief from the counts of Ampurias since the mid-12th century; the chapel held the Gothic tombs of Bernat Guillem and Guillem de Foixà, today moved to the church of Our Lady of Hope in S'Agaró. It also includes a T-shaped palace, with a lintelled doorway and the coat of arms of the Foixà family, from the 19th century.

Photo: Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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