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What to see and do in Peratallada (Forallac)

What to see and do in Peratallada (Forallac) (Baix Empordà, Girona): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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How far each place is from the centre of Peratallada (Forallac)

Walls of Peratallada 150 m
Castle of Peratallada 150 m

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What to see and do in Peratallada (Forallac)

Castle of Peratallada
Monument
The Castell de Peratallada, today part of the municipality of Forallac (Baix Empordà), stands in the very heart of the town, on a slight rise near the sea. It is documented since 1065 as «castro de Petra Taliata», with origins that could go back to the 10th century, and its lords held notable importance in the Catalonia of the 11th and 12th centuries. When Ponç de Peratallada died without issue in 1250, the estate passed to his sister Guilleuma, married to Gilabert de Cruïlles, uniting both houses; under the Cruïlles-Peratallada family, the castle experienced its period of greatest splendour in the 14th century, being the favourite residence of its lords and hosting kings of the Crown of Aragon, such as John I in 1390. At the end of that century the remença peasants came close to setting it on fire.
Walls of Peratallada
Monument
Medieval walls (12th-14th centuries) surrounding the old town of Peratallada, with its characteristic moat cut into the rock. Declared a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), they formed a defensive system of three enclosures: the main one, with the castle-palace at its centre, and two others, acting as barbicans, to the north and east. The best-preserved sections are to the north and northwest, where the Portal de la Verge stands out, reached by crossing a bridge over the moat, along with the Torre de les Hores, square in plan, later adapted as a bell tower. The place name Petra tallada already appears in 10th-century documents, and the first documented lord of the lineage, Guillem de Peratallada, is recorded in 1039.