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Castle of la Figuera

Algerri, Noguera, Lleida

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Castle of la Figuera

Monument · Algerri, Noguera, Lleida

Defensive tower declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), documented since 1153, when count Guerau Ponç III de Cabrera ceded it to Pere de Claramunt. It stands on a rock reached by stairs carved into the stone, in the depopulated hamlet of la Figuera, a former independent municipality until the mid-19th century, when it was incorporated into the term of Algerri. Beside the tower, in a settlement with the appearance of a vila closa (walled village) and a round gateway leading to a narrow street, stands the Romanesque church of Sant Josep, formerly dedicated to Sant Antoni Abat; its sacristy, from the 18th century, was built reusing old ashlars from the castle.

Photo: Angela Llop (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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