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Bellvei, Baix Penedès, Tarragona

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Tower of Bellvei

Monument · Bellvei, Baix Penedès, Tarragona

A medieval tower on the plaza Nova of Bellvei (Baix Penedès, Tarragona), at 102 metres above sea level, today incorporated into the Gothic building known as Can Roig. Cylindrical in plan and of popular defensive construction, it preserves two narrow semicircular-arched openings and another square one, arranged irregularly, as well as a quadrangular structure supported by two corbels. Documented since 1037, in the 14th century it belonged to the Bellvei family: Arnau de Bellvei was a member of the Order of the Hospital, and in 1326 Guillem de Bellvei bought the castle of Lavit, which forced the royal intervention of Peter III for its restitution. In 1370 it had 32 hearths under Eimeric de Bellvei, a figure that the plague reduced to 17 in 1553. Restored in 1932, it is declared a bien cultural de interés nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection).

Photo: Angela Llop (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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