Palafolls castle ruins
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 View of the ruin from the entrance |
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| Alternative name (s): | Castell de Palafolls / Castillo de Palafolls | |
| Creation time : | around 10th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Palafolls | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 40 '43.4 " N , 2 ° 44' 8.3" E | |
| Height: | 188 msnm | |
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The castle ruins of Palafolls (in Catalan Castell de Palafolls ; in Spanish Castillo de Palafolls ) are the ruins of a medieval fortification ( hilltop castle ) on the Turó del Castell hill above the Catalan town of Palafolls .
Palafolls Castle originally secured the road from Girona to Barcelona and the estuary of the Tordera River . It was in use between the 10th and 16th centuries and was the seat of the barony of the same name . In 968 the fortification was first mentioned in a document, around 1400 it reached the most extensive expansion and from the 16th century the complex gradually fell into disrepair. Today it is a ruin.
Distant view of the ruin
inside view
Side view
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