Montgri Castle

The Montgri Castle is an ancient edifice in Torroella de Montgri, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301. Its purpose to be changed into the present war between the counts of Empúries - who dominated over maximum of the area across the town - and the counts of Barcelona, the maximum effective of Catalonia at that time, who additionally had fantastic energy over the Mediterranean. In order to manipulate the actions of the counts of Empuries, the court of Barcelona commanded Bernat de Llabia, the governor of the Royal city of Torroella de Montgri, to supervise the building of a castle on top of the Montgrí mountain.

Work started in 1294 however the citadel turned into by no means completed as is obvious today. After those days, the fort has misplaced its strategic cost but has alternatively grow to be a image of the vicinity. The interior of the enclosure become laid out round a square, stone-paved principal courtyard. Underneath this, there stays a huge cistern for accumulating rainwater. Around the courtyard, four wings of auxiliary buildings had been planned out however never built. However the interior surfaces of the wall hold positive factors toothing stones and springings for arches and vaults which allow us to visualize the shape that these buildings were to have.