The Castle of Claramunt
castle, chateau
142m
Barcelona, Catalonia

At 461 metres high, at the top of the Serra de la Guàrdia, it is easy to imagine the impressive Castle of Claramunt watching over and protecting the Òdena basin

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Previous names
The Castle of Claramunt, Castillo de Claramunt
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Description

At 461 metres high, at the top of the Serra de la Guàrdia, it is easy to imagine the impressive Castle of Claramunt watching over and protecting the Òdena basin.

And, despite undergoing numerous destructions and reconstructions, this 10th century fortress is one of the main examples of the network of frontier Castles, which marked the line between the County of Barcelona and Al-Andalus.

Entrusted from its beginnings to the House of Claramunt, the Castle became the administrative centre of the Cardona-Medinaceli feudal domains between the 14th and 19th centuries. However, it would not be until the 20th century that it would recover its glory with the purchase and restoration by its new owners, the Miquel family.

It has the typical structure of 12th century castles, with two precincts which together occupy more than 5,000 m2: the sobirà or upper precinct, with the residential area, the Gothic Hall and four towers, notable among which is the Keep Tower; the other, the jussà or lower precinct, housed the castle's services and is currently a large courtyard surrounded by walls..

Also preserved are the remains of the Romanesque church of Santa Maria, the first parish of La Pobla de Claramunt.

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Useful information

- Adultos: 3,50 €;

- Mayores de 65 años: 2,50 €;

- Parados:2,50 €;

- Discapacidades: 2,50 €;

- Familias numerosas: 2,50 €

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- De 7 a 17 años: 2,50 €;

- Estudiantes: 2,50 €;

- Carnet joven: 2,50 €

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