El castillo de Vilarig, actualmente una masía, se encuentra situado en el municipio de Cistella, a pie de la carretera que lleva a Vilarig. Está documentado desde el 978.

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Llers que en la edad media era una plaza fronteriza entre los condados de Besalú y el de Ampurias, ha sido un punto estratégico desde tiempos antiguos, y esta importancia estratégica, es una de las probables razones de la construcción del castillo en este lugar. El castillo de Llers, junto con los otros once castillos que dependían, formaron una red defensiva de gran importancia. Las primeras noticias documentadas del lugar son del siglo X. En el siglo XII en documentos relacionados con la casa de Besalú, y posteriormente con la casa de Barcelona, ya aparece el linaje de los Llers. En la segunda mitad del siglo XII, Arnau de Llers reunió sus posesiones las de los Cerviá, por parte paterna, y la baronía de Llers por parte de madre.

Castillo de Llers

Peralada Castle (Catalan: Castell de Peralada, IPA: [kəsˈteʎ də pəɾəˈlaðə]) is a castle in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain.
A first castle was the seat of the medieval dynasty of the viscounts of Peralada, started by Berenguer, son of Ponce I, count of Empúries. During the French invasion of the Empordà, in the course of the crusade against Catalonia led by Philip III of France, the castle and the nearby buildings were set on fire and destroyed (1285). Remains of these original structure are in the upper part of the town.
A new castle was built in the mid-13th century outside the line of the new walls. The current edifice received a new Renaissance facade, while the building was enlarged in the 19th century.

Peralada Castle

Requesens Castle is a historical building in the municipality of Cantallops, Catalonia, Spain.
The edifice is characterized by a triple line of walls, with square and rounded towers, portals and merlons. In the lower court is the chapel, including Romanesque elements from original structures of the area, or of French inspiration.
History
Probably existing since the 9th century, the castle is mentioned for the first time in a document from Ponce I, count of Ampurias in the 11th century.
In the 19th century, the ruined castle was rebuilt in a neo-medieval style. The castle was extensively used after the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), when some modern constructions were added to the original structure.

Requesens Castle

The Quermançó Castle is located about 2 km north of Vilajuïga, Spain, situated on top of a remote hill and directly accessible only on foot from a small road that turns off the N-260.
The history of the castle dates back to 1078. It was owned by Counts in the Empúries region. In 1472, during the Catalan Civil War, the castle was occupied by forces loyal to John II. In 1808, the castle was captured by Napoleonic troops, occupied for several years, and was even fortified as a keep for armaments. Despite the additional fortifications, an explosion ordered by Marshal Suchet during the French withdrawal in 1814 left the castle in ruins, which have degraded further into what is now the current state of the castle.
The surrealist painter, Salvador Dalí, had a deep affection for the castle and was very familiar with it as it is positioned on the road nearly halfway between his home town of Figueres and his coastal home in Cadaqués. He had several ideas for the castle including creating a natural pipe organ in the castle which would have been "played" by the tramuntana wind that constantly blows in the area. Another was to house a rhinoceros in the basement purely for tourists to come and view, and the other was to acquire the ruins of the castle and make them in the residence of his wife, Gala.
Moderate work has been performed on the castle to maintain its current state, but visitors will note that it is on privately owned land. Also of note is that the interior has been closed to the public in order to thwart vandals, so only the exterior is visible to visitors.