Castles in the Eastern Pyrenees

Château fort
66720 Tautavel

The castle of Tautavel, built between the 11th and 13th centuries, dominates the village of Tautavel in Occitanie. This medieval castle, partially destroyed in the seventeenth century, has been classified as a historical monument since 1986.

Château
66820 Corneilla-de-Conflent

The castle of the Counts of Conflent-Cerdagne, built in the 11th century in Corneilla-de-Conflent (Pyrénées-Orientales), is a fortified complex including a Romanesque chapel and a round tower added later.

Château
66510 Saint-Hippolyte

The Château de Saint-Hippolyte is a historic monument located in the municipality of the same name, in the Occitanie region. His precise history remains to be discovered.

Argelès-sur-Mer

The castle of Ultrère, in ruins, is a medieval castle perched at 571 m in altitude in the Albères, overlooking Argelès-sur-Mer in Occitanie. Of Wisigothic origin (VIth-VIIth centuries), it was a strategic point between Roussillon and Catalonia.

66700 Argelès-sur-Mer

Valmy Castle, Art Nouveau building of the Belle Époque, dominates Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales). Built between 1888 and 1900, this architectural gem combines bourgeois elegance and technical innovation with a reinforced concrete frame.

Château fort
66130 Montalba-le-Château

The remains of the castle and the fortified enclosure of Montalba-le-Château, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, dominate the village of the Pyrénées-Orientales in Occitanie. This site illustrates medieval feudal military architecture.

Château fort
66300 Castelnou

Castelnou Castle, the medieval castle of the 10th century, dominates the village of Castelnou in Occitanie. Residence of Viscounts for four centuries, it illustrates Catalan military architecture.

66130 Prunet-et-Belpuig

Belpuig Castle, located in Prunet-et-Belpuig in Occitanie, is a medieval castle overlooking the Tet and Tech valleys, built to protect the population and herds.