Castell Montgri - Toroella de Montgri - Spain
Situated at the summit of Montgri Mountain, at an altitude of 302 m, 17257 Torroella de Montgri, Spain
Montgrí Castle (Castell del Montgrí), Torroella de Montgrí (Costa Brava, Spain).
Montgrí Castle (Castell del Montgrí), Torroella de Montgrí (Costa Brava, Spain).
The Montgrí Castle (Catalan: Castell del Montgrí) is a historical edifice in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301. Its reason to be was the existing conflict between the counts of Empúries - who ruled over most of the area around the town - and the counts of Barcelona, the most powerful of Catalonia at that time, who also had great power over the Mediterranean.
In order to control the moves of the counts of Empuriés, the court of Barcelona commanded Bernat de Llabià, the governor of the Royal town of Torroella de Montgrí, to supervise the building of a fortress on top of the Montgrí mountain. Work started in 1294 but the fortress was never completed as is obvious today. After those days, the fortress has lost its strategic value but has instead become a symbol of the region.
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Fly Above Castell del Montgri. Torroella Montgri Spain 2015
Flying above the castle with a drone
Castell de Torroella de Montgri - Costa Brava - Girona
Pujada al Castell de Torroella de Montgrí, 5 km aproximadamente, de 0 a 315 metres i unes vistes magnificas sobre l'empordà i les illes Medes.
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Montgri Castle
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Montgri Castle
The Montgrí Castle is a historical edifice in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain, built between 1294 and 1301. Its reason to be was the existing conflict between the counts of Empúries - who ruled over most of the area around the town - and the counts of Barcelona, the most powerful of Catalonia at that time, who also had great power over the Mediterranean.
In order to control the moves of the counts of Empuriés, the court of Barcelona commanded Bernat de Llabià, the governor of the Royal town of Torroella de Montgrí, to supervise the building of a fortress on top of the Montgrí mountain. Work started in 1294 but the fortress was never completed as is obvious today. After those days, the fortress has lost its strategic value but has instead become a symbol of the region.
The fortress' style is one of the Middle Eastern fortresses that became popular in Europe after the Crusades. They featured a regular plan with cylindrical towers attached within the walls. The only parts erected were the perimeter walls, forming a square of 31m along each side, and the four round towers at its corners. The walls are 13m high with battlements along the top. The interior of the enclosure was laid out around a square, stone-paved central courtyard. Underneath this, there remains a large cistern for collecting rainwater.
Around the courtyard, four wings of auxiliary buildings were planned out but never built. However the interior surfaces of the wall retain certain elements (toothing stones and springings for arches and vaults) which enable us to visualize the structure that these buildings were to have. Outside the castle, the former quarries can be seen, as well as the remains of a wall in the south face and a large cistern on the northern slope of the mountains.
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TORROELLA DE MONTGRI' Y L'ESTARTIT
Immagini di Torroella de Montgrì y l'Estartit, in Catalogna, riprese in occasione del viaggio della delegazione del comune di Porto Torres in preparazione del gemellaggio fra le due cittadine mediterranee.
Castell de Montgri, Spain 2012
Panorama of Castell de Montgri
Castell Montgrí l'Estartit Catalonia Spain
Filmed 2016-07-29 18h00
4K Photos extract from video.
Hiking to Montgri Castle. Spain
Thia video was taken on the 1st of May 2012.
Castell de Montgri
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Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Torroella de Montgri
Places to see in ( Girona - Spain ) Torroella de Montgri
Torroella de Montgrí is a coastal municipality on the Costa Brava, and small town in Catalonia, Spain. The town lies on the north bank of the Ter river, a few kilometres before it flows into the Mediterranean. The beach resort of L'Estartit also is part of the municipality, as are the Medes Islands and a large part of the Montgrí Massif.
The town of Torroella de Montgri is 22 km east of Girona and 5 km west of the resort of L'Estartit. It lies on the junction of the C-31 and GI-641. The town was originally the Royal Port for the Kings of Aragon before the river started silting up and a new port was founded at l'Estartit. Torroella de Montgri retains its medieval core and walls and hosts a market every Monday.
The town is towered over by the Montgrí Massif on its northern side. The Montgrí is a long mountain formation that looks like a sleeping bishop seen from afar. Its vegetation consists mostly of low Mediterranean scrub among rocks. The maximum height of the range is 308m and it is topped by an ancient fortress in the middle, the Montgrí Castle.
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Torroella de Montgrí
Pont de Sant Joan a la platja. Estada al bungalow Costa Brava del càmping El Delfin Verde.
Playa de l'Estartit, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain
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MONTGRI CASTLE - A walk / hiking up the mountain to 'Montgri Castle', September 2017
A walk/hike up the mountain to the summit of Montgri Mountain, amazing views.
Castle Flight, Castell de Montgri, Catalunia, DJI Phantom Vision 2+
Just to avoid climbing up the hill to the castle there was a nice opportunity for an aeriel view. another guy in a plane was just cruising around the hill while the drone was in the air - so it was helpful to hurry while leaving the area. maximum hight during flight: 525m above starting level.
Toroella de Montgri and Ulla , Catalonia , Spain , night panoramic view from the top of Castle Mountain - Castello de Montgri
Torroella de Montgrí – L’Estartit: From Mass Tourism to 2nd Most Sustainable Destination
Created by: Samantha Anderson, Daniela Apparente, Johanna Coral, and Gabriela Vera
Class: Regional Tourism Planning
School: Ostelea School of Tourism & Hospitality, Barcelona, Spain
Masters: Sustainable Tourism Destinations and Regional Tourism Planning
Costa Brava Beaches - Torroella de Montgrí to the Bay of Roses
From high up on the Montgrí Massif you can see all the way from L’Estartit to Roses.
This video takes you on a sweeping tour from Castle Montgrí (that dominates the town of Torroella de Montgrí) across the Alt Emporda to the Bay of Roses to the sound track of the cicadas singing in the trees.
Check out the beaches of the Bay of Roses....
Roses -
Empuriabrava -
Sant Marti de Empuries -
L’Escala -
Sant Pere Pescador -
The Best Spain beaches!!!!
2016 - Costa Brava - Castell Torroella De Montgri - GoPro Hero 3+ Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
Petit-déjeuner à El Raco Del Café à Torroella De Montgri.
Ascension du Montgri - 315 m - et retour à L'Escala à Pied - Randonnée 13 kms.