Requesens Castle is located on the Albera Mountains, in a magnificent natural environment, more than 500 meters high above the sea. To get there you'll have to do a foot walking tour of about an hour from the village of Cantallops. The castle appears as documented in the XIth century and was the subject of dispute between the counties of Roussillon and Ampúrias. The current look is mostly the result of the reconstruction carried out in the XIXth century and it is so interesting that some films, as 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer' (2006), have been partially filmed here.
Requesens Castle Photos
Castillo de Requesens
Castello di Requesens
Requesens Kasteel
Requesens Castle, Cantallops
Schloss von Requesens, Costa Brava
Other interesting places near here
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6.8 miles awayMUME is a museum located in the last village of Spain before arriving to France. Therefore, this place was the last one spanish refugees saw when leaving by this route Spain, after the final victory of fascist Franco troops, in 1939. This is a memorial museum that offers the visitors the chance to know how where those difficult years for refugees and important notes about Europe and Spain history in twentieth century.
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7.7 miles away
Occupying the hinterland between Figueres and the French border, the Serra de l’Albera mountains have the lowest passes anywhere in the Pyrenees and have always been an important thoroughfare between France and Spain. The Parc Natural de l’Albera, covering 3428 hectares, provides a safe haven for indigenous flora and fauna and helps to preserve an unspoilt environment of sheer escarpments and hidden villages. Perfect walking country, the region is home to secluded monastic ruins, Neolithic dolmens and a stunning variety of wildlife, including tortoises, a protected species of......
