Top 3 Castles around Garraf

From this point, you get a magnificent view of the Castell de Sant Pere de Ribes, a fortification of medieval origin that has dominated the landscape for centuries. Its stone silhouette stands out among the vineyards and hills of the Garraf, recalling the historical importance of this territory.

The Castell de la Geltrú in Vilanova i la Geltrú is a historic medieval fortress in the charming old town of La Geltrú. Originally dating from the 10th century, the building today combines Gothic architecture and serves as the seat of the regional historical archive (Arxiu Comarcal del Garraf).

The Castell is an old castle that was built in the Gothic style between the 12th and 15th centuries and restored in the historicist style in the 20th century. It is currently the headquarters of the Garaff Regional Archives

The Torre del Veguer is a fortified house of medieval origin, located in the municipality of Sant Pere de Ribes. Its history begins in 1318, when Guillem de Cortei bought the estate, which would become known as Quadra d'Escortei. In the year 1400, the monastery of Sant Jeroni de Montoliver was founded in this place, but years later the monks abandoned it and the house passed into the hands of Gaspar d'Avinyó. In 1601, a descendant of Gaspar d'Avinyó bequeathed the property to his daughter, who married a native of Vilafranca del Penedès, and from this moment on it was called Torre del Veguer, probably because the man from Vilafranca held the position of "veguer." "(representative of the Count of Barcelona in Penedès). In 1883 the property was acquired by Josep Ferrer i Vidal, who carried out important renovations, following aesthetic guidelines inspired by medieval architecture, preserving original elements such as the semicircular arch access door and the exterior buttresses, as well as semicircular arches. point and ogivals inside.

At the top of this hill called Puig Molí is what is called Olivella Castle, a hill of more than 300 meters and from where you can see good views of the area.

The path up to the remains of the castle is difficult to spot, but once you find it, the path up to the castle is fairly well marked. It is fairly steep though, so you need to be fit. Though it's only a couple of hundred metres from the crossroads to the castle.

Castillo de Ribes, also called castillo de Bell-lloc or castillo de Sota-ribes, located in the municipality of San Pedro de Ribes (Garraf) declared cultural asset of national interest. Dated in the 10th century and is located at the top of a small steep hill.