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The Iberian Peninsula

Fortified towns, gardens made for drought.

1,359 places

Château
Recinto fortificado de Tuixent
Josa i Tuixén — Spain
Recinto fortificado de Tuixent is a château at Josa i Tuixén, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Recópolis
Zorita de los Canes — Spain
Recópolis is a château at Zorita de los Canes, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 6th century. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Reig de la Torre
Cornellà del Terri — Spain
Reig de la Torre is a château at Cornellà del Terri, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 15th century. Its architecture is recorded as Gothic architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Royal Palace of Madrid
Spain
The Royal Palace of Madrid occupies the site of the former Alcázar, which was destroyed by fire in 1734. Philip V commissioned Filippo Juvarra’s design; after Juvarra’s death, Giambattista Sacchetti adapted the project. Construction began in 1738. Charles III became the first monarch to live in the new palace, taking up residence in 1764.
Ruïnes de Montaspre
Camarasa · Province of Lleida — Spain
Ruïnes de Montaspre is a château at Camarasa, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 11th century. Its architecture is recorded as Romanesque architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Sala Masía fortificada
Sant Martí de Llémena — Spain
Sala Masía fortificada)'' is a château at Sant Martí de Llémena, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
San Salvador de Coquells Fortificación
Vilanant — Spain
San Salvador de Coquells Fortificación)'' is a château at Vilanant, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 13th century. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Segueró
Beuda — Spain
Segueró is a château at Beuda, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset of Local Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Sintra National Palace
Portugal
The National Palace of Sintra developed through successive royal building campaigns. Gothic and Manueline architecture combines with Mudejar decoration and Hispano-Moresque tiles. The kitchen's paired conical chimneys belong to the enlargement under João I. Manuel I added the Room of the Coat of Arms. The palace ceased to be a royal residence in 1910 and later became a museum.
Château
Solar da Ribeira da Vaca
Ponta do Pargo — Portugal
Solar da Ribeira da Vaca is a château at Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 18th century. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Municipal Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Solar dos Freitas da Madalena
Madalena do Mar — Portugal
Solar dos Freitas da Madalena is a château at Madalena do Mar, Madeira, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 18th century. The register records it as “Immovable Cultural Heritage of Municipal Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Château
Solar Gama Lobo
Loulé (São Clemente) — Portugal
Solar Gama Lobo is a château at Loulé (São Clemente), Faro, in Portugal. The recorded building campaign dates from the 18th century. Its architecture is recorded as Neoclassical architecture. The register records it as “Monument of Municipal Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Château
Soler de Nuc
Prats de Lluçanès — Spain
Soler de Nuc is a château at Prats de Lluçanès, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Gothic architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Château
Son Puig
Puigpunyent — Spain
Son Puig is a château at Puigpunyent, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 16th century. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Château
Torá
Calvià — Spain
Torá is a château at Calvià, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 13th century. Its architecture is recorded as vernacular architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Albertí
Llagostera — Spain
Torre Albertí is a château at Llagostera, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Renaissance architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset part of the cultural heritage of Catalonia”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Balldovina
Santa Coloma de Gramenet — Spain
Torre Balldovina is a château at Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Romanesque architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Begura
Torroella de Montgrí — Spain
Torre Begura is a château at Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 16th century. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Berastegi
Berastegi — Spain
Torre Berastegi is a château at Berastegi, Basque Country, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 16th century. Its architecture is recorded as Gothic architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Bertran
El Putxet i el Farró · Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona — Spain
Torre Bertran is a château at El Putxet i el Farró, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Neoclassical architecture. The register records it as “With urban protection”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Castañer
Sant Gervasi-la Bonanova · Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona — Spain
Torre Castañer is a château at Sant Gervasi-la Bonanova, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Neoclassical architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset of Local Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre Codina
Canyet · Barcelona Province — Spain
Torre Codina is a château at Canyet, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as Art Nouveau architecture. The register records it as “Cultural Asset of Local Interest”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre contra la piratería
Lloret de Mar — Spain
Torre contra la piratería is a château at Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, in Spain. Its architecture is recorded as eclectic architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.
Torre de Alsamora
Sant Esteve de la Sarga — Spain
Torre de Alsamora is a château at Sant Esteve de la Sarga, Catalonia, in Spain. The recorded building campaign dates from the 11th century. Its architecture is recorded as Romanesque architecture. The register records it as “bien de interés cultural”. Details are drawn from Wikidata.