Top 9 Castles around Barberà Del Vallès

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An oasis in the middle of so much urbanization and bustle

Despite its medieval appearance, the Castell de Torre Baró, which dominates the neighbourhood, is a construction from the beginning of the 20th century. It was built as a project to create a hotel that would be the center of an urbanization in the area, but in the end the urban plan did not work and it ended up abandoned without having finished the works. Finally, in 1989 it was restored and declared historical heritage by the Barcelona City Council, and a magnificent viewpoint was built around it. It is currently an information and environmental education point in the Collserola park. Among other activities, guided tours of the castle, itineraries to discover the surroundings and educational workshops for all audiences are offered. It is one of the best viewpoints in Barcelona, from which you can see Nou Barris, Horta, Sant Andreu, Sant Martí and, beyond, the Besòs river and the Collserola buttresses, with the towns of Santa Coloma, Sant Adrià and Badalona .

Become one of the most emblematic symbols of Nou Barris, the Castell de Torre Baró is located between the neighborhoods of Roquetes and Torre Baró. The name of Torre Baró actually comes from another tower, currently missing, which was located where the metro station is today, and which was the residence of the Baron de Pinós until in 1714, as a result of the War of Succession, it was destroyed.

The Black Tower is a Romanesque military construction in the municipality of San Cugat del Vallés, very well preserved, with a quadrangular plan and three stories high with a square tower attached to one corner of the building. Since 1842 until today it is in private hands and belongs to the Rabadà family. Some windows on the façade are geminated and the entrance door is formed by a semicircular arch. Located in a natural setting between two streams, at the entrance to the Gausac valley on the border between the Collserola mountain range and the southern fields of the Vallés plain, with views over the entire horizon to the north. Its origin dates back to the 12th century, in a castle named Ricanli or Ricard, built in the time of Abbot Ermengol and it seems that it was rebuilt between the 14th and 15th centuries. The Black Tower owes its current name to its dark-colored stone walls. Its first known inhabitants were the Vilanova in the 12th century. Later it passed to the Palou family. Throughout the Middle Ages it was the subject of disputes between the owners and the Sant Cugat monastery, which opposed its construction.

The 50 houses on this L-shaped street make up the Mogoda neighborhood, belonging to the municipality of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. They are constructions from the end of the 19th century. The neighborhood revolves around the 12th century fortified farmhouse, residence of the Mogoda lords and seat of the Mogoda barony, owned by the Montealegre Charterhouse between the 15th and 19th centuries. Access to the current estate is through a modernist-style arch-shaped portal that leads to the parade ground. The complex is made up of several buildings: the fortified farmhouse, the chapel, the residential building and the stables. They all surround the old parade ground. The Mogoda neighborhood gives its name to the town and is the deepest root of the town of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. It is located in the southeast of the urban nucleus, bordering between the Caldes stream, the Caldes highway and the Renfe Mollet-Papiol line.

Sentmenat Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sentmenat (Barcelona) declared a cultural asset of national interest. The castle is in a strategic place. The façade, oriented to the west, is on the margin of the ravine that forms the Sentmenat stream. Built on a flat ridge of the ridge, 1,300 m northwest of the parish church of the village of Sentmenat. It is a large Gothic building rebuilt on older foundations. In the fortress, it is reached through a stone bridge that protrudes from the castle and that seems to replace the old drawbridge. The grandeur of its fortress is manifested with walls three meters thick. The castle is made up of two rectangular bodies, arranged octagonally, with the ends joined by another body, the plan of which describes an arc of a quarter circle, more or less regular. These three bodies surround a patio in the shape of a trapezoid.

Sentmenat Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sentmenat (Barcelona) declared a cultural asset of national interest. The castle is located in a strategic place. The facade, facing west, is on the edge of the ravine formed by the Sentmenat stream. Built on a flat ridge, at 1,300 m in the northwest of the parish church of the town of Sentmenat. It is a large Gothic building rebuilt on older foundations. At the fortress, it is reached via a stone bridge that protrudes from the castle and seems to replace the old drawbridge. The grandeur of its fortress is manifested with walls three meters thick. The castle is made up of two rectangular bodies, arranged octagonally, with the ends joined by another body, whose ground plan describes an arc of a quarter of a circle, more or less regular. These three bodies surround a patio in the shape of a trapezoid. The main facade, made up of uneven ashlars joined to mortar, is above the stream bank, while the rear part has a semicircle shape and faces the plain.