Aerial View Of Burriac Castle Near Barcelona Spain With Round Homaje Tower And Gothic Chapel Royalty-Free Stock Image

The ruins of Burriac castle (12th-15th centuries), whose circular base tower can still be seen, are at the top of a 400-metre hill 3.5 kilometres from the sea, and are emblematic both in Cabrera and throughout the Maresme.The castle was a strategic territorial control point as a viewpoint for the coast and the Maresme plain, from Vilassar to Caldes d'Estrac. It was built on a previous defence tower and was first documented in a document that Berenguer Ramon I received from Countess Ermessenda, revealing the existence of the castle as early as 1017.The homage tower, stores and chapel were built between the 12th and 13th centuries. In its beginnings, Burriac Castle was owned by the Sant Vicenç family (it had been called Sant Vicenç Castle until 1313). Towards the 18th century, the castle ceased to be used definitively, but the chapel activity continued until 1836. It currently belongs to Cabrera de Mar council and can be visited.