Château de Belpuig explained

The Château de Belpuig is a ruined castle in the commune of Prunet-et-Belpuig in the Pyrénées-Orientales département of France.

The castle was the seat of the Viscounts of Castelnou who reigned over the Vallespir region from the 10th to the 13th centuries.[1]

The castle, a 15-minute walk from the village, occupies a strategic position on a rocky spur overlooking the surrounding countryside. The extensive panorama takes in the mountain ranges of Canigou, the Albères, the Corbières Massif and the coast of Languedoc and Roussillon.[2]

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42.5622°N 2.6214°W

Notes and References

  1. http://pyreneescatalanes.free.fr/Villages/Histoire/PrunetEtBelpuig.php Prunet-et-Belpuig
  2. Green Guide: Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges p.94, Michelin Tyre plc, 1998,