Castell de Sant Ferran Info and Reviews

Fantastic experience: Magnificent building, cleverly designed, worth seeing and knowing its history.
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting, our guide was very friendly :)
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Fantastic experience: If we could hear all the stories that were lived.... I would keep a part that is not explained. Young people unjustly imprisoned during Franco's dictatorship for refusing to do military service. Young people who said No to war. Unfortunately, that story is not explained.
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Fantastic experience: An impressive fortress and a must-visit if you're in the area. This is the fifth time we've been and it never leaves us indifferent. Easy route suitable for anyone lasting approximately 1h 30'. The tranquility that you feel in the place makes the visit always worth it.
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Fantastic experience: It is a spectacular place for events
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Fantastic experience: I was impressed by the magnitude of the building. I was unaware of the existence and importance of these facilities in this place and their significance in other times.
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Fantastic experience: The visit was very interesting. We toured the fortress in 4x4s with some good guides. Then we entered the water tunnels with some boats and it was an experience. We ended up making a final tour but without guides. I recommend it!!!
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Fantastic experience: Spectacular, it's amazing to be able to experience and get a glimpse of how people lived so long ago, to know their history. Very beautiful and valuable architecture. It really is worth it a lot. Important free parking and nearby. Clean restrooms. Well-marked route.
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Fantastic experience: It's worth seeing on a full guided tour
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Fantastic experience: Highly recommended, the guided tour with the Jeep is very good, and they also take you for a ride on a boat. We went with our 9-year-old son and it was the part he liked the most.
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Fantastic experience: They offer guided tours in different languages, where you can visit the cisterns, which still have water, and ride in a 4x4 through areas that are usually not open to the public. If you don't want to pay for the entrance, you can always take a walk around the fortress, with views of the aqueduct and the Pyrenees. It's about 3-5 km depending on the route you choose, but it's of very little difficulty.
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Positive experience: We had a problem.. The visit was in Catalan and when booking, they didn't tell me it could be in Catalan or Spanish (I called them to order speaking in Catalan and they must have assumed that we all understood Catalan).. it was the fourth time I came with my partner.. always with different people.. this time we came with a cousin of my wife who is Colombian and is on vacation and has only been here for three days and unfortunately he didn't enjoy the visit because he didn't understand anything.. I accept my fault for not asking when making the reservation.. but they could have made the effort.. and I am very embarrassed for the other visitors.. Catalans like me.. refusing to let the guide change the language.. it should be noted that the guide was willing if everyone agreed.. but since this was not the case, nothing could be done as the visit was scheduled in Catalan.. it should be said that fortunately or unfortunately in Catalonia everyone who speaks Catalan also speaks Spanish but the other way around.. no.. Conclusion... when booking, indicate the language of the visit.. so that it doesn't happen to you like it did to us.. It is a totally recommendable activity... very good experience and the guide very attentive and professional ..
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Fantastic experience: It's a good place to visit, I recommend it 100%, you learn a lot about what happened at the castle.
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Fantastic experience: Great for a cultural visit. Long live Spain and everything for the homeland. Military uprising now!
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Fantastic experience: The fortress of its style is the largest in Europe, and we have it here, at home, in magnificent conservation condition. A great visit that helps us understand how the defensive construction adapts to the way of fighting of the population it serves. Fully recommended to visit the miniature room to understand the function and dimension of this marvel.
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Positive experience: A must-visit if you are in Figueras. The Castell de Sant Ferrant is the largest fortress in Europe. I recommend taking the guided tour with a visit to the water cisterns. Impressive.
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Fantastic experience: I was downloading construction materials for its restoration...
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting the permanent exhibition of photographs by Josep Maria Cañellas 1888 1889 and the audiovisual a bit outdated
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting fortress. I recommend booking the tour with a Jeep and explanations with a guide. Highly recommended visit to a unique place with an ancient and recent past.
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Fantastic experience: Magnificent fortress, the largest in Europe, and quite unknown, the guides are fantastic.
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Positive experience: It was closed when we went
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Fantastic experience: We did the visit following the numbered map provided with the ticket. Highly recommended and interesting.
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Positive experience: A fortress that is very large and well maintained although some parts are somewhat more deteriorated but overall everything is quite good. You have several ways to see it and the simplest is to walk around inside and enter some buildings, even though it is the most basic it is quite good. Then you can see it from a Jeep and they show you around outside, I haven't done it but I think that's how it is. And I would say this has to be the best, which is to get underneath the castle through its moats and go in a boat, but if you're with kids, depending on how they are, they could get scared and that would be a problem. If you're in Figueras, it's a good option to go and cheap if you only do the visit on foot.
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Positive experience: It is allowed to visit a large part of the facilities, although the best preserved ones are not accessible. A 10 to the guides, very knowledgeable and friendly.
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Fantastic experience: Great. But to enjoy it you have to buy the ticket to have the guide, he's amazing. The ticket includes a free visit to the fortress, a 4x4 excursion, and a visit to the deposits by boat, impressive.
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Fantastic experience: We did the guided tour and learned part of the history. We visited the underground water canal and the entire interior of the facilities. I liked it a lot. There is space to park comfortably.
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Positive experience: An ancient fortress that is not well promoted, there is a walk to the cisterns that we could not do but it looked interesting
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Fantastic experience: The self-guided tour is very good. The tour takes about an hour. There are fountains and restrooms along the route in case you need to use them. Recommended visit.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent military fortress from the 18th century, very interesting to visit. A very welcoming and pleasant military residence.
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Fantastic experience: Great, we did the guided tour and it's definitely worth it 100%, the guides are very friendly and make the visit even more interesting.
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Positive experience: Despite my initial reluctance about everything related to the military realm, I was surprised by the infrastructures built over three centuries ago to create the largest fortress (not castle) in Europe.
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Fantastic experience: A guided tour, very well organized and explained, the place is spectacular and very well preserved, totally recommendable.
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Fantastic experience: I loved it. A highly recommended place to visit
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Fantastic experience: Don't see it on your own, you won't understand anything, the guided tour is worth it, super engaging and fun
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Fantastic experience: It's a charming place that I never tire of visiting, and the staff is very friendly. The rooms are spacious and very clean, the pool is wonderful, the surroundings are great for a stroll and to relax, and the bar is also worth it.
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Fantastic experience: We have taken the tour of the water cathedral, it was very interesting, an activity worth doing, with very good guides. The fortress is impressive. Highly recommended
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Fantastic experience: Great experience. Very interesting all the explanations from the guide. He treated us like 10 the whole time. Special mention to the guy at the entrance who, without going into details, we'll say that with people like him, we don't lose faith in humanity.
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Fantastic experience: The Castell de Sant Ferran in Figueres is one of the most impressive and lesser-known fortresses in Europe, and it is a must-visit for any traveler exploring the region of Catalonia. This majestic castle, dating back to the 18th century, is a marvel of military engineering, with its huge bastions, moats, and underground passages that offer a fascinating insight into Spanish military history. As visitors stroll through its vast grounds, they can enjoy spectacular panoramic views of Figueres and its surroundings, as well as explore the lesser-known corners of this imposing structure. Furthermore, the tranquil atmosphere and grandeur of the place provide a unique experience away from the usual tourist bustle. The Castell de Sant Ferran is a historical treasure that combines architecture, history, and unforgettable views, making the visit an enriching experience for all who wish to immerse themselves in the past while enjoying a truly impressive setting. A hidden gem that you can't miss!
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Fantastic experience: Guided water tour. Totally recommended. Another way to see the fortress. Our guide was great. It was very hot, but in the underground areas it was cool. Very interesting explanations!!! A beauty and a very positive discovery. For history and engineering lovers.
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Fantastic experience: I loved the guided tour, by jeep, by boat through the cistern.... Definitely the best way to get to know this immense and impressive fortress with the help of the two girls who conduct the visit.
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Fantastic experience: It's amazing. I was greatly surprised by both its vastness (the brochure says it's 'the largest bastioned fortress in Europe') and the great freedom given to visitors to move wherever they want. It is highly advisable to visit it on weekdays, as you have the castle all to yourself. It's perfect to visit with family.
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Fantastic experience: We only visited the exterior, it is free. It's interesting to see, the moats are immense, the parade ground is too, and the long stables leave you speechless
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Fantastic experience: Highly recommended. You receive more than you expect. You have to do the guided tour and see the water tanks.
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Fantastic experience: We did the guided tour, we liked it a lot, they take you in a 4x4 because the fortress is very big, then they take you down to the water cistern and show it to you with a rubber boat, the guides are very professional providing all possible explanations, highly recommended
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Fantastic experience: We took the water route with the jeeps and visited the cisterns, and it was spectacular and very entertaining.
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Fantastic experience: In the shadow of the Dalí Museum, but not for that reason less interesting to visit, stands the imposing fortification of the Castell de Sant Ferrán in Figueres, just over a kilometer away on foot, which cannot be seen from any point. The splendid guided tour, in different languages and the one we were lucky to enjoy, led by Cristina, who showed us the complex map of the fortification, took us by Jeep along the long and extensive fort, as discovered (if you're not agoraphobic), through the various water cisterns that are still preserved, with pure, drinkable, and crystal-clear water, even if they are underground. A unique experience and more than recommended. Their website is not very up-to-date, but it is very much worth scheduling a visit. At the start, they give you a map, and you can enjoy the entire premises.
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting guided tour. Almost two hours that fly by. Very well organized. The ride on the inflatable boat was incredible, but definitely not suitable for those who are afraid of the dark or suffer from claustrophobia. Highly recommend going early in the morning.
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Fantastic experience: Fantastic and surprising place, little known and visited. A guided tour is essential to walk around the perimeter of the wall and especially to see the incredible underground water tank
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Fantastic experience: It's worth it, especially for those who enjoy fortifications and defensive structures, like me. The entry price is €5. They recommend the guided tour by vehicle and through the undergrounds, it looks good.
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Fantastic experience: Very cool. We started with rain but we were lucky that it decided to calm down shortly after starting the visit. We did the guided tour 'The cathedral of water.' A good experience. The guide (I don’t remember the name, I’m sorry), was very fun and engaging. She took us all around the premises with the Jeep and then we went down to the cisterns. At the end, you can take a free walk around most of the premises.
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Fantastic experience: The dimensions of the fortress are impressive, and its history is interesting. Well preserved, and our guide Raúl is a marvel.
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Positive experience: We took a guided tour of this venue which turned out to be very interesting, where they provided us with all sorts of explanations about the uses the castle had. The guide informed us thoroughly. Recommended
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Fantastic experience: Majestic and impressive. I would go back...
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Fantastic experience: A very interesting visit. The dimensions of the fortress are impressive even today. 100% recommended
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Fantastic experience: Interesting place to visit, I liked it, even though a large part is destroyed, but it still holds a peculiar nostalgia in its vastness.
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Fantastic experience: A marvel of a fortress. They have a boat tour beneath the fortress. Incredible. Unforgettable. After visiting the Dalí museum, the best option.
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Fantastic experience: We loved the guided tour of the castle for 16 euros, it is worth it, the Jeep tour and the boat tour, we laughed a lot
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Fantastic experience: A highly recommended visit. Large castle and in very good condition. Individual visit is 5 euros and guided tour is 16 euros. We went on our own but we will definitely return to take the guided tour.
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Positive experience: 5€ for entry without discounts. Very beautiful, there are parts that are well preserved and it has very good views. On the contrary, there are many areas that you do not have access to and more photographs or immersive decoration in the peak of the fortress are missed.
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Fantastic experience: It got dark on us and we could only take some photos at the door, we will have to come back for another visit as the rules dictate.
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Fantastic experience: A must-visit if you go or live in Figueres. Military fortress with a lot of history. To fully enjoy the visit, it is highly recommended to take the guided tour; they give you a Jeep tour around the castle and a boat tour through the cisterns that is really cool. Enric is great at guiding the visit, he makes the explanations very enjoyable, and at the helm of the boat he gets a 10. We went with a baby and getting to the cisterns was a bit tough, but it can be done with patience. If you do the tour alone, the stables are amazing. I recommend booking the guided tour by phone.
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Positive experience: Very large and cold. It would need to be filled with souvenirs to liven up the visit.
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Positive experience: very nice place and close to the village. easy access with a motorhome. you have to pay 5€ to see the castle, we saw it from the outside as there is a small free path.
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Fantastic experience: I really enjoyed the guided walking tour, in a land rover and navigating through tunnels in an inflatable boat. It’s better to book an appointment.
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Fantastic experience: The guide Enric is fabulous, a marvel. Please, if you are in Figueras or Girona, do not miss coming, it is impressive, huge. Making a reservation is worth it, the price is 16€ for a 4x4 boat to see the cistern. There is parking for motorhomes, ideal for sleeping, bus and cars at the top, 100 meters from the entrance, and visiting the fort since it is not a castle as such. December 2023 impressive.
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Positive experience: Interesting example of a defensive stronghold, Vauban type, impressive for its size and the feeling of solitude conveyed by its walls and buildings.
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Fantastic experience: Impressive fortress. Highly recommended visit. Especially for the Cathedral of Water and to review the History of our country. Very well organized visit with very competent guides.
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Fantastic experience: Very good visit to learn a bit more about our history with very good views and quite well preserved. If the tour can be done with a guide, even better, and take the visit to the cisterns by boat.
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting, highly recommended
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Fantastic experience: Very beautiful, but it takes a lot to visit the interior, that is, below the castle and with a guide, so you learn a lot about military and war... when family or friends come, we take them to see it..., free parking area. Impressive views.
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Positive experience: Beautiful castle for a stroll. We didn't go inside. We walked around the surroundings, there are about 3-4 km around the castle.
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Fantastic experience: Highly recommended! Guided tour 16€ per person, recommended for explaining all the operation and history over two centuries.
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Positive experience: We loved the place. Additionally, we were lucky that they were preparing an exhibition or parade and we could also see military trucks and tanks. It was very interesting to be able to enter the fortification and see the different rooms, although some areas are in very poor condition. A must-visit in Figueras, little known and little visited for how interesting it is.
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Fantastic experience: A very beautiful fortress with a lot of history. It is very well preserved.
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Fantastic experience: A fortress, impressive with a lot of history and well maintained
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Fantastic experience: Open house days are a perfect day to visit the Castle. There is a museum, guided boat tours in the internal cistern, a café open to the public, and it's a lovely walk.
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Positive experience: Beautiful defensive fortress...historic completed in the 20th century where the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea and the city of Figueres can be seen with many trails for hiking, biking...or running...with free parking and a picnic area...highly recommend the place. Photos and review in September 2023.
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Fantastic experience: Great, very good and interesting visit with the guide in French today, thank you very much. Incredible.
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Positive experience: It's a castle that is worth visiting, it has well-preserved stables, an armory square with wells around the square, and it can be visited with an entrance ticket. It also has underground galleries that can also be visited by purchasing a ticket, and with this ticket, there is also a guided tour with jeeps through the castle's moats. Later, a lot of people use it for walking, jogging, or running around the castle, and it is very nice. I recommend visiting.
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Fantastic experience: They have turned the visit into a small and very fun adventure. Highly recommend. Girls, avoid skirts if you want to climb stairs and be comfortable in the boat.
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Fantastic experience: Very good experience!!! A few years ago we did the simple visit, on our own, looking at a map and what they were showing us without knowing more. This time we did the complete visit with 4x4 and the boats... It's very beautiful and they explain everything to you, the reason for the shape of the castle and how everything was distributed, plus the boat theme, it’s amazing! I recommend bringing a flashlight that shines brightly, in the water tunnels, you can hardly see anything with the lights of the helmet they give you, and with a decent flashlight, the experience is multiplied by 1000. I totally recommend the guided visit, for what the ticket costs, it’s worth it.
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Fantastic experience: The visit can be guided, but the path is so well marked that I don’t think it’s necessary. Also, there are many informational signs. The audiovisual room is very interesting.
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Fantastic experience: The guided tour was fantastic. We did it with Enric and Raúl, and they were amazing. We went with children, and they found it too short. Both the 4x4 trip and the inflatable boat ride were incredible. Highly recommended for both adults and children.
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Fantastic experience: Imposing fortress. A must-visit if you are a history lover.
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Fantastic experience: Fortaleza abaluartada espectacular, inmensa, una historia que vale la pena conocer, contada por sus guías, Chic@s súper espléndidos y bien documentados históricamente, que narran un paso a pasó por la fortaleza que te trasladan al pasado. Un lugar que no puedes dejar de visitar al estar por Figueres.
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Fantastic experience: It's a place to visit, taking advantage of the tourist visit to the area. A drive and many things to see. Surely it won't disappoint you.
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Fantastic experience: Incredibly well preserved. We took the tour of the Water Cathedral where you also go in a 4x4 through the fortress moat. Highly recommended. We left delighted.
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Positive experience: A military defensive castle. It is part of the history of our country, and it is good to understand how it has been used in different eras from monarchs to republicans. Interesting audiovisual at the beginning of the tour. It can be done on foot autonomously following an itinerary or by hiring a guided tour in a 4x4.
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Positive experience: If you go to Figueras, take the opportunity to see this castle, it is purely a military garrison, austere and of large dimensions, I advise you to walk around it and you will notice its large dimensions….remember it is on a high place, on cloudy days the wind blows a lot (you should dress warmly) and on sunny days there are no shadows, so bring a hat and a water bottle to stay hydrated.
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Fantastic experience: Spectacular!!, it's worth taking the guided tour.
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Fantastic experience: Recommended visit for all lovers of military history. Very well preserved.
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Fantastic experience: The Castle of San Fernando is a large Modern Age fortress, one of the biggest in Europe and the largest monument in dimensions in Catalonia. I was struck by the deer around the wall, the Parade Ground, and the stables. The interior visit can be made individually, conventionally, or as a school group, taking approximately 1-1:30 hours. However, I also recommend doing the exterior visit for €16 per person, as you will go by Jeep to visit the fortress walls (8 people and the guide) and you will get to visit the Cathedral of Water (accessing underground spaces such as: countermines and through the interior of the underground water reservoirs, navigating in a zodiac). I appreciate the attention of the guide Pau, for the excellent historical explanation, the attention and kindness shown to my 81-year-old father, as well as to the 4 French women and the 2 Barcelonans who were in our group. Eternally grateful. Thank you! ❤️ Recommendations: request the ticket in advance so as not to miss the exterior access, and take into account your mobility to access via steps, staircases, and the closed area, in the countermine and the cisterns. My father and I went by train from Tarragona and ascended by taxi, but the descent took 30 minutes from the castle to the train station. I totally recommend visiting: attentive staff, spotless, well-preserved place, and for anyone who enjoys history and adventure, go ahead!
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Fantastic experience: It is a must-visit place for its culture, for what it represents, and for all the curious things that can be done; a very nice walk for families with kids, teenagers, or just on your own! Our guide was very kind, friendly, attentive, and helpful, explaining the history of the fortress from its origins to the present day. The guided tour started at 1 o'clock and ended at approximately 2:40 pm. Take precautions!! The guided tours are available in Spanish, Catalan, English, and maybe in French; I am not sure.
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Positive experience: Very close to the village or the center of Figueras. Tickets 10 euros Tour with jeep and to see the water galleries. 10 adults and 5 children. You must bring everything. That is, water and snacks. Since there is nowhere to eat up there. There are restrooms. Both tours are 4 hours long. The castle of San Ferran in Figueras, Spain is an impressive fortification built in the 18th century. There are many things to see inside and around the castle, including: The walls and bastions: The outer walls of the castle are imposing and designed to protect the fortress from enemy attacks. You can walk along the walls and admire the views of the surrounding countryside. The moat: The castle is surrounded by a large moat that was an important defense against enemies. Nowadays, you can walk along the moat and enjoy the views. The arsenal: Inside the castle, there is an impressive arsenal with ancient weapons and armor. The chapels: The castle has two chapels, one for soldiers and another for officials. Both are impressive and feature beautiful decorations and architectural details. The museum: The castle also houses a museum dedicated to the history of the castle and the Figueras region. Here you can learn more about the history of the castle and its strategic importance. The gardens: The gardens surrounding the castle are beautiful and carefully designed. You can walk through the gardens and enjoy the views of the castle and the city of Figueras.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent walk to do with family, full of history and in very good condition. It is worth visiting the cisterns and the guides are very cool. Be careful, it is not suitable for claustrophobics. I recommend!!
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Fantastic experience: I had been wanting to visit this military fortress from the 18th century for many years. Recommended. Thank you, Sandra, for the excellent afternoon you gave us with your Jeep and boat ride and your explanations.
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Fantastic experience: Very good experience for going with children or friends, we took the guided tour with jeeps and a boat visit to the agibes, both guides were very friendly and gave us an explanation at every moment about how everything happened during the history of the fortress, after the Jeep tour that lasted about 30/45 minutes we went down to the agibes where they put us in a canoe where we paddled through the different reservoirs, it seems incredible how clear the water still is, the price was 16 euros per person. If you want, you can visit the outside of the fortress for free and if not with a more basic ticket you can walk around the area. I recommend calling to reserve a spot and above all try to go on a day without wind because it is horrible.
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Fantastic experience: The guided tour is super cool! It's worth paying 16 euros per person to enjoy a 1h 40min tour with a 4x4 to see the fortress from the outside and a rubber boat to see the water reserves. Spectacular! Pau was our tour guide and he did it super well! We recommend it 100%!
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Fantastic experience: Monumental castle, military bastion style. It is the largest in Europe by total area, a very interesting visit as it is a stronghold with a lot of history behind it. Highly recommended visit.
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Positive experience: Localizado en Figueras, castillo que se puede visitar a un precio de 5 euros, el recorrido consta de 14 puntos para no perderte ninguno de los rincones durante su visita y así encontrar la salida.Tiempo aproximado 45 minutos. Vistas increíbles del cielo, recomendado %.
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Fantastic experience: Spectacular place, I still have the guided tour pending. I will repeat
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Positive experience: We went as a whole company to see the fortress and it was truly impressive. The guides were excellent. Highly recommended
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Fantastic experience: Simply stunning. The largest fortress in Europe. Strolling through its ramparts is a true journey back in time. The visit is worth it.
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Positive experience: Immense, if you go, take the guided tour, which will transport you in time and take you to the depths of the fortress. highly recommended.
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Fantastic experience: We took the off-road tour. Highly recommendable. Despite being organized in French, our guide was great and made sure to explain everything in Spanish for us at all times. The visit to the water deposits was awesome!! Magnificently preserved fortress and after the off-road route, the rest of the visit was on foot. We liked it a lot and our guide was great.
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Fantastic experience: An incredibly large place hidden on a hill in the center of a city. I have known Figueiras for 20 years and never even imagined I would find something like this there, and the best part is the history you know, a must-see in this beautiful town full of culture.
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Positive experience: We did the guided tour, the guide was very good at giving the corresponding explanations and taking us around the castle in a 4x4 with his explanations. When you finish with the guide, you can visit all the other departments and part of the walls.
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful fortress, fantastic attention and gorgeous views.
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Fantastic experience: A total success to visit the castle, the entry costs €4, there is no audio guide but they give you a brochure detailing the route to take and some information about each area. Don't skip the audiovisual at the entrance, it explains many things that you'll later see and appreciate throughout the tour.
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Fantastic experience: I visited it with my partner and we loved it!! It's impressive! As soon as you enter, you are left with your mouth open in front of this colossal structure, and as the tour progresses, you are even more amazed by such a magnificent and beautiful construction. We also did the guided tour of the mine and the water reservoir, and we liked it a lot. It is totally worth paying €16 for the entrance to the visit and the tour. We highly recommend it.
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Fantastic experience: Incredible fortress. It is a marvel and it is extremely huge. The guided tour was with a boy archaeologist specialized in castles and it was truly an amazing experience. The guide showed a lot of passion for what he was telling and showing us. Take the tour in a 4x4 and on the boat through the cisterns, it is spectacular. This tour is also available in Spanish.
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Fantastic experience: Awesome. I didn't know about its existence and it's way more worthwhile than going to the Dalí museum. Incredible its preservation. Beautiful the tour. Highly recommended.
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Fantastic experience: A wonderful experience. Complete visit to the site in a 4x4 and water cathedral (€16). Special mention to the guides who accompanied us, Sara and Sergi, for their knowledge, professionalism, friendliness, and dedication. A 10! Impressive architectural gem, too bad it's not better promoted... we will take care of that ourselves if the institutions lack that push.
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Fantastic experience: The guided tour in a 4*4 that immerses you in the depths of the fortress is essential. A ten for the guide and the people who attend to those of us visiting this piece of history. As a phrase in the Gallarta mining museum says: 'We deal with culture and memory, we defend history, not tourism.'
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Fantastic experience: We had a great morning, it's a tour suitable for all ages and very well guided, interesting historical content. The team is super nice
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Fantastic experience: The excursion was very interesting. Everything mentioned in the previous reviews was very useful to us. The route in the Jeep and through the canals was very special with such a nice and fun guide. I give it a 10. There is a bar and restroom, which is essential when you go with the little ones. After the route, they got their ice cream rewards.
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Fantastic experience: The boat tour was very awesome :) an incredible place. An unforgettable experience walking through the big property without people. (I went in the afternoon on a Sunday)
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Fantastic experience: We still don't understand how this visit and this fortress are so little known even within Catalunya. We can already tell you that we were delighted! We chose the complete tour: a visit to the perimeter in Land Rovers (please, never update them, they are iconic), a visit to the depots and a free visit to the fortress. The guides were great and everything overall was surprising. You can do it with kids, it combines 4x4, zodiacs, and fortresses, they will love it. Watch out for the exterior parking, there is a real risk of them smashing your window.
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Fantastic experience: Perfect for going, seeing it, and taking a guided tour. Great discovery in Figueres.
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Positive experience: Beautiful place for photography with good views of the area from the viewpoint.
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Fantastic experience: Magnificent visit to the largest fortress in Europe, San Ferran. We took a tour around the entire perimeter of the fortress, about 3.5 km, in jeeps. Accompanied by two amazing guides who explain the history of the fortress from its creation to the present, with many interesting comments. Then we went down in zodiacs to the water reservoirs that still have accumulated. The visit was very educational and interesting. The guides were the best. The only downside is that I went with my children, two kids aged 7 and 10, had to pay like an adult... I find it excessive to pay 15 for a child.
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Fantastic experience: Great service and friendliness. Worth visiting and getting to know. Not to forget the cantina and its tapas.
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Positive experience: Of impressive size, it is clear that it needs a bit more care
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Fantastic experience: Impressive old military fortress. I made the trip on my own, taking about 45 minutes approximately. It is perfectly signposted and you can visit all the different rooms. The entrance costs 4 euros, and they give you a map with all the explanations.
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Positive experience: Visiting the town of Figueras, we drove up the road towards the hill where the castle or military fortress is located, to visit it. This site was also used as an old prison in the 18th century, being the largest bastioned fortress in Europe. It's a shame we couldn't visit its interior, it was closed to visitors, so we settled for seeing its exterior and imagining its magnitude, it occupies 320,000 m2 of surface area and its outer perimeter.
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Fantastic experience: You can tour the castle for free from the outside and see a good part as well as do a walking tour of 3025m. If you want to do it inside, you have to pay 4€ per person. If you would like to do something more fun without walking, you can pay for the tour with the water fountains, which I recommend 100%, it only costs 16€ per person. Important, you need to book; in the photos I leave the number and the ticket of what I am talking about. The tour is done in a 4x4 and then in a boat/canoe. It's a whole experience lasting almost 2 hours, and you can also eat at the bar restaurant. If you come to Figueres, it could be one of the essentials on your list, as it is the most extensive in Catalunya.
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Fantastic experience: The Castle of Sant Ferran is located on a hill in the municipality of Figueres, at the end of the Castle Hill. The Sant Ferran barracks is a large military fortress built in the 18th century under the orders of various military engineers. The coup plotter Tejero was imprisoned in this Fortress Barracks. It is the largest monument in Catalunya and is declared a Cultural Interest Asset.
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Fantastic experience: We took the guided tour by jeep and zodiac. The fortification is spectacular and is in very good condition. I recommend taking the guided tour; it is not long or tedious at all, on the contrary, it is very pleasant and takes us into very interesting, as well as historical places. Since it is by jeep, we cover the entire fortification in a very short time. The water part seemed very interesting to us when we saw so many liters of water stored underwater.
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Fantastic experience: Impressive historical military monument. Quite well preserved after all the battles, sieges, and bombings it has suffered. There are both free and guided tours available. It can be visited with children despite the long route. You can enjoy spectacular views and through an audiovisual, learn the history and more details of this, the last fortification in the Northeast of the peninsula. Affordable price.
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Fantastic experience: Hello, we stopped by Figueres and decided to visit this fortified fortress. Built in the 18th century to defend against the French, it is the largest monument in Catalonia and the largest fortress with bastions in Europe. The entrance fee is €4 for adults, €3.50 for children of a certain age, and free for the youngest. They offer other tours that consist of going in a 4x4 through the moats or in a Zodiac through the underground water reservoirs. We did the basic tour, which follows a route of approximately one hour inside following an explanatory brochure. There is some part that disappeared during the Spanish Civil War, which is documented in some photographs. Money and time well spent. A must-visit, don't let it slip away.
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Fantastic experience: Don't miss visiting the stables. Entrance fee is 4 euros. They give you a map with explanations at the entrance. Very friendly staff.
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Positive experience: A really cool view of the 13th-century military fortress of San Fernando in Figueras, the construction is enormous, it has beautiful views when you climb to the highest part, and magnificent stables!! It's incredible to get an idea of how people lived in that era!! I would like it to be represented a bit with furniture and everyday utensils. The museum and the walk through the underground water canal is closed, but when it opens, I will definitely come back!! I LOVED IT
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Positive experience: It's good for a walk and to see what's left of the fortress
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Positive experience: The truth is that it is an impressive fortress, the views are magnificent from above, I only have some minor complaints, and it is that for example, my wife and I went with our 15-month-old daughter and the stroller, and that is the only thing I do not recommend. Visiting this site with a baby and a stroller is not advisable as there are areas of the cobblestones where the stroller gets stuck and some stairs that have to be climbed that are a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, it's a great place to visit with family and friends, plus we still have the visit to the deep part of the castle left to do, which must be impressive. On the other hand, it would be great if they allowed walking around the entire moat, since the visit feels short and I find a nice walk in that area interesting due to the imposing magnitude of its walls and defenses, which do not allow access. Just like when you visit the medieval city of Carcassonne where you have more freedom of movement.
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Fantastic experience: Huge castle, large dimensions, nice to see...
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Fantastic experience: Pleasant surprise at how large and well-kept the castle is. It was great fun discovering our history at a very affordable price.
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Positive experience: It is very large and impressive. Very well preserved. The downside is that there are many areas closed due to covid. Safety comes first, but I think there are ways to keep rooms open that were closed during our visit today. A place to visit!
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Fantastic experience: It's impressive, super beautiful, very big and very well maintained, the entrance is €4, there is free parking, the truth is that it's really cool to see
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Fantastic experience: A large fortress that can be visited for €4. The tour is very clear and the map explains what each place is. It has very beautiful views around it and visiting it was a great decision.
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Positive experience: We went for a self-guided visit because now with the whole Covid situation there are no guided tours. I hope the guided tour is more worthwhile because the self-guided entry is unimpressive, as there is no one to explain the route, there could be some plaques that better explain the points of interest. It is a site that is very neglected for how magnificent it can be. There are no complaints about the price because the entry only costs €4 but they should improve many things to attract more attention.
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Fantastic experience: Beautiful place with spectacular corners, undoubtedly an incredible visit.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent. The visit allows you to explore the castle and fortress in great detail, and although the brochure you receive is informative, it is true that if you are passionate about history, it falls a bit short, though it does allow you to slightly relive the experience of being on duty at the fortress while it was in use. You understand the choice of the location and its privileged setting when you are there and see with your own eyes the vastness of distance it covers. I would love for the national heritage to dedicate more resources to maintain the essence, not just of this place but of everything that exists or could be discovered, but I understand that funding is limited and they do what they can. I wish a guided service were offered where you could be explained in great detail the history, from the foundations leading to the construction of such structures with graphic samples of the architectural elements.
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Fantastic experience: Great fortress with a very interesting history. It's worth the visit, including the 4x4 ride through the moats or visiting the cisterns.
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Positive experience: More could be made of the visit (you have to rely on the map and the explanations given in a brochure). The space is so large that it's sometimes easy not to know where to go. Many things to see but many closed spaces as well. I suppose the guided tour with jeep and boat that they used to do before covid showed more things. For now, it's only open in the mornings.
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Fantastic experience: The walk was wonderful at the military castle. The receptionist's service was super friendly. And in the castle's cafeteria, they were also very friendly and the food was of super quality. Everything was great! More attentive service is impossible. Unbeatable!
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Positive experience: It is a huge military building, unique in Europe, filled with amazing premises and history.
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Positive experience: This fortress is the largest monument in Catalonia and the largest bastioned fortress in Europe, covering 320,000 m2. Built in the 18th century, under the reign of Ferdinand VI of Bourbon, it had a deterrent role against enemy invasion, in addition to being a fortified enclosure capable of housing a cavalry regiment. It also played an important role in the Spanish Civil War, becoming the headquarters of the Republican government. As a curious fact, Salvador Dalí did his military service here. Although the visit is good to learn about the facilities and the fortress, personally, it left me with a feeling of an incomplete visit, a kind of bittersweet taste. It is too superficial. You can see the buildings where soldiers and officers lived, but you cannot see any housing from the inside. You can see where the troops' canteen was, but you cannot see how it was inside. You can see the prison, but you cannot enter it. I think the visit needs to allow the visitor to interact a bit with the environment and the fortress.
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Fantastic experience: Very beautiful. The pentagonal shape is surprising. Unfortunately, due to covid precautions, this year the water tanks cannot be visited. Spectacular stables. Free parking
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Fantastic experience: Gigantic fortification of which a large part can be visited. The interior buildings are in ruins but are being restored little by little.
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Fantastic experience: It is very well preserved, a pleasant walk to do with kids. It's a pity that the Museum was closed.
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Fantastic experience: Nice place to visit and a great discovery for dining, too bad the canteen isn't very visible, because the tranquility that the place breathes, its decoration, and its food are spectacular. Highly recommended!!!
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Positive experience: Beautiful place and castle with unmissable and irreproducible views with any camera lens. The entrance to the castle costs only €3.5, almost nothing compared to thousands of attractions that don't go below €15 or €20
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Positive experience: Huge castle with a self-guided interior tour of about an hour, quite interesting. If you want to do the exterior with 4X4 and Zodiac through the cisterns, you need to book (I missed it)
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Fantastic experience: The San Fernando Fortress is an amazing and must-visit place if you're nearby. Among the options to visit it, there is the self-guided option (3.5 euros) or the 15 euro option that includes entry to the interior premises, a jeep tour around the surroundings, the Cathedral of the Sea (by boat) and everything in a guided way. I highly recommend the 15 euro option for everything it includes and because it is really worth it! Just make sure to call in advance and book by phone during opening hours.
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Fantastic experience: It's an impressive fortress and the guide is very friendly, definitely recommend visiting it
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Fantastic experience: A must-visit by taking the guided tour of the Cathedral of Water. It is very beautiful and very large.
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Fantastic experience: A visit you can't miss if you're going to Figueres. Book the jeep and boat tour, which is worth it, the kids really enjoy it and the guide explains everything very well and engagingly.
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Positive experience: Eighteenth-century fortification located a short distance from the center of Figueres, notable for its monumental nature and star-shaped structure. Open for visits inside, with guided tours that teach about the various rooms of the castle, including the parade ground, the stables, and the large cistern that allows visits by zodiac boats. 3.5 euros for adult admission (unguided) and free for children. Great views over the Ampurdan plain. Very interesting and recommended visit.
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Positive experience: It's a beautiful place. You can see quite a few sites of the fortress, although in many of them you are not allowed to enter. There are guided tours that cost €15 because they include the jeep through the moat and the boat on the water, and otherwise, the individual ticket is €4. We saw deer in the moat.
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Positive experience: We did a guided tour and really enjoyed it, the zodiac ride through the castle's water tanks is very original
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Fantastic experience: Border defense castle that incorporates all the architectural elements of star-shaped castles that evolved from French engineering of the Napoleonic period to protect the structure from cannon fire. Very well preserved, worth a visit
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Fantastic experience: Residence with a dining service, like in a hotel. The chef Fabrizio is a luxury. The meals are of superior quality. Homemade meals and desserts made by them every day. Very affordable prices. Priceless. The waitresses are very charming. As long as this kitchen staff is around, it will be a pleasure to eat with them.
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Positive experience: The 4 x 4 ride through the castle is amazing, they stop at different points to give explanations and descend through one of the tunnels to see where the soldiers were stationed. But the most striking part is the rubber raft ride through the underground cisterns of the castle.
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Fantastic experience: For €15, they explain everything about the castle from a car and a boat inside, plus you can take the tour outside
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Fantastic experience: The guided tour lasts an hour and a half, first in a 4x4 and then in a zodiac through the cisterns. It is enjoyable and suitable for children from 4 years old. It ends with a free walk around the fortress. Total time 3 hours, highly recommend
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Fantastic experience: Spectacular fortress, well preserved and with magnificent views
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Positive experience: Dominating the city of Figueres, we have the magnificent San Fernando castle. It is open for visits and offers guided tours (from 3 to 15€ depending on the visit) of its interior, such as the water cisterns in the bowels of the fortress (see photo). A good place to go with children, but keeping in mind that there are areas that lack maintenance and some repairs...
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Fantastic experience: It is the largest bastioned castle in Europe. It is very well preserved. It has its underground moats with water, which they used for supply. It is huge. The movie 'The Promise' was filmed there. It is a good place to shoot films.
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Fantastic experience: An architectural and historical gem a step away from Figueres, to visit inside and enjoy a pleasant walk around its exterior perimeter. With a restaurant, for groups, families, and however you like.
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Positive experience: When the construction is finished, I will come back to visit it. We didn't go in because I can't stand construction machines, why is this country always half-done? Anyway, the outer walls are spectacular and one of the largest fortresses I have ever seen.
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Fantastic experience: My opinion is not very faithful to the place because we visited it by chance, I don't even know if guided tours are available. But the walls, the views, and the natural surroundings are worth visiting.
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Fantastic experience: ~3-4h with a guided tour, more free. Quite well preserved and impressive. It is advisable to first walk around the perimeter before the guided tour. The miniature exhibition is not worth it, however.
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Fantastic experience: We did the guided tour. To the largest fortress in Europe according to the guides, very friendly and attentive (Sergi and Sergi) explain everything very clearly and with anecdotes, the 4x4 ride goes by very quickly, and the zodiac ride is very curious. By the way, it is difficult to access for people with reduced mobility, the same goes for the 4x4s for going up and down.
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Positive experience: The decaying conservation since 1997 is hard to understand as we have had so many years as a tourist castle. The magnitude of the place and the defense methods can still be seen. There is a video available for users in several languages that explains what happened, especially during the years of republican occupation. There is an austere chapel but with words from General Álvarez de Castro that decorate and give light to that background of the stables. The most expensive entrance fee is for the boat ride in the lower area.
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Fantastic experience: Highly recommend visiting. Excellent food at the fortress restaurant
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Positive experience: Affordable entry. Very spacious and large, many areas, very beautiful. We arrived by chance and spent an hour walking with children.
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Fantastic experience: Great experience with family! You ride in an all-terrain vehicle, walk through old tunnels used as countermines, go up in a zodiac, and with a stroke of a paddle, navigate through subterranean waters... You can visit the rest of the fortress, including the chamber where Álvarez de Castro was tortured, the old stables, etc... In the guided tour, the guides are true pros and you can tell they love their work! We had a great time!!!
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Positive experience: It is a place that commands respect, taking you back to times of history that we hope do not repeat... it is not a complete tour of the entire castle because I wanted to see the dungeons but it's fine
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Fantastic experience: Wonderful fortification where part of this country's recent history was forged
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Positive experience: Beautiful view of the Pyrenees and the castle takes you back to another time.
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Positive experience: A place you must visit to understand a bit of Spain's military history. There are ruined rooms, but they also have their charm. Great parade ground.
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Fantastic experience: Fantastic exhibition of paintings, although the artists are amateurs, their level can compete with the best. Very interesting. If we add the charm and beauty of the place, a fortress of the largest and best preserved in Europe that can be visited freely or with a guide. The views over Figueres from it are spectacular. I recommend visiting it.
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Positive experience: Discounted price of €3 if you are a student. Normal entry €3.5. The ticket price includes an audio guide. Good views.
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Fantastic experience: The beautiful useless, as it is also called the San Fernando Castle because it never went to war. It is a very good experience. You can now take the guided tour that drives you in a jeep through the entire enclosure and main sites of the castle, where they explain the history of the castle. It includes a visit to some tunnels that lead into the countryside and explain why and for what purpose they were made. It also includes a boat tour of the huge underground water reservoirs that could supply the castle in case of isolation (very interesting, not recommended for those who suffer from claustrophobia) it is completely safe. It also includes some audiovisuals at the entrance of the castle that, to be honest, I didn't find very interesting. Basically, it was the same as what the guides explained, who by the way answer all questions you might have about the castle. They are very kind, pleasant, and attentive. The default language is Catalan, but they kindly ask if anyone doesn't speak it and provide it in Spanish. They also speak English and French and respond in these languages to the main questions or reviews. At the end of the tour, you can freely visit the interior of the castle (you can visit without paying the entrance fee) you can go to the stables (scenes from the movie 'Perfume' were filmed there), the inner streets where the soldiers' houses are located, courtyards and more. Additionally, the castle can be toured outside the walls and moats, which is a very frequented route by locals either walking or running. The views are fabulous. It is worth it. The castle is a step away from the center, Dalí Museum.
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Positive experience: Good guided tour and very interesting for adults and children. In summer there is little shade and it gets a bit hot. It is outdoors, it is advisable to go on non-rainy days
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Fantastic experience: A pleasant surprise in the midst of a somewhat disappointing city. Despite the historical hardships, the fortress remains enough to be an attractive visit for history lovers. Although the audio guide is somewhat outdated, it is 100% recommended.
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Fantastic experience: It is a military fortress in Catalonia that was remodeled and later acquired the name Castle. It is the largest monument in Figueres and I recommend visiting it. Walking, it is 20 minutes from the Dalí Theatre Museum. There is a viewpoint before entering where you can get a great view of part of the City. There is parking outside (but it is better to park inside for greater surveillance and access to belongings). The entrance is cheap at €3.5 and there is a discount if you are a student or meet the discount profile. You can request an audio guide. When I went, there was no guided tour. One advantage is that it is very large (not many people come compared to museums), you can also take photos of the architecture, enjoy the views, and I don't know if you can bring a packed lunch (I didn't ask, but there is a restaurant bar at the entrance that you can leave at the end). Bring sneakers, a hat, and water (there is a drinking fountain at the level of module 12 of the audio guide). At the beginning, there is an exhibition on the history of the fortress and a small museum of the weapons used in that era. If you don't have a time constraint, I recommend visiting it. The staff was also very attentive.
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Positive experience: Incredible how well it is preserved, it is worth taking the stroll from Figueras. We were left wanting to take the boat ride through the cave below the castle but we will come back.
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Fantastic experience: A castle with a military area that can be visited. It's worth seeing its walls and the huge stable. Some deer live under the bridge.
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Positive experience: Taking a guided tour in a land rover and visiting the underground water reservoirs in a zodiac at the fortress costs 15 euros in April 2017.
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Positive experience: It is a beautiful place, which represents a good part of the history between Spain and France, with beautiful views, it also conveys the perception of how people lived there during the 18th century, I give it 4 stars because I feel that more could be done regarding the guide and to make more use of the castle in all its magnitude.
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Positive experience: Highly recommended visit, you can explore the largest fortress of the 18th century by jeep and see the water reservoirs with a small boat. The visit lasts about 1 hour and 45 minutes and costs €15.
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Fantastic experience: The largest castle in Europe. The entry, although it costs 3 euros, is the cheapest of museums in the area.
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Fantastic experience: A place to visit with family. I recommend the guided tour; if you go with kids, they will remember it. Very interesting, part of history and very close to the Dalí Museum
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Fantastic experience: Recommended, as always, but this time with more reason, guide, zodiac ride and a lot of information about everything, I personally left delighted.
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