Château de Belpuig

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

Belpuig Castle and the Canigou mountain

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]

See also

References
  1. Prunet-et-Belpuig on Les Pyrénées Catalans website
  2. Green Guide: Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges p.94, Michelin Tyre plc, 1998, ISBN 2-06-136602-3


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