Fortress Figueres

Among the worldwide fortresses, Sant Ferran castle in Figueres is one of the most significant due to its magnificence, history and cultural value. 

Today, Sant Ferran castle is one of the few 18th century fortresses that keep their splendor and structure in the original state and allow the public to visit the different indoor and outdoor spaces and organize any type of cultural, social and sport events within an unbeatable environment. Know more about Sant Ferran Castle. 

If you want to visit Sant Ferran castle, you just have to get in touch with us and we will offer you the kind of visit you need. Also, we will inform you about all the types of activities, events, parties and services Sant Ferran castle offers. Here you can learn about the History of this 18th century fortress and its current situation, and access the Aerial View of the entire Castle.

It is possible to navigate along its monumental cisterns, visit the stables, go across the impressive moats by ATV or go down to the quiet countermines, all which will allow the visitor to recapture a time and past situations within their original context. Learn about the services and activities that Sant Ferran castle has to offer.

Sant Ferran castle is one of those singular places in Catalonia, due to its history and cultural and tourism value. In 1999 the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, through the Institute for the Spanish Historical Art Heritage from the Fine Arts General Administration, called a public tender to design the Saint Ferdinand Castle Master Plan, which purpose was to make the fortress regain its cultural value while becoming at the same time a tourism, economic and cultural attraction pole, but without loosing in the process its own essence, determined by its origin and historical function.

Nowadays, Sant Ferran castle is the tourism, economic and cultural attraction center that offers services and activities to organize social, cultural and sport events and television and movies shootings.

Sant Ferran castle in Figueres was built on the 18th century, during Ferdinand VI reign in Spain. The French troops’ frequent incursions during the late 17th century and the early 18th century revealed the need of having, in this border territory, a military facility assigned to avoid the continuous invasions from the neighboring country.

Today Sant Ferran castle has recovered its splendor and international importance as a historical monument thanks to the Consortium, integrated by the Ministry of Defense, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and Figueres City Hall.

Discover this huge fortress, unique in Europe, and see the activities that take place in it, such as navigating along its monumental cisterns, visiting the stables, going across the impressive moats by ATV, or going down the quiet countermines, which will make the visitor recapture a time and past situations within their original context. Know an authentic 18th century castle.

Sant Ferran castle is one of the most important fortresses in Europe and the world that keeps an outstanding original state. Built in the 18th century to avoid the enemy’s incursions into Spanish territory, it has multiple buildings that today you can visit and look around: moats, powder magazine, stable, arms square, church, prison. Learn about the History of the Castle and go around its facilities from our Aerial View of Sant Ferran Fortress.