Fortress of Catalonia

Sant Ferran castle, possibly the biggest fortress in Europe, was designed to home 6,000 men and 500 horses.

The works started on September 4th, 1753 and thirteen years after the fortress and some of the internal structures were inaugurated. Today 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.

Organize events, seminars, conventions, weddings, personal parties or TV and movie shootings. Learn about the different activities and events it is possible to carry out in Sant Ferran castle, one of the fortresses of Catalonia with the greatest international recognition as a tourism, economic and cultural attraction center. 

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.

Are you looking for a fortified castle for a particular event? An authentic fortified castle from past centuries where organize your party or event? Then, we invite you to visit Sant Ferran Castle monumental facilities, the biggest fortress of Europe for its size and monumental infrastructure. It has lounges, lobbies, moats, church, former prison, powder magazine, stables.

Enjoy an aerial view of Sant Ferran Castle and take a look to the entire place where it is located and know the different services and activities to organize events, parties, conventions, seminars, film shootings, and more.

Sant Ferran castle offers more than 18,000 m2 of floor area and more than 140,000 m2 of outdoor spaces to home cultural acts, celebrations, meetings, concerts, conventions, shows, exhibitions, fairs, presentations, sport events, etc. See Sant Ferran castle services and activities.

Besides, it counts with parking areas for more than 500 vehicles, including heavy vehicles, buses and machinery. 

Sant Ferran castle is suitable for making photograph or film sessions of the monument, as well as publicity spots, television and movies shooting and filming, with enough infrastructure to host the corresponding logistics.

The Sant Ferran castle Consortium was born as a result of the Governing Partnership Agreement, signed on November 6th, 2003 between the Ministry of Defense, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and Figueres City Hall to put cultural value to Saint Ferdinand castle in Figueres; to do so, the Ministry of Defense yields to the Consortium the use of the lands and facilities of the Castle during a term of fifty years. 

Today, thanks to this new boost, the fortress has recovered its historical value and has become a pole of cultural and tourism attraction both nationally and internationally. See all the information regarding the Consortium and the fortress itself.