Singular places

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 is one of those cinematographic places par excellence. Chosen by companies and producers all over the world to film for television and cinema.

The magnificent context, the facilities, the infrastructure and the right logistics make it possible to do cinema productions in an authentic 18th century fortress prepared to home the visitors and with multiples indoor and outdoor spaces (moats, stable, church, prison) to shoot historical scenes, to prepare settings, etc. Learn more about the activities and events that can be carried out in Sant Ferran castle.

Sant Ferran Castle has several buildings, powder magazine, stables, arms square, moats, church and a former prison. More than 18,000 m2 of floor areas and more than 140,000 m2 of outdoor spaces to host cultural acts, celebrations, shows, sport events, photograph sessions and filming. If you want to know authentic castles for events, learn about the services and activities we offer you at Sant Ferran castle, a monumental jewel from the 18th century.

Navigating along its monumental cisterns, visiting the stables, going across the impressive moats by ATV or going down to the quiet countermines will allow the visitor to recapture a time and past situations within their original context.

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.

The French troops’ frequent incursions during the late 17th century and the early 18th century revealed the need of having, in the this border territory, defense fortifications devoted to avoid the continuous invasions from the neighboring country. 

In 1751, during Ferdinand VI reign in Spain, it was decided to build up Sant Ferdinand “Real Plaza de Guerra” in the Figueres surroundings. The building of the fortress was started in 1753 and the construction works continued until the first years of 19th century. At the time it was considered as a model of its kind, since it stood out due to the great layout and the magnificence of the completion. Learn about the services this monument offers. 

Navigating along its monumental cisterns, visiting the stables, going across the impressive moats by ATV or going down to the quiet countermines will allow the visitor to recapture a time and past situations within their original context.