Castell de la Fosca
Castell de la Fosca or Punta del Castell is an ancient Iberian settlement or oppidum sited on a rocky promontory at the north end of the beach called Platja de Castell, about 2 kilometres ENE of Palamós, on the Costa Brava.Photo: Saint-Aniol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Saint-Aniol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Iron age settlement in Catalonia (Spain)
- Also known as: “Punta del Castell” and “Ruïnes íberes de Castell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pineda d’en Gori and Barraca d’en Dalí de Palamós.
Pineda d’en Gori
Evergreen forest
Photo: Joandrés, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pineda d’en Gori is an evergreen forest.
Barraca d’en Dalí de Palamós
Building
Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0.
Barraca d’en Dalí de Palamós is a building, which is situated 540 metres northeast of Castell de la Fosca.
Mas Juny
Building
Photo: Chupa cabras, CC BY 3.0.
Mas Juny is a building, which is situated 590 metres northwest of Castell de la Fosca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cala s’Alguer and Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar.
Cala s’Alguer
Neighborhood
Photo: AlbertTM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cala s'Alguer is a traditional fishing village on the Costa Brava coast of Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Palamós, in the comarca of Baix Empordà and the province of Girona.
Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar
Locality
Photo: Antoni Grifol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar is a ruined castle perched atop a cliff in the town of Palamós, in Baix Empordà, between La Fosca and the Cala s'Alguer.
La Fosca
Neighborhood
Photo: Olga Gairin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Fosca is a neighbourhood of the town of Palamós and a beach on the Costa Brava, located in the comarca of Baix Empordà and the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.
Castell de la Fosca
- Categories: iberian settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Palamós, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.86037° or 41° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
3.15863° or 3° 9′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FH5V565+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 296160866OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3819440
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Satellite Map
Discover Castell de la Fosca from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Castell de la Fosca” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de la Fosca”
- Catalan: “Poblat ibèric de Castell”
- Catalan: “Poblat ibèric de la Punta del Castell”
- Catalan: “Poblat ibèric del Castell de Palamós”
- Catalan: “Poblat ibèric del Castell”
- French: “Village ibérique de Castell de Palamós”
- Spanish: “Poblado ibero de Castell”
- Spanish: “Poblado íbero de Castell”
- Spanish: “Punta de Castell”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento de la Punta de Castell”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include la Foradada and l’Agulla de Castell.
Nearby Places
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