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Aerial view of the Girona castle of Montsoriu.Ricard Vaqué / Consell Comarcal de la Selva

In 1367, the troops of the Aragonese King Pedro IV - some 1,200 men - surrounded the castle of Montsoriu (Arbúcies-Sant Feliu de Buixalleu, Girona).

But the fortress, in the hands of the Viscounty of Cabrera, resisted the military onslaught and the number of defenders was notably lower.

A system of concentric walls, the difficulty of access to the hill on which it stands and its excellent supply system ...

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