Castell d'Ascó

place Carrer Alt del Castell, s/n 43791 Ascó, Tarragona, Catalonia

Like most defensive structures at the end of the Ebro valley, Ascó Castle was built under Muslim rule and conquered by the Christians in the 12th century.

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Much of the fortress, declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya, was destroyed during the Reapers' War in the mid-17th century. Today a tower of Arab origin survives, which was rebuilt during the Carlist war, along with part of a Gothic tower.