Castell de Flix

place 43750 Flix, Tarragona, Catalonia

A triangular fortification around a tower. It was built by the Carlists in 1837 on a hill in the middle of the meander and protected a centuries-old ferry crossing of the Ebro towards Lleida. It was considered operational during the First and Third Carlist Wars.

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The fortress was a very solid Carlist stronghold and did not fall until the end of hostilities, after being stormed by the troops of General Eduardo Gamir on 19 June 1875. The castle has recently been restored and can be visited by prior arrangement.