After the summer, with the productions of this winter and spring in mind, we propose you a total of 10 locations anchored in the middle ages in Catalonia, less than 2 hours drive from the city of Barcelona.

If you need a location for an audiovisual production or shooting with a medieval air, with cobbled streets, wonderful bridges, creepers and unsurpassed landscapes, Catalonia offers you a great variety of villages located in the provinces of Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona with different peculiarities.

District: Ribera d’Ebre (Tarragona)

Distance from Barcelona: 160 Km (2 hours aprox.)

It’s enclave and the verticality of the red rock on which the castle is built deserve your special attention. The town seems to climb away from the bank of the Ebro until finishing by the wall of its castle on the top of the hill.

It is advisable to travel from the paved driveway of the southern access to the archaeological remains of the Berber village, at the foot of the castle, from which you also have incredible views on the Ebro, the Tamarig meander, the lush riverside forest and the Dolomite formations through which it passes.

District: Priorat (Tarragona)

Distance from Barcelona: 147 Km (approx. 2 hours)

We can admire a charming village with medieval houses and cobbled streets crowned by a Romanesque church of the XII century and the remains of a Saracen fortress on the edge of a huge rock and rocky cliff. At his feet, a swamp of clean and calm waters.

It is one of the most beautiful villages in Catalonia, both for its location and its surroundings, with fantastic views on the Siurana river valley and the reservoir. A climbing paradise, ideal for shootings and audiovisual productions for outdoor sports.

District: Baix Empordà (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 130 Km (approx. 1 hour 40m)

Its historical center is famous for its Romanesque tower with almost nine centuries of history, but also for its gothic quarter, its walls, defensive towers, squares and magnificent views, making it a medieval jewel that you can use as a location for your next Audiovisual oproductions or photographic shoots.

This medieval village has almost nine centuries of history. It is known for its historical center, its cobblestone streets, its stone facades with climbers, its arches, its Romanesque towers, a gothic quarter, oval windows and stone balconies.

District: Baix Empordà (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 130 Km (approx. 1 hour 40m)

It is one of the most intact and complete medieval settlements in the area and is declared a Historic-Artistic Complex for its level of conservation,. It has developed around its fairytail castle, has labyrinthine streets with by vine covered walls and windows.

Peratallada has been able to preserve its medieval essence without seasonings. The harmony of the buildings gives it an architectural balance in which there are no stridencies or extravagances. It immerse you fully in the middle age and is a fantastic área for your next photographic shooting or audiovisual production.

District: Baix Empordà (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 126 Km (1 hour 30m aprox.)

Monells grew around the old castle, although today only the wall remains. Formerly, it was the home of one of the most important markets in the area. This small medieval town of 182 inhabitants is located near the river Rissec, where tourism was limited to the connoisseurs of the área, but now it is famous, thanks to the film “8 Catalan surnames”.

For your next project of production or shooting it is worth to discover its alleys contemplating the beauty of the houses, the magnificent fire tower on the Plaza Mayor and the Church San Ginés in Gothic style.

District: La Garrotxa (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 130 Km (1 hour 30m aprox.)

Besalú is a village of medieval origin that grew around a fortress, the Castle of Besalú, although its main claim is the Pont Vell, of Romanesque origin and the fortified access to Besalú with its narrow and winding alleys, some without exit that are kept almost in perennial shadow by the buildings that surround them.

The bridge, which crosses the river Fluvià was declared of cultural interest and is a perfect setting for an audiovisual production or photographic shooting in the middle of nature.

District: La Garrotxa (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 119 Km (1 hour 40m aprox.)

Castellfollit de la Roca is one of the smallest municipalities in Catalonia. It is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and the Toronell river, where we find a spectacular basaltic wall of 50 meters high and almost one kilometer in width, as if it were naturally walled.

The old quarter build with volcanic material is of medieval times, the narrow streets of the village fare leading to the old church of Sant Salvador, at the end of the cliff, and you find there a viewpoint with priviliged views ideal for framing your next audiovisual or photographic projects

District: Osona (Barcelona)

Distance from Barcelona: 107 Km (approx. 1 hour 40m)

It is born around a church and a castle, integrated and communicated by a bridge. The cobbled streets walk almost without people between houses of stone facades. It is situated in a mountainous landscape in the area of Coollsacabra, between abrupt cliffs and a water channel.

Picturesque houses of stone up to five centuries old, a Romanesque church of the XI century, a palace … The whole set is ideal to produce an audiovisual project or take a photographic shooting walking through its streets, crossing the bridges and getting to know the most beautiful farms well preserved and linked to rural activity.

District: La Garrotxa (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 120 Km (1 hour 45m aprox.)

A medieval village so well preserved that it looks like a museum, an unexpected sight on the Mediterranean, surrounded by volcanoes upholstered in forests that look like a story.

Santa Pau conserves a traditional architecture around a castle that stars the views from each street. But everything is so authentic that it bewitches us with its medieval charm.

This is the structure of Santa Pau, a castle and village sheltered by walls, where you get great results for your shootings and audiovisual productions.

District: La Selva (Girona)

Distance from Barcelona: 103 Km (1 hour 20m aprox.)

It conserves almost all the walled perimeter, constructed between the XII and XIVth century to defend the local population to pirate incursions. In the wall we see three large cylindrical towers of defense. The beautiful landscape of the bay awaits you, in an unmistakable Mediterranean setting for your next audiovisual or photographic projects ..

It is the only witness of fortified medieval construction that exists in all the Catalan coast. The interior of Tossa de Mar is not very big, but its narrow cobbled streets, skipping all the rules of urbanism and accessibility, always leave you some picturesque touch between houses and souvenir shops.

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