Spain · Restored
Castell de la Trinitat
Castell de la Trinitat is a 16th‑century star fort on a rocky promontory at the Gulf of Roses in Catalonia, completed in 1551. Built as a five‑pointed bastioned fortress of thick masonry, it dominated the approaches to the town of Roses and was restored and reopened as a site and museum in 2010.
Its prime
1551
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1551
What Castell de la Trinitat looked like in its prime.
A five-pointed star fort of pale-grey limestone masonry with five angular, outward‑pointing bastions joined by broad, thick curtain walls roughly 18–20 metres high. Curtain faces are punctured by small rectangular embrasures and capped by flat parapet walkways and artillery platforms; the silhouette is low and polygonal rather than towered. The whole fortress sits directly on a steep, rocky coastal promontory above the Gulf of Roses, with scrub and terraces descending the slope.
Its story
The story of Castell de la Trinitat.
The Castell de la Trinitat — also known as the Castillo de la Poncella or the Botón de Roses — stands on a rocky promontory above the Gulf of Roses in Catalonia. Completed in 1551 and built in the shape of a five-pointed star for defence, its thick walls rise some 18–20 metres and were designed to house a garrison of about 350 men, working alongside the Ciutadella de Roses to defend the town.
In 1808 the fort was defended for twelve days by Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines under Captain Thomas, Lord Cochrane, supported by Catalan militia and regulars. The damage inflicted by the besieging French and Italian artillery was compounded by an immense explosion of gunpowder barrels from Cochrane's frigate HMS Imperieuse, laid by him to deny the French control of the sea approaches to the bay. Restored, the fort reopened as a site and museum in 2010.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1551.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Castell de la Trinitat — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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