{"id":53048,"date":"2025-10-28T11:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapilife.com\/listings\/castell-descornalbou\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:25:26","slug":"castell-descornalbou","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.mapilife.com\/en\/listings\/castell-descornalbou\/","title":{"rendered":"Escornalbou Castle-Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reopened after several years of restoration, the Escornalbou Castle-Monastery is shining again as one of the must-see visits in the Camp de Tarragona. Between Romanesque walls and viewpoint gardens, you\u2019ll discover the site\u2019s history, the red-hued landscapes of the Baix Camp and the stately home of Eduard Toda, diplomat and patron of the Catalan ‘Renaixen\u00e7a’<\/span><\/p>\n

A unique place where heritage, nature and culture come together. Framed by red cliffs and pine forests, the Sant Miquel d\u2019Escornalbou complex blends castle, former monastery and an early-20th-century stately residence. The property was acquired in 1911 by the Reus-born diplomat and scholar Eduard Toda, who restored it to his own taste and turned it into a summer home. The tour takes in drawing rooms, a library, travel collections and spaces such as the Romanesque church and the cloister-garden, helping visitors understand the monastery\u2019s role within the medieval barony of Escornalbou. A singular ensemble that distils history, landscape and the spirit of the Renaixen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n