The 2024-2026 restoration
Between 2024 and 2026 the Town Council carried out the most ambitious intervention ever undertaken at the fortress, funded by the European Union’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
In figures
€2,991,241
Total amount of the project, 100% funded by the NextGenerationEU programme
28 May 2026
End of the bulk of the consolidation works, within the grant timetable
4 finds
Medieval floors, storage pits, an olive-oil mill and a buried chamber in the keep
360°
New viewpoint at the top of the keep, over the delta of the Tordera river
Funding
The castle’s conservation and restoration project receives funding from the Programme for improving competitiveness and revitalising historic heritage for tourist use, run by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and approved by Order ICT/1363/2022.
The programme is part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. The total amount is €2,991,241.00, 100% grant-funded.
In April 2026 the Local Government Board approved an internal redistribution of the budget lines for unforeseen technical reasons, without changing the total amount or the purpose of the grant.
Timeline of the works
January 2024
The castle closes for six months for the restoration works.
23 December 2024
The Ministry of Industry and Tourism publishes the final proposed decision on the grants under the historic heritage for tourist use programme.
May 2025
The castle closes again for a new phase of works, until March 2026.
November 2025
Award of the consolidation and reconstruction works, with a budget of more than €1.5 million.
Early 2026
The Ministry of Tourism grants an extension of the works until 31 May 2026.
28 May 2026
The bulk of the works is completed, within the grant timetable.
After May 2026
The Town Council continues the fitting-out with its own resources: enclosures and an access-control booth.
9-12 October 2026
Official inauguration ceremony and reopening to the public.
What has been found
The excavations have uncovered chambers, stairs and circulation spaces unknown until now, after tonnes of rubble and sediment were removed. Among the most significant discoveries:
- Several floors from the medieval period
- Storage pits
- An olive-oil mill
- A buried chamber in the keep, intact for centuries
What has been done
Great hall
Rebuilt on the same site as the castle’s former hall, as a multi-purpose space for cultural and museum activities.
360° viewpoint
At the top of the keep, with views of the Tordera delta and the surrounding coastline.
Visitor route
Accessible walkways and paths that let visitors tour the site while preserving the original structures.
Tower and walls
Structural consolidation of the keep and reinforcement of the most weakened walls and stretches of wall.
The works on video
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Photographs of the works
Ajuntament de Palafolls · May 2026 
Ajuntament de Palafolls · May 2026
