Castle of Santa Florentina

It was built on the foundations of an Ancient Roman villa by Guadimir de Canet (born 1024).

In 1908, it hosted King Alfonso XIII, who made the castle's owner Ramon de Montaner i Vila count of Canet.

In 1910, the castle was expanded and renovated by the modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner,[1] and its facade acquired some gargoyles by the sculptor Carles Flotats i Galtés.

The magazine Architectural Digest covered the castle as among the "most beautiful houses in the world" in 1998 on account of its harmonious fusion of Gothic and Modernist designs.

[2] It is private property and hosts a museum that can be visited by appointment, as well as a yearly festival of classical music.

Castle of Santa Florentina