It is one of the two Greek settlements known until know on the Iberian Peninsula. Historical collection that links together two different cultures: the Greeks (6th century A.C.) and the Romans (218 A.C.), although the majority of the visible remains correspond to the era in which the Greek and Roman city was established as a single municipality.... 

Once the capital of the county of Empúries and the residence of the count, it also had a major Jewish quarter in former times. It features monuments that have been preserved or restored, particularly buildings that were once the monasteries and convents of religious orders: Sant Domènech, Santa Clara, Sant Agustí...... 

Still to be seen in the old part here are stretches of the town walls, with well-preserved gateways leading into the town and the castle on top of the hillock. That fortified Gothic castle has been through several phases of renovation. It is surrounded by sizeable landscaped grounds, and now houses the present-day Casino de Peralada, one of the...