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Castell de la Bisbal, located at the heart of La Bisbal d’Empordà, is a former episcopal palace and a prime example of Catalan Romanesque civil architecture from the 11th–12th centuries. Built and owned by the bishops of Girona, it concentrated both spiritual and temporal power over the town and surrounding territory along the Daró river. Over the centuries it was expanded with walls, courtyards and Renaissance elements and served successively as fortress, residence and prison, remaining today a key symbol of local historical identity.