The Palau Lo Mirador is a historical building, first mentioned in 1385, although its origins reach back to the beginnings of Torroella’s history in the IX century AD. This magnificent building, intrinsically entwined with the town’s past has been witness to some of the most important happenings that form a part of the history of Catalonia.

It is called Palau Lo Mirador (literally “viewing point”) because from the tower at the top of the building, the highest point in the town, the lords of the Palau could observe and control the plains of the Emporda.

The family that lived in the original fortified house were the Torroellas and they formed part of the county of Empuries. They offered very generous privileges in order to attract people to the area. In the XIII century the Palau became the residence of the Counts of Barcelona, as the town became royal (or Regis) in 1273. This was one of the periods of most splendour of the Palau.

The king Jaume I el Conqueridor stayed in the Palau on his way to the Council of Lyon and Joan I, son of Pere the “Ceremonious” and brother of Martí l’Humà, known by the nickname of the “Hunter King” spent his last night at the Palau, together with his councillors (including Bernat Metge), before meeting his death in a mysterious hunting “accident” in the forest of Foixá in 1396.

The second great period of splendour of the Palau Lo Mirador, began when the Marques de Robert, Robert I Suris, projected the building as a Gothic Palacette at the beginning of the XX century. The “noucentista” architect Rafael Maso was handed the project of transforming a fortified house into stately home for noblemen. He used architectural elements such as arches, headstones and lintels from the various different properties of the Robert family in and around Torroella, in an effort to maintain a medieval aspect to the building.

We invite you to enjoy this new kingdom of emotions. Welcome to the Palau Lo Mirador.