Noble Precinct

The noble precinct was the true residential and representative heart of the fortress during its period of greatest splendour, in the 15th and 16th centuries, when it belonged to the Mercader family. This area occupied the southern part of the complex and was organised into different stepped platforms adapted to the shape of the rock.On the upper platform stood the main courtyard, dominated by the imposing Main Tower, the Gothic Palace and the Renaissance Palace (now the Tourist Office), where the daily life of the counts took place. These buildings combined defensive functions with spaces for residence, representation and service.At an intermediate level stood the Church of El Salvador, while on the lower platform was the garden, linked to a water system and a cistern. The entire precinct was protected by walls, towers
and fortified accesses, and was connected to the Parade Ground by the central bridge and to the town through the South Tower.Over time, this area gradually lost its noble residential function. Today, the noble precinct is a cultural and heritage space housing the Tourist Office and the Museum Collection, keeping the castle alive as a place of history, visitation and gathering.