Morella castle has been one of the most imposing fortresses in the area. The passage of numerous civilisations has left its mark on this impressive construction continuously inhabited since the 3rd Millennium BC.
The military fortress built using natural rock owes its importance and charm to this privileged situation. Its construction has made it a strategic place of the first order, an impregnable fortress that has allowed the domain and control of the natural passage from the interior to the coast.
The butte where the current Castle is located has been inhabited since ancient times. Remains of the Neolithic, of the Bronze and Iron Age have been found, also the Iberians passed through these lands. But it is in Roman times and later with the arrival of the Visigoths, the Arabs and finally the Christians, when the Castle took shape, the tooth was fortified and transformed according to the different civilisations that inhabit it.
From the Christian conquest to the Arabs and the reforms that took place between the 13th-14th centuries, the other future transformations will be marked by technological advances in the art of war.
References:The Château de Chantilly comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Château, which was destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s. Owned by the Institut de France, the château houses the Musée Condé. It is one of the finest art galleries in France and is open to the public.
The estate"s connection with the Montmorency family began in 1484. The first mansion (now replaced by the Grand Château) was built in 1528–1531 for the Constable Anne de Montmorency by Pierre Chambiges. The Petit Château was also built for him, around 1560, probably by Jean Bullant. In 1632, after the death of Henri II, it passed to the Grand Condé who inherited it through his mother, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency.
Several interesting pieces of history are associated with the château during the 17th century.