Towers and remains of the ancient walls

The site of the Selva de Mar, like all those close to the coast, suffered from the danger of piracy for many centuries. As early as 1397, the neighbors asked the abbot of Sant Pere de Rodes, lord of the place, for permission to build the fortress that is still preserved on the top of the old church of Sant Esteve, today of Sant Sebastià, since “in time past “stated that they had been” stolen, destroyed and abused by Saracens enemies of the cross … “. In the second half of the 16th century, the four towers – and traces of another – that are currently preserved integrated into the town center were built.

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