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Surrounded by a pair of precipitous ravines, the imposing walls of the citadel were some forty feet high and twenty feet thick, virtually impregnable.
The town is easily reached by U-Bahn and, if you have time to spare, is well worth visiting for its old restored quarter and 16th-century citadel, the venue for regular summer festivals of jazz and classical music.
Apart from the Citadel and Battlefields Park, every sight worth seeing is within easy walking distance, though you may like to try a 45-minute ride in a horse-drawn calèche (from the Parc de l’Esplanade).
The expanse contains the city zoo (Parc Zoológic and its rare albino gorilla named Snowflake, or Copito de Nieve), the Museu d’Art Modern (Modern Art Museum), the seat of the Parlament de Catalunya, and the foundations of Ciutadella (Citadel).
Topping it all is the Citadel, which was once considered so impregnable that the Hungarian crown jewels were kept here.