Calongehasavery longhistory.Theexistenceofmanydolmensandmenhirs, someoftheclosestfoundnearthesea,itexplainsthepreferenceofprehistoric cultures for these locations.
Duringthe8thcenturyconstructionstartedfortheCastleintheoldpartofthe town.Duringthe12thcenturytheMonasteryof SantaMariadelMarwasbuilt. Duringthe18thcenturythe SantMartícathedralwasbuilt,duringthatcentury Calongestartedtheindustrialrevolutionwithmanyfactoriesmakingcorkcaps. Fromourbackyardyoucanseetheoldtownandcastleinthedistanceandhear the cathedralbells.
Themainhousewasoriginallybuiltinthe70sandtheguesthousewasthefirst structure that wasbuilt.