Hotel Castell d’Empordà
A castle begun in 1301 on a hill above La Bisbal d’Empordà, held by the Margarit family for centuries, refused to Salvador Dalí in 1973 when he offered to pay for it in paintings, and turned into a hotel in 1999.
Hotel Castell d’Empordà is a castle destination wedding venue in La Bisbal d’Empordà, Spain, hosting 30 to 200 guests in the $$$ price range, reached from Girona Costa Brava (GRO), ~45 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, September.
About Hotel Castell d’Empordà
A castle begun in 1301 on a hill above La Bisbal d’Empordà, held by the Margarit family for centuries, refused to Salvador Dalí in 1973 when he offered to pay for it in paintings, and turned into a hotel in 1999.
It now runs 57 rooms and suites, and it is the Costa Brava’s most-booked castle wedding.
Ceremonies are held on the lawn in front of the castle with the Empordà plain and the Medes islands beyond; the Pèrgola terrace takes up to 200 for dinner, the medieval dining room takes 70, and the cave cut into the hill under the castle is where the party ends.
On-site accommodation covers about 115 guests, which is the number most couples build around.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Capacity
- Seated dinner
- 200 guests
Staying over
- Rooms
- 57 rooms
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
The ceremony
- Chapel on site
- Yes
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
- Indoor option if it rains
- Yes
Money
- Price
- €150 to €300 per headAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- GRO, 45 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Setting
- Countryside, restored, elegantAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Castle begun in 1301 on a hill above La Bisbal, a hotel since 1999
- Pèrgola terrace seats up to 200; the medieval dining room takes 70
- Late-night party in the cave cut into the hill beneath the castle
- 57 rooms and suites, sleeping about 115 guests on site
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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- 20:00Welcome dinner in the medieval dining room
- 12:00Morning at the beach in Begur, fifteen minutes east
- 18:00Ceremony on the lawn in front of the castle
- 20:30Dinner on the Pèrgola terrace above the Empordà plain
- 01:00Dancing in the cave beneath the castle
- 12:00Farewell lunch by the pool
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- GRO · about 45 min by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Girona Costa Brava.
- Typical total
- €100,000–200,000Aisle estimate
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€100,000 to €200,000 for 100 to 200 guests (planner-reported range)
- Ceremony fee
- From €7,000Aisle estimate
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Venue hire from about €7,000 (planner-reported)
- Reception
- €120–200 a headAisle estimate
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€120 to €200 per person for dinner and drinks (estimated)
- Room rate
- From €220 a nightAisle estimate
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Rooms from roughly €220 per night in season (estimated)
- Weather window
- June – September
The months the weather is kindest. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
The €7,000 hire figure and the full-service ranges come from Costa Brava planner listings, not from the hotel’s own rate card. The per-head band and the room rate are our estimate. Capacities are as published for the Pèrgola and the medieval dining room.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Castell d’Empordà hold?+
Up to about 200 on the Pèrgola terrace, or 70 in the medieval dining room indoors. On-site accommodation covers roughly 115 guests across 57 rooms and suites, so a party larger than that spills into hotels in La Bisbal and the nearby villages.
What does a wedding here cost?+
Planner listings report venue hire from about €7,000. Full-service weddings including planning and catering are reported at €55,000 to €65,000 for 50 guests, and €100,000 to €200,000 or more for 100 to 200. All of those are reported ranges, not quotes.
Can we take the whole castle?+
Exclusive use of the hotel is arranged by proposal. Without it the hotel keeps taking other guests through your weekend, which for a large wedding is usually worth avoiding, so ask for buyout pricing at the same time as the venue fee.
Where does the party end?+
In the cave beneath the castle, a vaulted space cut into the hill that the hotel uses for late-night dancing. It is enclosed, which is what lets the music run on after the outdoor terraces have to quieten down.
Which airport should guests use?+
Girona (GRO) is about 45 minutes away and served by low-cost carriers from across Europe. Barcelona (BCN) is roughly an hour and forty minutes and has far more long-haul options, so most international guests come through Barcelona.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Seated dinner: 200 guests
“After the ceremony, drinks and canapés in the garden, followed by a dinner on our magnificent terrace “La pergola” for a maximum of 200 people.”
Read the source for seated dinnerRooms: 57 rooms
“The hotel offers 57 rooms.”
Read the source for roomsWhole property to yourselves: Yes
“You can rent Hotel Castell Emporda exclusively for your wedding.”
Read the source for whole property to yourselvesChapel on site: Yes
“Choose one of the two options for the ceremony: In the garden of the olive grove or in the Remei Chapel.”
Read the source for chapel on siteOutdoor ceremony: Yes
“Choose one of the two options for the ceremony: In the garden of the olive grove or in the Remei Chapel.”
Read the source for outdoor ceremonyIndoor option if it rains: Yes
“This is the perfect wedding venue adapted to all weather conditions.”
Read the source for indoor option if it rains