Hotel Castelld’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.
Hotel Castell d’Empordà in La Bisbal d’Empordà, open June – September.
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.
4 notes of our own.
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
Best held in June, July, August.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Hotel Castell d’Empordà.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 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
Things worth knowing.
GRO · ~45 minutes by car
Guests fly into Girona Costa Brava. Our team arranges every transfer.
€100,000
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.
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€100,000 to €200,000 for 100 to 200 guests (planner-reported range)
€7,000
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Venue hire from about €7,000 (planner-reported)
€120 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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€120 to €200 per person for dinner and drinks (estimated)
€220 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Rooms from roughly €220 per night in season (estimated)
June – September
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
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.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Hotel Castell d’Empordà.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.