Our History

About Castell d'Empordà

History is dead when you cannot relive it. Therefore Castell d’Empordà is a much more interesting guardian of Spanish cultural heritage than those inaccessible private castles and often static museums. During your stay at Castell d’Empordà you will be impregnated with its past automatically. Not during lectures but just by staying in and around the hotel, enjoying conversation, good food and excellent wines.

The earliest document in which Castell d’Empordà is mentioned dates back to March 18th, 1301.

The Margarit family acquires the castle by a marriage union.

Pere Margarit, a captain sailing under the flag of Christopher Colombus, discovers Isla Margarita.

The chapel of Maria del Remei, meaning ‘remedy’ and referring to her healing power, is constructed adjacent to the castle. Up to this day, this sacred place is celebrated by the local people every year on the second Sunday of October.

Salvador Dalí wants to buy the castle for his wife Gala, paying for it with his art. But the owner, Pedro Arpa, preferred cash. Instead, Dalí bought Púbol’s Castle.

Already abandoned for more than 18 years the castle falls into the caring hands of Albert Diks and Margo Vereijken, founders of the present hotel-restaurant Castell d’Empordà.

The Swimming Pools

The hotel has two swimming pools, one located next to the Tres Margarit Restaurant and the other located in the Da.li area. We have a towel service, parasols and large sun loungers so that your time in the pools is perfect.

Open 10.00H – 20.00H as from 15.04.2022 and until 15.10.2022.*

*The pool surveillance hours will start at 10.00H up until 18.00H.

The Waterloo Battle