# Peralada

A medieval town in the Alt Empordà with a castle, a Carmelite convent turned into a wine and glass museum and a winery among the vines. Figueres is ten minutes away.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/peralada · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## How do I get there from Barcelona and Girona?

By car, along the AP-7: take exit 4, Figueres, and continue towards Llançà and Portbou. From Girona it is about 50 km, about 45 minutes; from Barcelona, about 145 km, an hour and three quarters. Peralada is 7 km from Figueres and 25 from the French border.

Without a car, the train reaches Figueres, which has two stations: the conventional one, on Plaça de l'Estació, and the high-speed Figueres-Vilafant. From there, Ampurdán Bus and Sarfa (Moventis) buses go to Peralada. You can hire cars on Plaça de l'Estació in Figueres, and with a car you will see much more.

## Where do I park and how much time do I need?

The old town is small and explored on foot; the town's website doesn't publish car parks or paid zones, so leave the car as you enter the village and walk. The castle, the casino and the tourist office on Plaça Peixateria are a few minutes from each other.

The medieval old town, with the Sant Domènec cloister and the castle façade, takes an hour and a half. The visit to the Castle Museum with the winery adds about three hours: with both and a meal, it is a day. The Teatre-Museu Dalí in Figueres needs another half day, and Cap de Creus or the Albera, one more day: two nights is the right measure.

## The castle, the wine and the summer

Peralada castle, from the 14th century and rebuilt in the 19th as a French-style palace, brings together the Carme convent, with a library of nearly 80,000 volumes, a glass museum and the wine museum, and a historic park from 1877 with a colony of storks. Wine has been made in Peralada for more than six centuries, and the new Perelada winery, designed by RCR Arquitectes, is on the outskirts, among the vines of the DO Empordà. In July and August, the Festival Castell de Peralada brings opera, dance and concerts to the park auditorium. Next to the castle is the Casino Perelada, only for over-18s with ID.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Empordà, Unusual places to stay in Spain
- Cerca: Besalú (a 28.2 km), Peratallada (a 37.3 km), Pals (a 39.1 km), Rupit (a 54.8 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Perelada winery and Castle Museum visit, with tasting** (3 h · Adults; under-12s free, 12 to 17 at their own rate · Desde 26 € person, Tuesday to Thursday): Peralada is a wine village, and this is the way to see it from the inside without leaving the municipality.
What it is and why it is worth it
Perelada has been making wine in Peralada for more than six centuries. Its new winery, designed by RCR Arquitectes, the 2017 Pritzker Prize winners, was the first in Europe with LEED Gold sustainability certification. The visit shows what lies behind its wines, from architecture to sustainability, and ends with a tasting of three of the house wines.
The long version begins in the village, in the former Carme convent, now the Castle Museum. There you find the library, with nearly 80,000 volumes and more than a thousand editions of Don Quixote, one of the largest glass collections in the world and the wine museum, set up in the 1960s in the cellar where Peralada's wines were once made. Then you continue to the winery for the tasting.
Who it is for
For adults with an interest in wine, architecture or history. Under-12s go free and 12 to 17 pay a reduced price, but the visit is long and technical: with small children, the short visit is better. Private tastings and some estate experiences are for adults only.
Getting there
The Castle Museum is on plaça del Carme, in the old part of Peralada. The winery is at Paratge la Granja, on the outskirts. You need a car to get from one to the other or to arrive from Figueres, ten minutes away.
When to go
It can be visited all year, Tuesday to Sunday, and it is cheaper on weekdays. The premium vineyard visit only runs from February to September. In July and August you can combine the visit with an evening of the Festival.
How much it costs and what is included
The winery visit with a tasting of three wines costs €26 from Tuesday to Thursday and €29 from Friday to Sunday; €10 or €12 for ages 12 to 17. The combined visit with the Castle Museum, €35 or €38, and for ages 12 to 17 €17 or €19. The premium vineyard and winery visit, with a welcome glass in the vineyard, three top-range wines and a small plate of cheeses and cured meats, €46. Groups are limited to 15 people.
- **Guided visit to medieval Peralada and the Sant Domènec cloister** (1 h 30 · Families; free for under-10s · €6 · free for under-10s): What it is
Medieval Peralada is the guided visit run by the town council's tourist office through the historic centre. Peralada was one of the most important medieval towns of the Empordà, head of the viscounty of the Rocabertí, and it still looks the part: narrow streets, walls, convents and squares in a small village. The tour explains how people lived in the Middle Ages and the figure of its best-known son, the chronicler Ramon Muntaner, who was born here in 1265.
What you see
The visit begins and ends at the Centre de Turisme Cultural Sant Domènec, which is both the tourist office and the village museum, and goes into three places:

The Romanesque cloister of Sant Domènec. It is the only remnant of an Augustinian monastery founded in the second half of the 11th century. The capitals and columns are from the original Romanesque cloister; the building that holds them up is from the 16th century. Look at the six historiated capitals: the hunt, the atlantes, Adam and Eve, the harpies, the deadly sins and the banquet. The building has been a hospital, a court, a barracks and even a cinema.
The remains of the Iberian oppidum, in the centre itself, predating the medieval town.
The church of Sant Martí, the former parish church, where the guide explains its architectural evolution.

Between one stop and the next you stroll along the main streets and squares: the birthplace of Ramon Muntaner and the garden where, according to tradition, Na Mercadera defeated a soldier of the French army. In June 1285, during the crusade against the Crown of Aragon, the whole town burned, and with it the house of Muntaner's father.
When, how long and how much

When: the second Saturday of each month, at 11:00.
Language: Catalan. For other languages, ask about availability.
Duration: 90 minutes.
Price: €6 per person. Free for under-10s.
Meeting point: the tourist office, at the Centre de Turisme Cultural Sant Domènec, plaça de la Peixateria, 6.

Booking is compulsory and the visit needs a minimum number of participants to go ahead. Book at the tourist office: 972 53 88 40, by WhatsApp on 635 18 49 88 or at oficina.turisme@peralada.cat.
For groups and other days
For groups there are visits outside the calendar, depending on guide availability. They cost €6 per person from 20, €8 per person for 10 to 19, and €80 for the group if there are fewer than 10 of you. Under-10s do not pay. If you are travelling as a family or with friends and the second Saturday does not suit you, it is the way to do it on another day.
The office also offers other guided visits: the artistic jewels of medieval Peralada, the Ramon Muntaner literary route and the Romanesque paintings of Santa Eulàlia. Ask about dates and prices.
If you go on your own
The tourist office suggests a historical route to do at your own pace, with twelve points: the Carme convent, the Sant Bartomeu convent and the old castle, the walls, the church of Sant Martí, the Plaça Gran, the Portal del Comte, the Romanesque church of Santa Eulàlia, the Plaça de Sant Domènec, the Count's lock, the Muntaner house, the Jewish quarter and the old hospital with the pump house. Ask for the map at the office.
Getting there
Peralada is about 10 minutes by car from Figueres. If you arrive by train, the Figueres stations have buses to the village. The old town is explored on foot.
With children
At 90 minutes and in Catalan, it works best with children from about 8 who can already follow an explanation. Under-10s enter free. The story of Na Mercadera and the capitals with monsters and harpies are usually what grabs them most.
- **Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres** (1 h 45 · Families and teenagers; free up to age 8 · From €18.50 · reduced from €15 · free for ages 0 to 8): What it is
The Dalí Theatre-Museum is the museum Salvador Dalí set up in his home town, Figueres, on the ruins of the old municipal theatre, from 1850. The theatre was abandoned in 1939 and a fire destroyed the interior; only the facade and the walls remained. Dalí announced his museum there in 1961, work began in 1970 and it opened on 28 September 1974. It is a work in itself: the artist conceived it entirely, and he has been buried beneath the dome since January 1989.
It is at plaça Gala i Salvador Dalí, 5, in the centre of Figueres, about 9 km from Peralada: 10 minutes by car.
What you see
The route is free and one-way. Among the things not to miss:

The geodesic dome, by Emilio Pérez Piñero, rebuilt in 1998 identical to the original.
The Mae West room, which Dalí designed with Óscar Tusquets in 1974: a living room that, seen from the exact spot, forms the face of the actress.
The ceiling of the Palace of the Wind, one of the museum's great paintings.
The crypt, beneath the dome, where Dalí's tomb is.
Dalí·Joies, in rooms 23 and 24: 39 jewels of gold and precious stones from the Owen Cheatham collection, two later pieces and the artist's original drawings. It has been a permanent exhibition since 2001.

There are also works by other artists whom Dalí wanted to have close, such as Antoni Pitxot or Evarist Vallès. The Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation estimates an average duration of an hour and a quarter; at an easy pace and with the jewels, allow an hour and a half or two hours.
Opening hours
It opens Tuesday to Sunday; in July and August, every day.

1 January to 22 March: 10:30 to 18:00.
23 March to 31 May: 9:30 to 18:00.
June: 10:30 to 18:00.
July and August: 9:00 to 20:00, every day.
September: 9:30 to 18:00.
1 October to 31 December: 10:30 to 18:00.

Entry is until 45 minutes before closing and the rooms close 15 minutes before. It closes on 1 January and 25 December, and on 24 December it closes at 15:00. On some Monday holidays it opens exceptionally: check the calendar on the website.
Tickets and prices

General: from €18.50.
Reduced: from €15, for students over 18, young people aged 9 to 17, Carnet Jove, over-65s, people with a 33% disability and their companion, and large and single-parent families, with accreditation.
Free: ages 0 to 8 and people with a 50% disability with one companion.
Guided visit: €26.50, or €23 reduced.

Buy your ticket online on the foundation's website and show the booking code at the ticket office or the entrance. Tickets are not exchanged or refunded. The Figueres ticket is not valid for the Portlligat House or Púbol castle: each museum has its own.
Getting there and parking
By car, take the AP-7 exit 3, Figueres Nord, or the N-II. The museum is in a restricted-traffic area: the foundation publishes a map of car parks on its website. By train, the Figueres station on the R11 is in the town; the high-speed one, Figueres-Vilafant, has a shuttle to the centre. The Figueres stations will also get you to Peralada.
Rules worth knowing
No rucksacks worn on the back, suitcases, items over 35 × 35 × 25 cm or baby buggies are allowed in. Nor are animals, except guide dogs. You may take photos without flash, but not with a tripod or selfie stick. People with reduced mobility have their own entrance in the square, next to Wolf Vostell's Television Obelisk; tell the museum beforehand (972 677 500). On the ground floor, under the stage, there are adapted toilets and a baby-changing area.
With children
Children up to 8 do not pay and usually have a good time: the museum is full of odd objects, visual tricks and rooms that do not look like a museum. Bring a baby carrier, because buggies are not allowed in.
- **Historic park of Peralada castle, with a guide** (55 min · All ages): What it is
It is the historic park of Peralada castle, the garden surrounding the counts' palace. It was designed by the Franco-Belgian landscape designer François Duvillers in 1877, commissioned by the counts of Peralada. Two years earlier, in 1875, the Rocabertí family had turned the medieval military castle into a French-style château, and wanted a park to match. They planted it on land next to the castle known as lo Bosch del Comte, the count's wood.
It keeps its original layout. Some parts of Duvillers' project, such as a maze, were never built or have disappeared; others were added later, such as the pond, from 1909. In 2015 it won the prize for best flowering public space in the Viles Florides project.
What you see

The white stork colony. It is what draws the most attention, especially from children. The recovery project began in 1995, with the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà natural park, and in 2014 the colony already had 32 nests and 66 chicks.
The French rose garden.
The trees: yews, brachychitons, magnolias, pines, cypresses and a holm oak more than two hundred years old, older than the park itself.
A 19th-century aviary, with pheasants and several species of pigeon.
The pond and the auditorium where the Festival Castell de Peralada is held every summer.
The castle facade, which can be seen from the square every day from 12:00, except when there are events in the square.

What the visit is like
The park is always visited with a guide. The visit lasts about 55 minutes. You enter through the Carme convent, on plaça del Carme, the same door as the Castle Museum. Punctuality is essential: once the group has formed and the visit has begun, the door is closed until the next opening. Arrive ten minutes early.
The museum, in the former Carmelite convent, has its own guided visit: the library, with nearly 80,000 volumes and more than a thousand editions of Don Quixote, one of the largest glass collections in the world and the wine museum. If you are interested in wine, the Perelada winery offers a combined visit to the museum and the winery, with tasting.
Hours and price
The town council does not publish the hours or price of the park visit, and the museum website was not available when this entry was prepared. Call the Castle Museum before you go: 972 53 81 25, or write to infomuseo@castilloperalada.com. The tourist office, at the Centre de Turisme Cultural Sant Domènec, plaça Peixateria, 6 (972 53 88 40), also gives information.
Getting there
The castle is in the old part of Peralada itself, a few minutes' walk from the square. If you come from Figueres, it is about 10 minutes by car, or by bus. The old town is small and explored on foot.
With children
It is a visit that works with small children: it lasts less than an hour, is outdoors and the storks can be seen up close in spring, when they are on the nests. If you are going with a pushchair, ask when booking whether the whole route is accessible.
When to go
The storks are best seen from late winter to early summer, when they breed. In spring the rose garden flowers. In July and August the park hosts the festival and the visit schedule may change: confirm it by phone.
- **Festival Castell de Peralada**: What it is and what you see
The Festival Castell de Peralada, which now signs itself Festival Perelada, is one of the great summer music and performing arts festivals in Catalonia. It began in 1987 and its core is opera, with dance very close behind: great titles and lyric voices, ballet and contemporary dance, commissions from new composers and, in the Estiu Musical cycle, concerts of other genres. In 2026 it celebrated its fortieth year.
It has three stages within the castle grounds. The open-air auditorium, in the gardens of the castle park, hosts the concerts and shows at night. The Carme church and cloister are reserved for recitals, chamber music and small-format opera.
When
It takes place every summer, in July and August. The 2026 edition closed on 29 August with a concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. The 2027 programme has not yet been published: the festival announces it on its website, and it is worth subscribing to its newsletter to hear when sales open.
Programme
Each season is divided into three strands that the website lets you filter: opera and classical, dance and Estiu Musical, plus some "other events" with talks. The big concerts are at night in the auditorium; the recitals, in the church and cloister. The programme can change: the organisers reserve the right to change performers, delay the start for technical or weather reasons and cancel a performance if there is a risk.
Tickets and prices
Tickets are bought on the festival website or by phone, on 972 53 82 92, answered Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00. They arrive by email and can be printed or carried on your phone. Prices depend on each show and the area. They are not refunded or exchanged, unless the organisers cancel the performance; if a show is interrupted by rain or another cause after 45 minutes or half of the performance, there is no refund. If a show is sold out, join the waiting list: new tickets sometimes appear.
Getting there and where to park
The castle is on carrer del Castell, in Peralada, in the Alt Empordà. By car, from Barcelona leave the AP-7 at Figueres and continue towards Llançà and Portbou to the Peralada turning: an hour and a half's journey. From Girona it is about 40 minutes and from Figueres about 15. There is free parking in front of the entrance to the grounds.
The festival no longer has its own shuttle. By train, the high-speed station of Figueres-Vilafant is about 15 minutes away by taxi or by Ampurdán Bus bus; check the return timetable before you go, because the concerts finish late. If you have reduced mobility, notify them beforehand on 972 538 292 so that access can be arranged.
Practical tips
Children under 4 are not admitted, unless the organisers say otherwise for a specific show. Under-16s enter with a parent or guardian and with the access authorisation that is downloaded from the website.
Arrive in good time: once the performance has started, the organisers decide whether latecomers are let in. In the open-air auditorium, bring something warm for the night.
For dinner before or after, the festival recommends three restaurants in Peralada, all by reservation: the Restaurant Castell Perelada, L'Olivera and the Wine Bar Celler 1923. By day, make the most of it with the visit to the winery and the castle museum or medieval Peralada. To sleep nearby, the Hotel Peralada is next to the golf course.
- **Cap de Creus lighthouse, from Cadaqués** (3 h · All ages): What it is and what you see
Cap de Creus is the eastern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and the heart of the natural park of the same name. The road out of Cadaqués ends at the lighthouse, on the headland, among metamorphic rocks, some of the oldest in Catalonia, twisted and polished by the tramuntana. From up there you see coves with no road, islets and, in clear air, the French coast to the north. There are no trees: the vegetation is low, scrub and plants adapted to wind and salt.
From Peralada it takes about 45 minutes by car, via Vilajuïga and the Cadaqués road. Allow about three hours for the full excursion: arriving, parking, going up to the headland, walking a while along the paths and coming back.
When you can drive up and when you cannot
In season, the road from Cadaqués to the lighthouse is closed to cars and motorbikes by day. Control is by video surveillance and the municipal bylaw provides for a fine. Dates and hours for 2026, according to the natural park:

Late March to May: from 28 March to 6 April, April weekends, bridge days and May weekends, 9:30 to 19:00.
June: weekends and from the 20th to the 30th, 9:30 to 21:30.
July, August and until 13 September: every day, 9:30 to 21:30.
Rest of September and October: weekends and 12 October, 9:30 to 19:00.
November: only the 1st. December, to be determined.

Outside those days and hours you can drive up in your own car. When there is regulation, leave your car free of charge in the Corral d'en Morell car park, in the centre of Cadaqués, and go up on the lighthouse shuttle: Moventis line 33, which runs only on those days. In 2026 it ran from 9:30 to 19:00 until 31 May and from 8:00 to 23:00 from 6 June to 31 August. The ticket is bought on the Moventis website; check the price and frequency there.
On foot from Cadaqués or round the headland
The park has waymarked routes that reach the headland:

Route 15, Punta del Cap de Creus: a 2.1 km circuit, 45 minutes and 100 m of ascent. Easy, for going round the headland once you are up there.
Route 19, Cadaqués – Cap de Creus: a 9.2 km one-way route, 3 h 15 and 235 m of climb. Moderate difficulty.
Route 24, from Cadaqués to Cap de Creus by the interior: an 11.2 km one-way route, about 4 hours and 340 m of climb.

The one-way routes combine well with the shuttle for the return. A large part of the headland is a strict nature reserve: do not leave the waymarked paths.
When to go
Spring and autumn are the best seasons for walking: less heat and fewer people. In summer the sun is fierce and there is no shade; go first thing or in the late afternoon. In a strong tramuntana the wind can make it hard to stay on your feet at the viewpoints: check the forecast before you set off.
With children, with a dog and facilities
With small children, go up by car or shuttle and do only the short loop round the headland, holding hands near the cliffs. The routes from Cadaqués are for children used to walking. Take water and a hat: there are no fountains or shade on the way. The park information centre is in Vilajuïga, on passeig Catalunya (972 193 191), on the way from Peralada.
- **Albera Tortoise Breeding Centre, in Garriguella** (1 h · Small children): What it is
The Centre de Reproducció de Tortugues de l'Albera breeds in captivity the native tortoises of Catalonia, which are endangered, to return them to the wild. It is at the sanctuary of the Mare de Déu del Camp, in the municipality of Garriguella, about 15 minutes by car from Peralada. It is run by the Associació Amics de la Tortuga de l'Albera, under an agreement with the Generalitat and the Albera Natural Site, and has been open to the public since 1994.
Its main species is the Mediterranean tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni). The Albera range holds the last natural population on the Iberian Peninsula. The centre has released more than 3,000 individuals in the Albera and almost 700 pond turtles in the Ter basin, the lake of Banyoles and the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà. Tortoises born in Garriguella have also been released in the Garraf and Montsant natural parks.
What you see

The Mediterranean tortoise in a recreation of its natural habitat, within the area where the species lives.
The two native freshwater turtles of Catalonia.
More than twenty species from the Mediterranean basin and other parts of the world. Many are exotic tortoises that have been abandoned, escaped or confiscated, which the centre takes in.
Egg-laying, hatching and the care of the young, depending on the time of year.
An audiovisual that explains how work is done to conserve threatened species.

The panels and the audiovisual are in Catalan, Spanish, French, English and German. Allow about an hour for the visit.
Opening hours
The hours follow the tortoises' activity:

21 March to 30 June: 10:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays.
1 July to 31 August: 10:00 to 15:00, every day.
1 September to 31 October: 10:00 to 13:00. Closed Mondays.
1 November to 20 March: closed to the public.

The centre warns that on some days, or part of a day, it may close because of bad weather or because the tortoises are not active.
Price
The centre's website does not publish the entry price. Ask first by phone, 972 55 22 45, or at crt@tortugues.cat. The centre also offers the chance to adopt a tortoise to support the project.
When to go
Go in the morning: it is when the tortoises are most active, and the spring and autumn hours only cover the morning. In spring and autumn, cloudy, rainy or cold days they hardly move and you may see few. In summer avoid the hottest hours; arrive at 10:00.
Getting there
From Peralada, follow the road towards Garriguella and, once there, the signs for the sanctuary of the Mare de Déu del Camp. The practical way is by car.
With children
It is one of the visits that works best with small children in the area: short, outdoors and with animals you can see up close. Older ones can follow the explanation about conservation and the audiovisual. If you are interested in the Albera, the same day you can do the Requesens circular walk, in the same range.
- **Circular walk around Requesens castle, in the Albera** (2 h · 5.5 km · Families and teenagers; with a baby carrier · Self-guided · free): What it is
It is route 2 of the Albera Protected Natural Site of National Interest, called Voltants del Castell: a 5.5 km circular loop around Requesens castle, in the range that forms the border with France. It is easy, climbs 140 m in all and takes about 2 hours at an easy pace. The park presents it as a route to discover the proto-industrial features of the estate: what was built to harness the water and timber of the mountain.
The castle gives the excursion its meaning, and also the visit from Peralada. It stands at 512 m above sea level, in the municipality of La Jonquera, and for centuries belonged to the Rocabertí, viscounts and later counts of Peralada. What you see today is a neo-medieval reconstruction from 1893 to 1899, commissioned by the last counts, Tomàs de Rocabertí and his sister Joana-Adelaida, as a summer residence. They are the same ones who transformed Peralada castle into a palace and commissioned its park. The castle is privately owned: the route goes round it, not in.
The route step by step
The official start is the Les Pipes car park. As it is circular, you can also start from the Teuleria, Corral Nou or Resclosa car parks. In order, the park map marks these points:

La Serradora, the estate's former sawmill.
Les Pipes, where water drove the machinery and generated electricity.
Mas de l'Església Vella.
Requesens castle, with the view of its towers over the valley.
A lime kiln.
A charcoal-burner's site, where charcoal was made from the woodland timber.
La Resclosa, the dam that held back the water.
An ice pit.
La Teuleria, the tile kiln.
El Pentinador and the Font Rovellada.

The path follows forest tracks and trails and is waymarked. The timber of these woods was both a resource in itself and fuel for the lime, charcoal and tile kilns, and that is what you come across along the way.
Getting there and where to park
Requesens is far from any village. The park says the castle is accessible by motor vehicle along a forest track; ask about the condition of the track at the site offices before you go, especially after heavy rain. Park in one of the car parks on the route: Les Pipes, la Teuleria, el Corral Nou, la Resclosa or el Pentinador. There is no public transport to Requesens.
Site rules
All the park's routes cross private land, and the rules are clear: follow the waymarked paths, respect the tracks with restricted motorised access, keep your dog on a lead and do not camp freely. The area has a high risk of forest fire and lighting fires is prohibited in all cases. Take your rubbish with you.
When to go and what to bring
It is a route for all year. In spring and autumn the forest is at its best and the temperature is pleasant. In summer, set off early to avoid the midday heat. In winter it can be cold and windy in the range. Check the forecast before setting out and take mountain footwear, a warm layer, food and water: the park recommends this.
With children and with a dog
With children it is a good first mountain walk: short, with little climbing and something to look at every few minutes, from the castle to the ice pit. With babies, a baby carrier is better than a pushchair. Dogs may come, always on a lead. If you want to complete the day with children, the Albera is also the land of the Mediterranean tortoise: the Garriguella tortoise centre is open from March to October in the mornings.
Information
The site offices are in the Rectoria Vella in Espolla (carrer Amadeu Sudrià, 3; 972 545 079), which is the headquarters and information centre, and at Can Laporta, at carrer Major, 2, in La Jonquera (972 555 258), with a permanent exhibition.

## Dónde comer
- **Restaurant Castell Perelada** (Restaurant, Peralada, €€€€). Qué pedir: chef Javi Martínez's seasonal menu, old Catalan and Empordà recipes reinterpreted, with produce from the restaurant's own garden; in the dining room and on the wines, sommelier Toni Gerez.
- **Mas Molí Peralada** (Restaurant, Peralada, €€). Qué pedir: rice dishes, oven-baked or butterflied fish, cod and surf and turf, with seasonal produce.
- **Sotamuralla** (Restaurant, Peralada, €€). Qué pedir: local cooking that changes with the season, fish from the Llançà and El Port de la Selva fish market, Girona meat and lobster rice.
- **Cal Sagristà** (Restaurant, Peralada, €€). Qué pedir: cod Sagristà style or pig's trotters stuffed with king prawns.
- **Wine Bar Celler 1923** (Winery, Peralada, €€). Qué pedir: traditional dishes as they were made in 1923, paired with Perelada wines.

## By car: Peralada as a base for the Alt Empordà
With a car, Peralada is in the centre of the Alt Empordà: Figueres ten minutes away, the Albera a quarter of an hour and Cadaqués and Cap de Creus about 45.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–150 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Castell de Vallgornera** (Small hotel, desde 250 € / night): A 12th-century castle among the fields of Peralada
Castell de Vallgornera has a documented history since 1123 and is on the outskirts of Peralada, in the Alt Empordà, among fields, vineyards and hills. It keeps two square towers on the east side and an almost rectangular enclosure with a parade ground in the centre; in the 18th century it was extended. In the renovation they reused furniture from the old castle and second-hand pieces, and they buy bread, cured meats and bed linen from local suppliers.
It is small: ten rooms with fortress names, from 24 to 37 m², all with a king-size bed, air conditioning, wifi, minibar and hairdryer. Each has its own character. Torreón occupies one of the towers. Patio is the suite, with a private terrace and fireplace. Baluarte, at 37 m², has the bathroom carved into the rock. Bastión looks out over the countryside from the bathroom. Arco has the bath next to the bed and is adapted for people with reduced mobility. Armería, the smallest, has its own terrace. Alcoba and Atrio are on the second floor and have a separate entrance, and Saeta, on the ground floor, looks onto the gardens.
Breakfast included and an honesty bar
There is no restaurant: the castle serves only breakfast, which is included. It is made with local produce and is taken from 8:00 to 11:00 in the lounge, on the parade ground or in the room. For the afternoon you have the honesty bar, where you serve yourself a drink or a glass of wine. In the website gallery you can see a pool in the garden, under a pergola.
The rooms are for two people. Torreón, Bastión, Baluarte and Saeta admit a child's bed, so it is more a couple's place than a family one. The castle is a smoke-free space: smoking is only outside. Reception is open from 9:00 to 21:00; check-in is from 15:00 and, if you arrive after 21:00, they give you a code and the key, and at night you enter by a side door with your own PIN. Check-out is at 12:00.
With a dog, choose your room carefully: they are admitted in Arco, Armería, Baluarte, Saeta and Almena, and not in Alcoba, Torreón or Bastión. Arrange it with the management when booking.
Prices, season and what to do from here
On its booking engine, a night for two with breakfast came to €250 on weekdays from February to April 2027, €300 some weeks in March and June and €400 in August. Between mid-November 2026 and the end of January 2027 it showed no rooms available. Cancellation is free up to 14 days before.
For guests it organises private walking routes, horse rides, balloon flights, golf at Golf de Peralada, yoga, sailing trips from Empuriabrava and diving in the Medes. A few minutes away you have the guided visit of Peralada, the Perelada winery and, in Figueres, the Dalí Theatre-Museum.
- **Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf** (Spa hotel): The Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf is the five-star hotel of the Perelada Resort: it is on Carrer Rocabertí, at the entrance to the town, beside the 18-hole golf course and the pitch & putt, and a couple of minutes from the castle. It has 64 rooms, a spa that works with wine and grapes, and an outdoor pool among gardens. In 2026 the Michelin Guide gave it its Key for the third year running, and it is part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.
From the standard room to the Puccini suite
All the rooms are soundproofed, with Natura Bissé bath products, a minibar, room service, wifi, and a bathrobe and slippers for going down to the spa; some look onto the golf course. The categories, with their floor area according to the website:

Standard and superior, 32 m².
Deluxe, 35 m².
Garden Suites, 45 m²: two of them are the only rooms that admit dogs.
Suites, 65 m².
Heritage Suite, 70 m², inspired by Mozart.
Presidential Suite, 90 m², inspired by Puccini.

There are a few triple and quadruple rooms for families; book them by phone on 972 53 88 30.
An hour of spa with every stay
Every stay includes 60 minutes of the Wine Spa's water circuit. The spa has two areas: El Celler, for water treatments, and the Balneo Gran Claustre, a space for couples with a sauna, wine jacuzzi and vinotherapy treatments, for one, for two or for a group, with Natura Bissé cosmetics. The treatment menu can be downloaded from its website, with no prices on view. The gym, Gym Boutique, is free for guests. The outdoor pool is surrounded by garden.
Where to eat without leaving the resort
In the hotel, Paco Pérez's team cooks: the restaurant L'Olivera, with contemporary cooking using local produce; The 19th, the wine bar, with wines from the Empordà, from the house and from elsewhere; and in summer the Garden Bar, beside the pool. A few minutes away are the Restaurant Castell Perelada, with a Michelin star, the Snack del Casino, with food until 1:00, and the winery's Wine Bar Celler 1923, serving traditional Catalan cooking.
Golf, winery and castle
Guests get a special price on the course, the school and the pitch & putt; Leading Courses included the resort among its best golf resorts of 2026. The Perelada winery visit, the RCR Arquitectes building among the vines, and the castle park are a few minutes away.
Check-in, check-out and booking
Check-in from 15:00 and check-out at 12:00. The outdoor parking is free. With a dog, only two of the Garden Suites, which are booked by phone. If you book on its website with the code WEB there is a 5% discount; changes and cancellations are made with the link in the confirmation email or by phoning the hotel. They also respond on WhatsApp on 679 77 83 55 and at hotel@golfperalada.com.
- **Hostal Can Palol** (Hostel, desde 65 € / night): Can Palol is an eight-room hostal at carrer Nou de Sant Joan, 6, at the entrance to Peralada and right opposite the castle. From the door you have the castle facade and the casino on one side, and the old town on the other. It is a place to sleep when you come to a Festival concert or to dine at the castle and want to walk back.
Eight doubles with a balcony onto the castle
All the rooms are doubles, with their own bathroom and a small balcony facing the casino and the castle. The facade has an arched gallery. There is no restaurant and no reception with published hours: what is shared is an entrance hall and a small sitting room with a coffee machine and a fridge, for an early coffee or to keep a bottle from the winery. The tourist office registers it as a hostal (HG-002300) and describes it as air-conditioned.
Price and how to book
The website gives prices from €65 a night, without breakfast. There is no online booking or link to platforms: you book by phone, on 696 592 990, or by email to hostalcanpalol@gmail.com. The website also does not say what time you check in and out, whether you need to announce your arrival or whether animals are accepted: ask when you book, especially if you will be arriving late after a concert.
No breakfast: where to start the day
As the hostal does not serve meals, you look for breakfast outside. The old town, with the church of Sant Martí and the cloister of Sant Domènec, is a few minutes' walk away. For lunch or dinner, Cal Sagristà and Sotamuralla are in the same old town, and the castle restaurant, with a Michelin star, is across the street, Thursday to Sunday.
From the door
What you can do on foot: the guided tour of medieval Peralada, on the second Saturday of each month at 11:00, and the castle's historic park, always with a guide. In July and August the Festival Castell de Peralada is held in the park's auditorium, across the street. By car, the Perelada winery is on the outskirts of the village and Figueres about ten minutes away.
- **Hostal Can Palol** (Hostel): A simple hostal at the entrance to Peralada, opposite the castle and the casino and restaurant area. Eight doubles with bathroom, some with a balcony onto the castle and casino, and a common room with a coffee maker and fridge. For walking to the Festival and to dinner.
- **Hotel de la Font** (Small hotel): A small, quiet hotel
Hotel de la Font is a small establishment in Peralada, registered with the Generalitat under number HG-002370, which the municipal tourism listing presents as designed for those looking for peace and quiet. It has two floors with six double rooms each, twelve in all, every one with its own bathroom, air conditioning and heating, and a lift between floors.
Breakfast
On the ground floor there is a dining room where breakfast is served, from 8:00 to 11:00, with local products. It does not serve lunch or dinner: for that you have the restaurants of the village, such as Cal Sagristà, open since 1986 on carrer de la Rodona, or Sotamuralla, in a tower of the wall; a few minutes by car, Mas Molí or the castle restaurant.
Who it is for
For one or two nights in the Alt Empordà based in Peralada. In the same village you have the old town, the Romanesque cloister of Sant Domènec, the castle park, with its stork colony, and in July and August the Festival Castell de Peralada, whose opera and dance nights finish late: sleeping in the village saves you driving back. The Perelada winery is on the outskirts, and the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres about ten minutes away by car; Cap de Creus, about 45.
If you arrive by train, the Figueres stations, the conventional one and the high-speed Figueres-Vilafant, are about 7 km away, with car hire next to the station.
Before booking
The hotel's own website was under maintenance on 12 November 2026, and the tourism listing does not publish prices, check-in and check-out times, parking or pet rules. Ask for all of that when booking. For any questions about the village, the tourist office is at the Centre de Turisme Cultural Sant Domènec, plaça Peixateria, 6, telephone 972 53 88 40.
- **Can Bastons** (Country house, desde 85 € / night): Can Bastons is a restored farmhouse in the l'Estanyol quarter of Vilanova de la Muga, a hamlet in the municipality of Peralada surrounded by countryside. The estate brings together several dwellings that share a garden and pool. You can stay in two ways: in bed-and-breakfast rooms in the main house, or by renting a whole house for a group.
Four houses on the same estate

Can Bastons I is the house of rooms: five, three doubles, a triple and a quadruple, all with their own bathroom and a terrace or balcony. There is a lounge, dining room and fireplace, heating and air conditioning, TVs in the rooms and free wifi. Guests do not use the kitchen: the owners prepare breakfast, and with half board dinner too. The minimum stay ranges from one to four nights depending on the season.
Can Bastons II is a separate house with four rooms with bathrooms, rented as a whole. The website gives a capacity of ten people on one page and eleven on another: confirm it when you book.
Can Bertu, also separate, has six bedrooms and five bathrooms, for fifteen people.
Mas Fita has seven rooms with bathrooms, rented individually and, outside high season, also as a whole house, with a two-night minimum.

Prices from the website
At Can Bastons I, per night: the basic room, with a double bed, €85 with breakfast and €125 with half board; the double, €90 and €130; the triple, €110 and €170; the quadruple, €130 and €190. Can Bastons II is rented from €550 for the weekend and Can Bertu from €650; for both, the minimum stay ranges from two to seven nights depending on the time of year. Mas Fita, whole, on request.
There are three packages: two nights for a couple with breakfast and a bottle of Empordà cava for €199; the wine-tourism break, with two nights, breakfasts and a guided visit with tasting at Empordàlia, for €245; and the Can Bastons break, for two, with breakfast and dinner, for €260.
The saltwater pool
It measures 13 by 5 metres, is saltwater and is heated by solar panels, to between about 22 and 29 degrees depending on the time of year. It has a non-slip area 45 cm deep for the little ones; the rest goes down to 1.50 m. It is enclosed by a cover that opens when the weather is good, and around it there is lawn, a covered space and a picnic area. It opens, as a guide, from 1 May to 15 October. Some weekends the picnic area is reserved: ask first if you want it.
What is nearby
According to the house itself, the Estanys trail of the Aiguamolls starts practically at the door and the nature park is about 10 km away. Figueres is 12 km away, with the Dalí Theatre-Museum at 14; Cadaqués is 25 km and the Cap de Creus lighthouse, inside the nature park, about 30. The Empordàlia winery, in Pau, is 4.5 km away. With children, the Albera tortoise centre makes an easy morning.
### Servicios
- **Shuttle to the Cap de Creus lighthouse**: From the free Corral d'en Morell car park, in Cadaqués · Moventis line 33 · regulation days from March to October

## Luxury: A castle, a wine spa and a table in the castle
Peralada concentrates within a few metres what elsewhere requires travelling kilometres: a castle to sleep in, spa, golf, winery and signature cooking inside a 14th-century castle.
Presupuesto orientativo: 200–400 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir in style
- **Castell de Vallgornera** (Small hotel, desde 250 € / night): A 12th-century castle among the fields of Peralada
Castell de Vallgornera has a documented history since 1123 and is on the outskirts of Peralada, in the Alt Empordà, among fields, vineyards and hills. It keeps two square towers on the east side and an almost rectangular enclosure with a parade ground in the centre; in the 18th century it was extended. In the renovation they reused furniture from the old castle and second-hand pieces, and they buy bread, cured meats and bed linen from local suppliers.
It is small: ten rooms with fortress names, from 24 to 37 m², all with a king-size bed, air conditioning, wifi, minibar and hairdryer. Each has its own character. Torreón occupies one of the towers. Patio is the suite, with a private terrace and fireplace. Baluarte, at 37 m², has the bathroom carved into the rock. Bastión looks out over the countryside from the bathroom. Arco has the bath next to the bed and is adapted for people with reduced mobility. Armería, the smallest, has its own terrace. Alcoba and Atrio are on the second floor and have a separate entrance, and Saeta, on the ground floor, looks onto the gardens.
Breakfast included and an honesty bar
There is no restaurant: the castle serves only breakfast, which is included. It is made with local produce and is taken from 8:00 to 11:00 in the lounge, on the parade ground or in the room. For the afternoon you have the honesty bar, where you serve yourself a drink or a glass of wine. In the website gallery you can see a pool in the garden, under a pergola.
The rooms are for two people. Torreón, Bastión, Baluarte and Saeta admit a child's bed, so it is more a couple's place than a family one. The castle is a smoke-free space: smoking is only outside. Reception is open from 9:00 to 21:00; check-in is from 15:00 and, if you arrive after 21:00, they give you a code and the key, and at night you enter by a side door with your own PIN. Check-out is at 12:00.
With a dog, choose your room carefully: they are admitted in Arco, Armería, Baluarte, Saeta and Almena, and not in Alcoba, Torreón or Bastión. Arrange it with the management when booking.
Prices, season and what to do from here
On its booking engine, a night for two with breakfast came to €250 on weekdays from February to April 2027, €300 some weeks in March and June and €400 in August. Between mid-November 2026 and the end of January 2027 it showed no rooms available. Cancellation is free up to 14 days before.
For guests it organises private walking routes, horse rides, balloon flights, golf at Golf de Peralada, yoga, sailing trips from Empuriabrava and diving in the Medes. A few minutes away you have the guided visit of Peralada, the Perelada winery and, in Figueres, the Dalí Theatre-Museum.
- **Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf** (Spa hotel): The Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf is the five-star hotel of the Perelada Resort: it is on Carrer Rocabertí, at the entrance to the town, beside the 18-hole golf course and the pitch & putt, and a couple of minutes from the castle. It has 64 rooms, a spa that works with wine and grapes, and an outdoor pool among gardens. In 2026 the Michelin Guide gave it its Key for the third year running, and it is part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.
From the standard room to the Puccini suite
All the rooms are soundproofed, with Natura Bissé bath products, a minibar, room service, wifi, and a bathrobe and slippers for going down to the spa; some look onto the golf course. The categories, with their floor area according to the website:

Standard and superior, 32 m².
Deluxe, 35 m².
Garden Suites, 45 m²: two of them are the only rooms that admit dogs.
Suites, 65 m².
Heritage Suite, 70 m², inspired by Mozart.
Presidential Suite, 90 m², inspired by Puccini.

There are a few triple and quadruple rooms for families; book them by phone on 972 53 88 30.
An hour of spa with every stay
Every stay includes 60 minutes of the Wine Spa's water circuit. The spa has two areas: El Celler, for water treatments, and the Balneo Gran Claustre, a space for couples with a sauna, wine jacuzzi and vinotherapy treatments, for one, for two or for a group, with Natura Bissé cosmetics. The treatment menu can be downloaded from its website, with no prices on view. The gym, Gym Boutique, is free for guests. The outdoor pool is surrounded by garden.
Where to eat without leaving the resort
In the hotel, Paco Pérez's team cooks: the restaurant L'Olivera, with contemporary cooking using local produce; The 19th, the wine bar, with wines from the Empordà, from the house and from elsewhere; and in summer the Garden Bar, beside the pool. A few minutes away are the Restaurant Castell Perelada, with a Michelin star, the Snack del Casino, with food until 1:00, and the winery's Wine Bar Celler 1923, serving traditional Catalan cooking.
Golf, winery and castle
Guests get a special price on the course, the school and the pitch & putt; Leading Courses included the resort among its best golf resorts of 2026. The Perelada winery visit, the RCR Arquitectes building among the vines, and the castle park are a few minutes away.
Check-in, check-out and booking
Check-in from 15:00 and check-out at 12:00. The outdoor parking is free. With a dog, only two of the Garden Suites, which are booked by phone. If you book on its website with the code WEB there is a 5% discount; changes and cancellations are made with the link in the confirmation email or by phoning the hotel. They also respond on WhatsApp on 679 77 83 55 and at hotel@golfperalada.com.

## With young children: Storks, tortoises and a storybook castle

With small children, Peralada is a real castle in a village you can see in a short while, with animals a quarter of an hour away.

### What works best
The Albera tortoise centre, in Garriguella, in the morning

The guided visit to the castle park and its stork colony

The easy route around Requesens castle, with a baby carrier

### Sleeping
Farmhouses with a heated pool in Vilanova de la Muga

Ask at Castell de Vallgornera about the child's bed

### Eating
Terrace under the bougainvillea at Sotamuralla

Sandwiches and snacks at the bar El Carme, in the square

### Bear in mind
The tortoise centre closes from November to 20 March

The winery visit is long for them: leave it for another day

### Qué hacer with young children
- Historic park of Peralada castle, with a guide
- Albera Tortoise Breeding Centre, in Garriguella
- Circular walk around Requesens castle, in the Albera

## As a family: Dalí, Cap de Creus and a medieval town

With children of different ages, Peralada makes a weekend if you use it as a base: Figueres, the Albera and Cap de Creus are close.

### What works best
The Dalí Theatre-Museum, free up to age 8

The guided visit to medieval Peralada, free for under-10s

The Cap de Creus lighthouse on the shuttle from Cadaqués

### Sleeping
Farmhouses with a pool in Vilanova de la Muga

Hostal opposite the castle, in the village

### Eating
Rice and fish at the Mas Molí mill

Restaurants in the old town, booking in summer

### Bear in mind
The Dalí closes on Mondays outside July and August

Bring a windbreaker: the tramuntana blows hard at Cap de Creus

### Qué hacer as a family
- Guided visit to medieval Peralada and the Sant Domènec cloister
- Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres
- Historic park of Peralada castle, with a guide
- Cap de Creus lighthouse, from Cadaqués
- Albera Tortoise Breeding Centre, in Garriguella
- Circular walk around Requesens castle, in the Albera

## With teenagers: Surrealism, rocks and a castle in the woods

Peralada on its own falls short for a teenager. It works with Dalí, the Cap de Creus landscape and a walk in the Albera.

### What works best
The Teatre-Museu Dalí, reduced ticket for ages 9 to 17

The Cap de Creus lighthouse and its rocks

The Requesens trail: 5.5 km and 2 hours

### Where to sleep
A hostal in the village: they can head out to the square on their own

Farmhouses with a heated pool

### Where to eat
Burgers and sandwiches at the bar El Carme

A picnic in the Albera

### Worth knowing
The casino is for over-18s only

Lighting fires is not allowed anywhere in the Albera

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres
- Cap de Creus lighthouse, from Cadaqués
- Circular walk around Requesens castle, in the Albera

## Consejos

### Combine museum and winery
The Perelada visit that joins the Castle Museum and the winery, with a tasting, lasts three hours and sorts it all out with a single booking.

### Come on the second Saturday of the month
At 11:00, the town council runs the guided visit to medieval Peralada, in Catalan, for €6. Booking is compulsory.

### Check which days the Dalí is open
In July and August the Teatre-Museu Dalí is open every day; the rest of the year it closes on Mondays, apart from some exceptional openings.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What is there to see in Peralada?
The castle façade, the Carme convent with the Castle Museum, the historic park, the Romanesque cloister of Sant Domènec, the church of Sant Martí and the streets of the old Jewish quarter.

### When is the Peralada Festival?
In July and August, at the castle park auditorium, the church and the Carme cloister. The 2026 edition, its fortieth, ended on 29 August. The 2027 programme is published at festivalperalada.com.

### Can I visit the Perelada winery?
Yes. The guided visit with a tasting of three wines costs €26 from Tuesday to Thursday and €29 from Friday to Sunday, and lasts an hour and a half. Under-12s don't pay.

### What is there near Peralada?
Figueres and the Teatre-Museu Dalí 10 minutes away, the Albera turtle centre a quarter of an hour away and Cadaqués and Cap de Creus about 45 minutes away.

### Can I go into the casino?
Yes, from age 18 and with ID or passport. The tables open every day from 18:00 and there is a dress code: no sportswear or flip-flops.

### Where is the tourist office?
At the Centre de Turisme Cultural Sant Domènec, Plaça Peixateria 6. Telephone 972 53 88 40.

### What is the DO Empordà?
The designation of origin for Empordà wine, with 38 wineries on its website and a Wine Route to visit them. Perelada is one of them.