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Major city · Spain

Castelló d'Empúries

Give it half a day on foot, not a base: the Gothic basilica and old town take 2–3 hours; sleep in Empuriabrava or Figueres if you want the beach or trains.

Weather
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Currency
EUR
Best months
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
avoid Jul–Aug (crowds and heat), Nov–Mar (many places shut)
Airports
GRO · PGF
Nights
0–1
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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  • Iberia ↗Plan meals on the Iberian clock: Spanish kitchens serve lunch from about 13:30–14:00 and dinner from 20:30–21:00; Portugal eats an hour or so earlier. Early evenings are for tapas or petiscos, not full meals.
  • Iberia ↗Inland Spain and Portugal (Seville, Córdoba, Madrid, the Alentejo) pass 40 °C in heatwaves from late June to August: sightsee before 11:00 and after 18:00, and keep July–August for the coasts and the green north.
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  • Spain ↗High-speed trains have airport-style baggage screening at the station and boarding gates that close a few minutes before departure: arrive early.
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Castelló d'Empúries is a small Alt Empordà town 9 km east of Figueres, once the capital of the Empúries county. Its old town is compact and walkable around the Gothic church of Santa Maria, and the neighbouring Empuriabrava urbanisation supplies the beach, the marina and most of the beds. Come for the basilica, the flour-mill museum and the Aiguamolls wetlands next door, then move on.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Castelló d'Empúries, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • Coffee€1.30–2.50 (≈ US$2–3)
  • Beerdraught / supermarket can€2.50–4 (≈ US$3–5)€0.80–1.50 (≈ US$1–2)
  • Taxi, about 5 km5 km taxicheck€10–15 (≈ US$12–18)
  • Metro or bus rideC-260 bus ridecheck€2–3 (≈ US$3–4)
  • Museum or sight ticketMuseum entry (flour mill, Butterfly Park)check€5–12 (≈ US$6–14)
  • Budget bedEmpuriabrava holiday flat (up to 4), a night, per room€90 (≈ US$110)
  • Mid-range bedHostal or guesthouse double, a night, per room€85 (≈ US$100)
  • High-end bedHostal or guesthouse double, a night, per room€140 (≈ US$170)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget €55 (≈ US$65) · Mid €95 (≈ US$120) · High €170 (≈ US$200)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Basilica of Santa Maria (the 'Cathedral of the Empordà')Medieval old town and the Llotja de ContractacióEcomuseu-Farinera flour millAiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural ParkEmpuriabrava canals next door
Airports
GRO Girona-Costa Brava (About 50 km south; bus or car to Figueres, then the C-260 bus or a taxi.) · PGF Perpignan–Rivesaltes (France) (About 60 km north across the border; useful if you arrive from France.)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Castelló d'Empúries: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

13°C

3°C

5 rd

Feb

14°C

4°C

5 rd

Mar

16°C

6°C

6 rd

Apr

18°C

8°C

7 rd

May

22°C

12°C

7 rd

Jun

26°C

16°C

5 rd

Jul

29°C

19°C

3 rd

Aug

29°C

19°C

4 rd

Sep

26°C

16°C

5 rd

Oct

22°C

12°C

7 rd

Nov

17°C

7°C

6 rd

Dec

14°C

4°C

5 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The old town is compact and walkable; park on the edge (Carrer del Call, Carrer de la Caserna, Pont Vell) and walk in — parking status and walk times check. A regular bus runs the C-260 axis between Figueres and Roses via Castelló and Empuriabrava. A car is the practical way to reach the Aiguamolls and the beaches.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Empuriabrava

go

Door to door: About 30–40 min on foot

Walk or drive 2–3 km east, or the C-260 bus

Canals, marina and the nearest beach; the town's own holiday district.

Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park

go

Door to door: About 15 min by car

Car or bike to the El Cortalet visitor centre, about 5 km

Flat hides and paths; best early morning for birds.

Figueres

go

Door to door: About 20 min

C-260 bus or car, 9 km

Dalí Theatre-Museum and the high-speed station for Barcelona and France.

Roses

go

Door to door: About 20 min

C-260 bus or car, 10 km

Beach, port and the road on to Cap de Creus.

Cadaqués

go

Door to door: About 1 h

Car over the Cap de Creus road, or bus via Roses

Long, winding road; a full day with Roses.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Castelló old town

Small hotels and hostals around Plaça del Joc de la Pilota and Carrer de la Moneda; quiet at night, few rooms.

Empuriabrava

2–3 km east: canals, beach and the bulk of the holiday flats; walk or drive into the old town.

Figueres

9 km west on the C-260; high-speed rail, more beds and the Dalí museum as a bonus.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
€45–70 (≈ US$55–85) excl. bed
Mid
€70–120 (≈ US$85–140) excl. bed
High
€120 (≈ US$140)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Hostal or guesthouse double1 × 1 night × €85€85
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × €95€190
C-260 bus, Figueres ↔ Castelló, one way2 × €3 · 2026 estimate; check€5
Butterfly Park adult entry2 × €12 · 2026 estimate; check€24
eSIM, about a week of data2 × €10 · 2026 estimate€20
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge€32
Trip total≈ €178 per person per day, bed included€356≈ US$450

2026 estimate

2026 estimate in euro; flights excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee€1.30–2.50 (≈ US$2–3)
Menu del dia at lunchWeekdays; wine often included.€14–22 (≈ US$17–30)
Beer: draught / supermarket can€2.50–4 (≈ US$3–5) / €0.80–1.50 (≈ US$1–2)
5 km taxicheck€10–15 (≈ US$12–18)
C-260 bus ridecheck€2–3 (≈ US$3–4)
Museum entry (flour mill, Butterfly Park)check€5–12 (≈ US$6–14)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

A quiet, low-crime small town; the real risks are the Tramuntana wind on the water, mosquitoes near the wetlands and unlit lanes on the edge of Empuriabrava at night.
  • The basilica is an active parish church: check opening times before you plan the day around it.
  • Many restaurants close one or two days a week and shut between lunch and dinner; book or arrive early.
  • Mosquitoes around the Aiguamolls wetlands at dusk in summer: repellent.
  • The Tramuntana wind can make the beach and the Empuriabrava canals unpleasant even in sun.

Emergency numbers

All emergencies
112
National police
091
Guardia Civil
062

Pocket card

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Castelló d'EmpúriesCastelló d'Empúries

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My bed tonight

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A aquesta adreça, si us plauTo this address, please

Emergency

  • All emergencies112
  • National police091
  • Guardia Civil062

Embassy

No embassies here; the US has a consulate-general in Barcelona, the UK a consulate in Barcelona, and most other countries are represented in Madrid or Barcelona.

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Bus Figueres → Castelló d'Empúries: about €2.50 (≈ US$3), 20 min (check)
  • Taxi Figueres station → Castelló: €20–30 (≈ US$25–35) (check)
  • Train Figueres Vilafant → Barcelona Sants: high-speed, about 55 min (check)

Say or show

  • Hola — Hello (OH-lah)
  • Gràcies / Gracias — Thank you (GRAH-syehs / GRAH-syahs)
  • El compte, si us plau — The bill, please (el KOM-tuh see oos PLOW)
  • On és la basílica? — Where is the basilica? (on ehs lah bah-ZEE-lee-kah)
  • Puc pagar amb targeta? — Can I pay by card? (pook pah-GAR am tar-GEH-tah)
  • On és el lavabo? — Where is the toilet? (on ehs el lah-VAH-boo)

Catalan is the everyday language; Spanish works everywhere.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Castelló d'Empúries. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: May–Jun, Sep–Oct · avoid Jul–Aug (crowds and heat), Nov–Mar (many places shut) · month by month →
  2. 2 airports and 3 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 5 day-trips, door to door
  6. 4 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for GRO and PGF: last bus and train times field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking cluster map for the old town: basilica, Llotja, flour mill, Plaça dels Homes, with opening-hour cutoffs.
  3. Empuriabrava and beach rung: which canal streets flood with cars in August, where to park free.
  4. Aiguamolls access fixture: visitor-centre hours, hide locations, mosquito and wind notes.

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