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Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025 & artisan market with castle visit
Easter weekend Medieval festival in walled town with castle. Festival includes a market, street food and displays of arts and crafts
Event Start: Apr 18, 2025 10:00h
Event End: Apr 21, 2025 17:00h
About Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025
Easter weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday The Hostalric historic centre hosts a medieval festival with markets and events. The Hostalric Medieval Festival aims to commemorate the splendour of the town's medieval past, that was the centre of the extensive Viscounty of Cabrera.
The festival is celebrated in two locations: the Fortress and the town's medieval quarters. The latter becomes a large crafts and food market, where you can find the most authentic cold meats, hand-crafted sweets, cheeses and a variety of food options, as well as other products and attractions. The stalls are located along the Carrer Raval and the Carrer Major, from the Frares Tower to the Porta de Barcelona.
At the Fortress, you will find the medieval camp, the exhibition of artefacts and elements of the period. Guided tours of the monument are offered at a reduced cost during this period.
Throughout the town and castle there are children's workshops, theatrical performances, demonstrations of trades or music, and you will also have the opportunity to visit the patrimonial elements of the town free of charge. One of the most important activities is a grand medieval feast with entertainment.
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Visiting Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025
During the medieval festival the castle only offers guided tours. If you visit the town any other time then you can chose a guided tour or an open tour to explore at your own leisure.
The Hostalric tourism website has a number of PDF brochures about things to do and see in the town and surrounding areas.
What to take with you for Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025
This is a event is in the town historic centre. The town is on a slight incline up from the station with some pedestrian streets having steps but alternative routes available to avoid the steps.
Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025 Tickets
Discover the medieval precinct of Hostalric with the key to the city! Feel like a medieval ruler as you stroll through the area at your own pace, inspecting the buildings and entering them at your leisure. Wander along the spectacular wall, get a spectacular (and strategic) perspective on the surrounding landscape from the top of the towers, and enjoy a truly unique way of exploring the medieval history of this site.
Not many villages in Catalonia's sun-drenched countryside boast a history like that of Hostalric. Much of its storied past took place within the walls of the imposing Castell d'Hostalric. On this self-guided look around the castle, you'll stand where Spanish soldiers valiantly tried to defend the besieged fortress from Napoleon's merciless troops during the Peninsular War. See the old guardhouse, bastions and arsenal, and enjoy sweeping views of the entire region from its hillside perch.
Catalan Language Hostalric Castle guided tour. A fortification existed in the vicinity of the castle as early as 1145 and over the centuries the fortress has played an important strategic position, controlling the Royal Way (Camí Ral) between Barcelona and Girona. During your visit, you'll see the key defensive features of the fortress and find out how the bastions and moat played an integral role in fending off attack during battles. When you aren’t exploring the fortifications, make sure to enjoy the view of Hostalric village.
In this Catalan language 75-minute mystery adventure, you'll search for clues in the most significant areas of the Castell d'Hostalric, including the counterguard, the bomb-proof gallery, the mixed powder magazine, and the cavalryman to learn about the most important events of the French War. Solve the mystery with Clara de la Malla with tickets to Castell d'Hostalric! You and your family will explore Castell d'Hostalric, discover the true story of Captain Riera, and learn about Spanish history along the way.
Getting to Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025
Address: Avenida Fortalesa S/N, Hostalric. 17450
Hostalric is served by the RODALIES network R2 Nord line and the REGIONAL Rail network R11 and RG1 lines. Note that for some reason on the Renfe website the Rodalies and REGOINAL trains can be found by searching in the Rodalies network trains.
Documents for Hostalric Medieval Festival 2025
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