17468 Orriols, Girona, Spain, d'Orriols, Catalonia 17468

Lucas Fox presents this architectural jewel, a unique castle documented since 1265, it belonged to a very influential family in the 14th century. A large rectangular building with a central courtyard from the 16th-17th centuries, with a remarkable Renaissance faade decorated with windows framed with geometric motifs. In 1988 it was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. Located in an elevated area of a small village, less than 20 minutes from the beaches of the Costa Brava. It is a large rectangular building, designed around a central patio and tiled roof on two sides, distributed on three floors. On the ground floor, the area where we find the main hall entrance, a large indoor dining room, an outdoor dining room on a covered terrace, an industrial kitchen, a lounge bar, a workshop and courtesy toilets. From this level we access the lower part, where there is a large multi-purpose room, swimming pool changing rooms with direct access to the garden, storage room, wine cellar. Between the first and the second floor, there are currently a total of 11 majestic en-suite bedrooms, offering private lounges with fireplaces and all with excellent views of the village and the countryside. Annexed to the castle is an adjoining house, ideal as a housekeepers home, or an extension of the castle, with the possibility of increasing the accommodation capacity up to 23 en-suite bedrooms in total. The castle is complemented by charming outdoor areas, with different terraces and a garden area with swimming pool. This exclusive property offers great potential as a tourist business, as it has a hotel and restaurant licence, and with the possibility of up to 23 bedrooms, it could be converted into a first class boutique hotel and restaurant of reference in the area.