El Castell is run by the Tàpies family. The hotel has 38 bedrooms, which overlook to the nature park of the “Cadi-Moixeró” and the town. We have 4 types of rooms: the Pyrenees Room, the Superior room with a terrace, the Junior Suite and The Castle Suite. From the pine ceiling to the stone fireplace, every detail tells a story.
We have a gastronomic restaurant called Tàpies, which offers a Catalan-Mediterranean cuisine. 60% of all used products come from our region. We have a wine cellar with over 550 local and international labels, 80% of which come out of Spanish vineyards. We also have wines from the “Costers del Segre” denomination, which is from our province and takes its name from the river flowing through our town. We also have the Restaurant Katia, a type of bistró where the kitchen is part of the restaurant and you may watch the preparation of the dishes, roasted on the spit or barbecue.
Our wellness area includes an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a fitness room, outdoor hot tub, sauna, steam room, 4 beauty cabins for massages and body and facial treatments, a Chromatherapy room and a relaxation area.
From April till November we regularly organise concerts in the XI century old fortress, located in the gardens of the hotel. This Fortress is also a known place for hosting events such as weddings and conventions all year long.
La Seu d’Urgell is the capital of the archbishopric of the Alt Urgell and its history dates back to roman times. The cathedral of la Seu d’Urgell dates back to the IXth century and is the largest cathedral of Roman-Lombardy style in Catalonia.
Recently restored, it is an impressive building which has a beautiful cloister and is adjacent to the roman church of “Sant Miquel” and an interesting museum of Pyrenean roman art.
The area around la Seu d’Urgell is very rich in roman art churches and chapels.
Andorra itself is worth a day trip, as it boasts some very interesting small roman chapels, museums of different kinds and its own centenary parliament.
A part from all these cultural activities, our Pyrenean region offers a lot of outdoor activities like: walking, 4×4 driving, horse riding, mountain-biking, helicopter and hot air balloon flights, rafting and hydro speeding (on real rivers or in the Olympic stadium of la Seu d’Urgell), golfing (5km from the hotel), fishing and thermal baths.
For people travelling to us from different places, our hotel is a nice stop on a trip from Barcelona to Toulouse or Carcassonne, or on a discovery holiday through the Spanish, Andorran and French Pyrenees. As a suggestion, this kind of trip can take them from Barcelona over la Seu d’Urgell into Andorra, from Andorra to Foix, from Foix over the Pyrenean highway to Biarritz, stopping on their way at the sanctuary of “Lourdes” and from Biarritz back into Spain through San Sebastian and finishing in Bilbao.
As you can see from our website hotelelcastell.com, our hotel is located in the Spanish-Catalan Pyrenees, only 10 km away from the Principality of Andorra, in the small historic town of La Seu d’Urgell.
Ctra. N260 Km 229
25700 La Seu d’Urgell (E)
T· +43 973 350 000
CURRICULUM VITAE
Datos personales:
Salvador Trabalón Brugulat
Lugar y fecha de nacimiento: Lleida 25/7/1990
Estudios realizados:
Titulacion: Graduado en E.S.O, Maristes Montserrat de Lleida 2003-2007
Titulo en Técnico de cocina 2007-2009
Titulo en Técnico de pastelería y panificación 2009-2011
I.E.S Escola d’Hoteleria i Turisme de Lleida
Titulo Grado superior Técnico de Dirección de Cocina 2011-2013
Idiomas:
Catalán: Lengua materna
Castellano: Lengua paterna
Ingles: Nivel básico
Experiencia professional:
Plats cuinats Cal Petit (Familiar)
Cocinero
Restaurante Guggenheim Bilbao
Partida de carnes i pastelería
Verano 2008: Junio-Julio- Agosto
Hotel Castell Ciutat- Relais&Chateaux
Restaurante Tàpies * Michelín
Partida de cuarto frío y pastelería
Enero-Febrero- Marzo de 2009
Cocinero de Banquetes:
Junio-Julio- Agosto-Setiembre de 2009
Servicio de Banquetes Fines de semana
Palacio de Congresos de Lleida
Enero a Mayo Octubre a Enero 2010 a 2011
Restaurante elBulli ***Michelín
Partida de pescados
Verano 2010 Junio-Julio- Agosto-Setiembre
Restaurante Dolce Stil Novo, Torino( Italia) *Michelin
Partida primeros
Marzo-Abril de 2011
Restaurante Mas Pau *Michelín
Partida de pastelería
Junio-Julio de 2011
Restaurante El Celler de Can Roca ***Michelín
Partida de carnes i pastelería
Mayo-Octubre de 2012
Restaurante Ferreruela Cuina de la Terra
Partida de entrantes i cuarto frío
Octubre-Mayo 2012-2013
Restaurante Atípic Agramunt
Jefe de Cocina
Setiembre-Abril de 2013-2014
Restaurante Sant Pau ***Michelín
Jefe de partida de primeros
Mayo-Noviembre 2014
Hotel gran Claustre****Restaurante bruixes de burriac by Jaume Drudis
Jefe de Cocina
Enero-Diciembre 2015
Hotel El Castell de Ciutat Relais&Chateaux****
Chef ejecutivo
Restaurante Tàpies 2 soles Repsol
Restaurante Katja
Castillo de Banquetes
Enero 2016- actualidad
Otros Datos de interés:
Segundo premio del concurso De la Mar als Fogons dentro de la VIII edición de la galera de Cambrils
Premio al Millor Treball de Cuina en la XXIV edició concurs Joves Cuiners Angel Moncusí
Finalista concurso cocinero joven de Cataluña, celebrado en Sant Pol de Mar
Premio primero del concurso XXVI Concurs de Joves Cuiners Àngel Moncusí