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The photos on this page are from other weddings of ours (Alicante, Luanco), not from Palacio Conde Toreno.
Palacio Conde Toreno is a castle in the heart of Asturias that hosts complete weddings, with the ceremony and the reception in the same place. It accepts both civil and religious ceremonies, so the couple and their guests do not have to move between the ‘I do’ and the dinner. It is listed on two wedding portals, bodas.net and zankyou.es. Both agree on the basics: it has a chapel, gardens, a terrace, banqueting rooms and a dance area. It caters for large groups, so it suits a big wedding better than a celebration with only a few people. Below you will find how many guests it takes, how much it costs and what is worth checking before booking.
Location and getting there
Both listings place the palace in the countryside and close to the sea. Neither gives the address, the municipality it is in or the distance to Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés or Asturias Airport. So the first thing to ask the palace for is the exact address and the real driving time from those cities. Those details determine how the guests’ arrival is organised: what time each group sets off, whether a coach is needed and how much leeway to leave between the ceremony and the reception. For guests coming from outside the region, Asturias Airport is their gateway. From there, the options are a hire car, a taxi or a coach booked by the couple. The listings make no mention of any transport organised by the palace itself, so that needs asking about too.
Ceremony and reception
There are two routes for the ceremony. The religious one takes place in the palace chapel, which appears in the list of spaces on both listings. Bodas.net, the only one of the two that goes into more detail and whose information should be checked with the palace, describes the chapel as having ‘the dimensions of a church’. For the civil ceremony it suggests the extensive gardens or a gazebo, that is, a small open structure in the garden. There are two rooms for the reception. The Salón Conde Toreno seats up to 300 guests and has large picture windows with views and a ceiling of festoon lights with greenery. The Salón Rey Silo occupies the former stables and retains its stone walls and wooden beams; only bodas.net mentions it, and it does not give its capacity. Overall, the palace caters for receptions from 90 guests up to 400. That is why it is worth asking how people are split up when the guest list exceeds the capacity of the large room. According to bodas.net, subject to confirmation, that minimum varies depending on the day of the week, and falling short of it means a surcharge that depends on the number of guests missing. The listings do not assign a space to the drinks reception, although both include the terrace and the garden area.
Menu and prices
Both listings agree on the food. The cuisine covers market-fresh, traditional and regional, signature, international and fusion dishes. There are special menus for vegetarians, vegans, diabetics, people with high blood pressure, allergy sufferers and coeliacs. An open bar is included and the price per guest is between 198 and 300 euros. The rest of the information comes only from bodas.net and has yet to be confirmed by the palace. According to that listing, the palace works both with its own kitchen and with caterers, but does not hire out the venue without its food service. It adapts menus and serves the wedding cake, although it also lets couples bring their own at no extra charge. The menu price already includes the fee for use of the venue, payment is by bank transfer and the party can go on until 06:00.
Accommodation, parking and accessibility
As for accommodation, bodas.net mentions a rural hotel with 14 rooms; zankyou.es does not mention it. Those rooms are enough for the couple and their closest family, but not for all the guests at a wedding of this size. You need to ask which hotels are nearby and whether the palace has agreements with any of them. Parking appears on both listings, so anyone arriving in their own car can leave it on site. What you need to ask for is the number of spaces. Bodas.net also states, though the other listing does not mention it, that there is access for people with disabilities. If any guest needs it, it is worth checking in person.
If it rains
The chapel and both reception rooms are indoors, so neither the religious ceremony nor the reception depends on the weather. The civil ceremony is the most exposed part, because it is planned for the gardens or the gazebo, and the listings do not say whether the gazebo is covered or what indoor space the palace offers as an alternative. In Asturias, rain turns up without warning, even in summer. So on your visit you need to ask two things: where the civil ceremony would be held in bad weather and where the drinks reception would be served if the terrace cannot be used.
Spots for photographs
Evan and Natalia Simon have never photographed a wedding at Palacio Conde Toreno, so there are no photos of their own of the venue here, only what the listings describe. From what they say, there is a variety of spots. For outdoor portraits there are the gardens, the gazebo and the terrace. Inside there are the chapel, the stone walls and wooden beams of the Salón Rey Silo, and the picture windows with views and the light-bulb ceiling of the Salón Conde Toreno. The listings do not describe the castle’s façade, so it is worth walking round it on your visit and seeing how the light falls on it at the time planned for the wedding. The bodas.net listing includes 42 photos and 3 videos of the palace, which are useful for getting an idea of each space before you go.
Contact and what to ask on your visit
The listings consulted do not include the palace’s website, phone number or email address. Contact is made through the request-a-quote button on its bodas.net listing, where it has appeared since 2023 with a rating of 5.0 that, for now, appears only on that portal. According to the same listing, the palace holds only one event a day, so the first thing to do is secure the date. On your visit it is worth asking about the address and the travel time from Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés, the minimum number of guests for your chosen day, the capacity of the Salón Rey Silo, the plan for the civil ceremony if it rains and the number of parking spaces. These are precisely the details the listings do not make clear.
Links
Information checked on: bodas.net, zankyou.es.