Villa Vilademuls

Situated on a glorious, mammoth countryside estate in the stunning Catalonian Hills, just north of Girona and Barcelona, Villa Vilademuls offers superbly characterful accommodation to large groups of family or friends. The villa is nestled just outside the town of Vilademuls and just 20 minutes from the quaint beach of the Greco-Roman ruins of Empuries, 20 minutes from Girona and the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres. There are many heavenly villages and towns all within less than an hour’s drive in the area as well as just north of the border with France. Guests enjoy beach days, cultural days, days in the Pyrenees, cooking courses, wine tastings, and so much more.

The location of Villa Vilademuls is very unique in that it offers so many easily available diverse pleasures. Vilademuls is part of the Pla de l’Estany, a shifting landscape amid the the Empordà plain and gorges of La Garrotxa. Girona is Northern Catalonia’s largest city, boasting a fascinating history, museums, Gothic churches and a wonderful dining scene, all sprinkled along a web of cobbled lanes and medieval walls. The Riu Onyar separates the walkable historic centre from the gleaming commercial centre on the west. Barcelona is an hour’s drive away or you can take a 38 minute train from Girona. Barcelona boasts fabled architectural treasures spanning more than 2000 years, a mastery of gastronomy, a famous football team, superb family entertainment, an incredible nightlife and an enchanting seaside. You cannot really stay at Villa Vilademuls and not spend a day in Barcelona!

This magical villa dates back to 1806 and whilst it offers wonderfully maintained modern amenities, it charms with its ancient character, featuring stone arches, beamed ceilings and many other atmospheric nods from the past. Villa Vilademuls enjoys an incredibly inviting, warm ambience, partly due to its age, partly due to its warming terracotta decor and rich, lavish furnishings, partly due to the colourful bougainvillea which is so much a part of its exterior, partly to its excellent management team who are dedicated to ensuring that you experience the holiday of your dreams and partly due to all the other special touches that it offers. This traditional two hundred year old farmhouse enjoys a red-tiled roof, an ancient well and beautiful stone walls.

The villa boasts six bedroom suites, all stunning, spacious and characterful and all with beautiful ensuite bathrooms and air conditioning. In total the villa can sleep up to fifteen guests. Villa Vilademuls also enjoys an excellent sociable kitchen, fantastic outside space and fabulous living space with plenty of idyllic corners where you can disappear with your holiday books and a glass of your favourite tipple. The villa has been tastefully renovated and features colour washed walls throughout, terracotta tiled floors, hand-hewn exposed beams and high vaulted ceilings. Its furnishings are sumptuous, stylish and superbly comfortable.

A large, elegant entrance hall leads you to the living areas and one ground floor bedroom suite. The villa’s kitchen will enchant the chefs in your group with its plentiful, excellent appliances, large island bench and gorgeous feeling like being in “your home away from home.” The dining area is lovely plus there is a sitting area with a squishy sofa and rocking chairs in front of an open fireplace, a real hub of the farmhouse. The kitchen offers two large fridges, a large gas range, a dishwasher and plenty more. Guests can easily keep the chefs company in this wonderfully sociable space. There is also a separate laundry room. The living room is another wonder complete with comfy sofas, satellite television and DVD player, a table and chairs for fun family board or card games, a pool table and a large library. There is also a room that offers two single beds that can be used for additional guests or for lazing around. The ground floor bedroom oozes characterful appeal and boasts a queen size bed, two large closets, a table and chairs and a generous ensuite bathroom.

Upstairs, you will discover a striking hallway with beautiful beams and antique furniture. There are five additional bedrooms including a stunning master suite. This boasts a beautiful kingsize bed, a two-seater sofa, walk-in closets, a dresser and a large bathroom with a bath and his and hers sinks. The next bedroom enjoys a beautifully dressed queen size bed and a small ensuite shower room. Another room with a queen bed offers an antique bread oven as decoration. Guests staying in this room have use of a private bathroom with a bath next door to the bedroom. There are two twin bedrooms, both enjoying zip and link beds to offer flexible sleeping arrangements should you want them set up as kingsize beds. One boasts an ensuite shower room and the other has use of a bathroom next door which can be made private by drawing a thick curtain in the hallway. This bedroom also has an extra single bed in it too should you want to use the room as a triple. The room is the furthest away from all the other rooms. Each of the bedrooms enjoy an inviting ambience with cheerful, cosy colour schemes.

Although the interiors of Villa Vilademuls are absolutely wonderful, the gardens, terraces and the facilities outside are incredibly enticing. The swimming pool is large at 10m x 5m and is surrounded by a large terrace furnished with loungers and other outdoor furniture. The views of the Pyrenees Mountains are absolutely breathtaking. Guests can enjoy dining alfresco in a beautiful spot using the barbecue. There are many activities to be enjoyed including table tennis, badminton, petanque, basketball and football in the soccer field with goalie nets provided. You will not really want to leave this beautiful place though there are is so much on offer to discover. To make your stay even more wonderful, the superb management team can arrange private chefs to prepare an arrival supper or other meals or to offer cooking classes, private wine tastings can be arranged at the villa or at local vineyards, golf can be arranged, bike and boat rental can be arranged, you can visit a local goat cheese manufacturing facility and sample some of the delicious cheese or you could even take a hot air balloon flight for a bird’s eye view of this sensational area.