The fabulous Villa Vilademuls enjoys a fabulous hillside location in the Catalan countryside, part of the Costa Brava. There are many wonderful attractions nearby and amazing scenery all around. The villa is not far from a number of famous vineyards including Peralada, Priorat and Penedes where guests can taste and buy delicious wines. Peralada is 30 minutes away with its museum, winery, vineyards and cellar. Some of the vineyards are in the Emporda region roughly 30 to 40 minutes away, Penedes is an hour and a half away and Priorat is about an hour more. At the French vineyards, you can taste reds, whites, Muscats and enjoy delicious French cheeses with them. Within easy reach there are Greco-Roman ruins, ancient medieval towns, gorgeous colourful village markets, Michelin star restaurants and superb sandy beaches. You will arrive at the villa in no time at all from Girona airport, just 25 minutes away!
Girona is 30 minutes away from the villa, a city full of history, gastronomy, shopping and culture. The Jewish Museum and Quarter are incredible within the city’s narrow streets. The cathedral is another must see wonder with its rare 11th century Tapestry of the Creation and a superb Romanesque Cloister with biblical scenes. The Museum of History tells the history of Girona from prehistoric times to the 20th century. Another fabulous museum is the Dali Museum in Figueres.
Other wonderful towns are Besalu, once home to an important Jewish community and boasting a spectacular medieval bridge and a medieval Jewish ritual bath which is one out of four of its kind remaining in Europe, the quaint medieval towns of Pals and Peratallada, Sant Pere de Rodes with its restored Benedictine 11th-century monastery.
The Catalan Pyrenees are an all-season playground offering raw natural beauty, fantastic skiing and snowboarding, incredible hiking paths to the jewel-like lakes and valleys of the Parc Nacional d’Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, the low-lying countryside of Cerdanya and the dramatic climbing terrain of the Serra del Cadi. With majestic scenery, plunging valleys, snow-dusted peaks, thousand-year-old monasteries, outstanding Romanesque architecture and fabulous gastronomy, hikes within the Catalan Pyrenees uncover so many delights.