Sorry - no pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Dating originally from the 17th Century, El Turó (meaning the hilltop in Catalan) is a well-preserved typical Catalan baronial mansion, situated on a very quiet and private location out in the middle of a forrested nature preserve, on an unpaved road out to some medieval shrines. Very generously proportioned, with impressively large living quarters spread out over three floors, El Turó boasts lots of attractive decorative details, like the old terra cotta floors, gorgeous wooden ceiling beams, huge stone door frames - some showing the original medieval inscriptions - all with above-average furnishings, spread over three floors, each with a central living room.
private outdoor swimming pool set in dramatic surroundings.
Private indoor swimming pool.
Large private outdoor swimming pool.
Large private villa.
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The Costa Brava/Catalonia region
The Costa Brava is rightfully famous for its breathtakingly beautiful coastline, where wide beaches of golden sand and crystal clear waters alternate with rocky promentories and little coves backed by sheer cliffs topped with pine and oak forests. The interior of the Costa Brava is every bit as stunning as the coast (and far less affected by tourism), with pristine medieval villages set in lush, typically Mediterranean landscapes.
A short drive to the east and you are in the wooded hills of the pre-Pyrenees, with trout-filled streams feeding environmentally protected lakes - like the one in Banyoles - offering a welcome alternative to the coastal beaches.
Barcelona / Castelltercol area
The once prosperous wool and ice-producing town of Castellterçol has now become a quiet village for well-to-do Barcelonans to keep their quite sumptuous holiday residences. You can tell from the art-nouveau and modernist villas that there´s money in them there hills. (An opera singing friend told me he once gave classes to Vitorrio de Sica´s grandchildren here, as that famous Italian director´s wife was from here, or at least her family had a summer house here.)
Castellterçcol town centre has some nice old buildings, a shopping street with everything you need on a small old-world scale, from a smattering of stores (small supermarket, butchershop, fishmonger, terraced cafés, restaurants, tapas bars, and even a couple of places to play tennis (see my area info for this in the link above).
How to get there
Girona is the nearest airport. It is a well served international airports with regular flights departing form around 12 UK airports. Airlines such as Ryanair, BA, Thompsonfly and euroflights offer great flight prices for those on a budget!
More information on low price airport transfer can be found at www.shuttledirect.com.
There are many car hire companies based at the airport and around the region. They offer a large range of vehicles, to suit every budget. See companies such as Hertz, Europcar and Avis.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Girona
Activities near Barcelona
Sports: Horse Riding Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats A winter sun break Cycling holidays
Please check with with the owner regarding linen and towels.
Outdoors:
Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden
Further details indoors: He ground floor consisted of three large 95m2 rooms, like the naves of a church, three rectangles with additional rooms like chapels attached. The massive wooden double front door opens on to the central living room, which as you can see from the photos below, has a distinctive oriental or Middle Eastern flavor, the four large sofas (two seating 6 or 7, two seating 3 or 4), and a large fireplace with Turkish lighting and high wooden ceiling beams complete the atmospherics.
A flagstone staircase from this central room leads up to the bedrooms on the second and third floors, and beyond the staircase there is a room with a bar consisting of a bar with bar stools, a card table, a little fridge, a TV, and a nicely lit ancient stone and brick bread oven, just one of the many decorative features that adorn every room of this house! To the right of the central room is the kitchen and to the left the dining room.
The kitchen has a central dining table seating 14 or more next to an indoor BBQ grill and to the far side of the room is the modern kitchen area, with a food prep island in the middle, including a small sink.
Further details outdoors: There is a lot more I could say about El Turó. It is a house full of nooks and crannies and lots of little details indoors and out. There is a four car garage and lilly pond out front and there are plenty of walkways around the house and the pool is amongst the largest we have in our catalogue of rental properties and the lawn space around the pool is large enough to kick a ball, although there are some football goal nets over by the empty horse stables, along with some swings, and other kiddy features.
The pool area has about 14 light-weight designer loungechairs and the poolside outdoor BBQ area seats about 10 but additional seating can be added and there is a food prep area and a sink, along with the villa´s 9th bathroom here. There are other features I´m not sure if I should make much of, such as the videocamera security system, with video fed of the remote controlled gate on one of the TV channels, and the owners told me that the entire garden area can be lighted at night, but they don´t want guests to run up huge electricity bills so they are keeping the switches under lock and key, as they have done with the wine celler, which they have turned in to a much needed shortage area. The indoor pool is kept year-round at a water temperature of 29ºC....
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros €
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High Season
21 Jun 07
31 Aug 07
6150£ 4,881
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19 Oct 07
1 Jun 08
4300£ 3,413
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. current rates for up to 18 guests*:
high-season: 6150 Euros per week,
mid-season: 5100 Euros/week,
low-season: 4300 Euros/week
Availability notes
Please contact the owner to enquire about available dates.
Contact owner
To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/39851
Contact details for home 39851
Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:
Charlie and María Williams
Tel:
+34 93 268 2300
Mobile:
+34 656 364 960
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Advertiser joined: 4 Dec 2003 This property added: 19 Oct 2007
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