Take care of your health, enjoy life, discover new things… they are all good intentions for the new year. We invite you to relax and immerse yourself in mineral and healing waters, sleeping under the stars in a glass summer house or walking through the mountain range of Verdera with spectacular views of Cap de Creus. Enjoy relaxing Catalonia.
Sleep under two Michelin stars in the Pyrenees
If you fancy combining nature, adventure and pleasure, a very special day awaits you in the Volcanic area of la Garrotxa. A hot-air balloon ride to contemplate a bird’s eye view of the dormant volcanoes is thrilling. It lasts approximately 1h30 and includes a glass of cava with a toast with crackling. After the descent, a 4×4 will take you back to the Vol de Coloms facilities. Here you will savour a dining room breakfast experience with Santa Pau beans and botifarra (Catalan sausage), with ratafia included.
At the end of the day comes the special surprise: spending a night in Pavellons Les Cols. Its walls and glass and steel ceilings guarantee a night surrounded by stars, green a lot of peace. At the same venue you will find the Les Cols restaurant, with two Michelin stars. If you want to dine here first, round off the day with an excellent dinner. The next morning you will be able to go out and enjoy the nature in la Garrotxa, with a picnic prepared for the occasion.
Welcome to the oasis of relaxation in the Costa Daurada
At Aquum Spa & Wellness, the sea is a source of well-being: it offers a setting of constant harmony inspired by the serene oceans and seas. You will have a 4000 m2 spa area for absolute relaxation. In the Aquum Spa you can experience 50 different sensations in the water. The water and air beds, cervical projectors, waterfalls and even the hydrodynamic river will relax your body and your mind.
The Club area offers a thermal zone and a relaxation zone with infra-red lighting, not to mention a Zen area where you can have tea and a multi-sensory room with heated beds accompanied by aromatherapy, colour therapy and music therapy treatments to ensure the visit is utter pleasure for all the senses. We invite you to enjoy the pleasure of immersing yourself in the water.
Rest among the vineyards in the Terres de Lleida
Combining wine tourism and a thermal route is an irresistible proposal. What about a weekend in Vallbona de les Monges so that you can enjoy thermal treatments and the world of wine? A relaxing stay at the Spa Hotel of Rocallaura, with 100 years history, will leave you feeling renewed inside and out.
Its water is special thanks to the minerals it contains –lithium, strontium and PH alkaline– and thanks to its healing properties. After the treatments, comes the time to enjoy the world of wine. A visit to the l’Olivera winery with a walk through the vineyards will let you get discover its history and the rugged terrain of the Valles del Riu Corb, full of ridges and beautiful spots. Vallbona de les Monges is full of small valleys which is why the majority of the vineyards are on small plots surrounded by dry stones.
Culture and well-being with views of Cap de Creus
Do you fancy a spot of culture, thermal baths and enotourism in one single getaway break? At the very top of the Verdera mountain range stands the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, a place to enjoy the views of Cap de Creus. Built between the 10th and 11th century is an exceptional Catalan Romanesque piece due to its originality, ornamental richness and age. It is worth a visit together with the rest of the monumental site.
At the Wine Family Museum at the wine-growing estate of Coll de Roses, you will discover the world of wine via a sensory tour. And if you want even more sensations, the Magma thermal leisure centre has an ice well for toning and a special area for babies if you are with the family. At sunset, a tasting menu awaits you at the CIM Hotel Pinxo along with a welcoming room. A thoroughly comforting day.
A very relaxing trip back to the Iberian past
Culture and well-being go hand-in-hand here. We propose a getaway break in Verdú to visit Els Estinclells, an Iberian site dating back to the 3rd century BC. You will be amazed by the reconstruction of two homes and some ovens which are a faithful reproduction of how inhabitants lived and fired ceramics. Later, you can get your hands dirty and participate in an artisan ceramics workshop.
After a nice walk and a visit to the medieval castle and the Romanesque church of Santa María de Verdú, it is time to go to the Vallfogona de Riucorb spa to spend the night and switch off by immersing yourself in the thermal waters there. This establishment was founded in 1901 to take advantage of the medicinal mineral waters that existed in the area.
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