Specialist in small-scale holidays for 20 years - Customer rating 9,1 - Member ABTA and SGR
A cast-iron knocker hit the impressive front door with a loud bang. A small inner door inside the large door opened and two Dutch blue eyes appeared: ‘Good morning! Welcome to Torre Nova!’ I entered a majestic hallway where all kinds of old machinery from the region is on display. ‘Don’t worry, you won’t be expected to work!’, Jacqueline laughed when she saw the expression on my face. ‘Life is one big party here, plus: the original residents didn’t work either!’.
‘So, he built this mansion because he envied his older brother?’, I asked. I was sitting in a shaded spot in the garden with the Dutch owners Jacqueline and Geert and took a sip of my cava while absorbing my surroundings. Geert had just told me all about the history of the mansion. When the count of Gironella passed away, his eldest son inherited the village castle, the Torre of Claramunt. His younger brother was so upset that he built this Catalonian villa to rival his brother’s estate. ‘He called it Torre Nova, the new tower, but forgot to add an actual tower!’, Geert laughed as he pointed at the the village castle through an opening in the garden wall.
Tower or not, this place will leave you feeling like an aristocrat. It wasn't hard for me to picture how the “Grandeza de España” used to celebrate life here. At the same time, I felt right at home in this large Mediterranean garden with its large swimming pool with loungers, hammock and where you get to pick the fruits right off the trees. Not to mention the mansion's interior, which is equally impressive with its tall ceilings with authentic wooden beams, large windows with shutters and a stylish décor. A perfect combination of authentic and contemporary, the mansion breathes space and comfort. And the windows reveal a view of a Mediterranean Spanish village. I was laying in bed one night when I realised that the nights in Catalonia are still the way there were intended to be: quiet, dark and with a magnificent starry sky... A perfect place to withdraw while celebrating life every day!
It's possible at the time of booking due to Covid-19, services and facilities are different than when your holiday begins. As the services and facilities mentioned are subject to change, no rights can be derived from this.
Are you booking a flight holiday? Then a rental car of the lowest category (Small Class) is selected as standard for your trip and you have the option of upgrading the rental car. You can pick up the rental car at the airport and drive to your accommodation yourself.
Are you booking a holiday with own transportation? Then the rental car is not included in your trip and you can (at some destinations) book the rental car if you are interested. When you book your rental car, you can pick it up at your destination and drive to your accommodation yourself. The transport to the pick-up point of the rental car is arranged by you.
Tip: If you are travelling with 4 or more people, it is advisable to book an upgrade or an extra car. You can select the car upgrade in the booking steps. Do you want to book an extra car? Please contact us.