About this property
Situated on a countryside estate in Catalonia, just north of Girona, Villa Vilademuls offers superbly characterful accommodation to large groups of family or friends. The villa is nestled just outside the tiny village of Vilademuls and just 30 minutes from Girona. 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 can enjoy beach days, cultural days, days in the Pyrenees, cooking courses, wine tastings, and so much more.
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 inviting and warm ambience, partly due to its age, partly due to its warming terracotta decor and rich, lavish furnishings, and partly due to the colourful bougainvillea which is so much a part of its exterior
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 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 sets of bunk beds that can be used for additional guests (children) 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 also great. The swimming pool is large at 10 x 5m and is surrounded by a large terrace furnished with loungers and other outdoor furniture. 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.
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.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
- Large elegant entrance with original terra cotta barrel vault ceiling and terra cotta tile floors
- Sitting area with 2 sofas and chairs, satellite TV and DVD player
- Large library with books in English, Spanish and Catalan
- Fully equipped kitchen with two large refrigerators, microwave, a large gas range, a dishwasher, plenty of drawers and cupboard space
- Laundry room with washer and dryer, laundry baskets, ironing table and iron, laundry soap and cleaning supplies
- Room with two sets of bunk beds
- Bedroom with queen size bed (160 cm / 63 in), table and chairs and 2 large closets, and large en-suite bathroom
- Bathroom with shower
First Floor
- Bedroom with king size bed (180 cm / 71 in), two-seater sofa for reading, table and chair, two walk-in closets, dresser and large en suite bathroom with a tub/shower and double sinks
- Bedroom with queen size bed (160 cm / 63 in), small bathroom with shower and double sinks, closet and dressers
- Bedroom with two single beds (90 cm / 35 in) that can be zipped into a king-size bed, large closets and dresser, small bathroom with shower and double sinks
- Bedroom with queen size bed (160 cm / 63 in), ample closet space, dresser, antique bread oven (now as decoration), private bathroom with a tub located next to the bedroom
- Bedroom with two single beds (90 cm / 35 in) that can be zipped into a king-size bed, plus an extra single and very ample closet space
- Bathroom with bathtub
Exterior Grounds
- Private swimming pool (10 x 5 m)
- Large patio and garden area
- Various sun loungers
- Covered terrace
- Outdoor dining
- Garden furniture
- Private parking
- Barbecue
Additional Facilities
- Wi-Fi connection
- Air conditioning (bedrooms)
- Central heating
- Ceiling fans (only in master bedroom)
- Washing machine