ROMANTIC GETAWAY: HOTEL, DINNER AND SPA

Artiem Asturias Hotel (Asturias)

Artiem Asturias is a 5 star hotel located in a rural environment just 5 minutes away from the center of Gijón. But this beautiful hotel is much more, since it has been turned into a well-being club, promoting relaxation, healthy eating, personal motivation and sport. In your romantic getaway you must visit their wonderful 500m2 spa with a great variety of treatments and activities, among which you find the thermal circuit and a relaxing area with infrared loungers. Also, visit “The Green”, the hotel restaurant with a proposition of renewed traditional cuisine.

Paraiso Escondido Hotel (Portugal)

If you want to have a getaway to Paradise, in Rusticae we have one, this small hotel’s name could not have been more appropriate, it is indeed a secret paradise in the so called Tuscany of Portugal, a place of great natural beauty, just one step away from the Costa Vicentina, one of the best conserved European coast stretches. Paraiso Escondido offers the perfect combination between location, facilities and decoration, in addition to a very special philosophy based on enjoying the best of life. Our recommendation is, without doubt, lodging in the suite, although any of their 9 rooms are worth it. A dinner based on natural products and a nice massage in their SPA, and voilà, the perfect getaway.

Villa Oniria Hotel (Granada)

Let’s go to one of the most beautiful cities of Spain and let’s enjoy the romanticism and the elegance that Granada offers us in theVilla Oniria Hotel . Surprise your other half with the Spa and treatments from the wellness area that offer you a creative way of relaxation, stimulating all five senses. And the finishing touch is given by La Fábula restaurant, commanded by the chef Ismael Delgado, Michelin-starred in 2008, who runs a quiet kitchen that slowly gets into the traditional cuisine of the region, respecting the raw materials, the taste and the cooking temperature.

Castillo de Gorraiz Hotel (Navarra)

After visiting Pamplona city or going on a field trip in the north of Navarra, you can end the day resting in the elegant Castillo de Gorraiz Hotel, which integrates perfectly with the nearby palace of the XVI century, rehabilitated in 1998 and since then it shelters the restaurant, which continues the family catering tradition. Its philosophy is that of the most absolute respect for the products of the land, in addition to a constant concern for innovating. And for the finishing touch of the getaway, enjoy the installation of the spa, with its chandeliers, dim light and garden views. A spa that recreates the thermal baths of the ancient Roman palaces.

Balneario Aguas de Villaharta Balneario is the only resort in the province of Córdoba. It was founded in 1873 and today it is a unique place where this natural heritage’s history and value has been recovered. A jewel with modern installations of spa with hamman, a relaxing area and an outdoors pool for setting the stress aside. This is a perfect combination for your romantic getaway - a dinner at the Hierro restaurant, a culinary tribute to the land where it is placed and the flavours of the past, using healthy products that are produced in its environment. The entire menu is designed by the chef Máximo Doval del Rey.

Villa Magalean Hotel & Spa (Guipuzcoa)

Villa Magalean is a boutique luxury hotel with restaurant and spa at the bottom of the historic quarter of Hondarribia, a beautiful fishers’ town in Guipúzcoa, just 20 km away from San Sebastián and very close to the border with France. The restaurant is a pleasure for all the senses at any time of the day. The menu is an ode to the local products from land and sea, and it changes according to the season. And the other jewel of the Villa Magalean hotel is the Spa, a sensory walk for living the re-encounter with the spirit of the water that emanated from the old springs. All this contributed to the “Best Rusticae Hotel” award in 2018.

Casas do Côro (Portugal)

Hotel Casas do Côro combines the rural tourism with the elegance and the good work of Paulo and Carmen.They have rescued one of the most important historic villages of Portugal: Marialva. Little by little they have rehabilitated the buildings at the bottom of the castle and they have built facilities and services. There is much to do on the outside, like the boat trips on the Douro river, but one of the best moments is when you arrive at the hotel and you can chill out in the living room by the fireplace or even better, enjoying the elegant Spa. Each dinner is a sight, with a dining room with antique tables, fantastic linen tablecloths, candles, luxury glassware and cutlery and a courteous and sophisticated service. All this always with a good wine.