Five plans for this weekend

If you still have weeks to enjoy your summer vacation but you fancy a trip we recommend, not far from home, some of Castilla and Leon, of retiring to a convent to stay in a hotel-winery, suggesting these are our proposals.

 Wine therapy for two
There are many ways to enjoy good wine, but why not a relaxing and different focus on it? At the heart of the Golden Mile of the Ribera del Duero, in the province of Valladolid, and surrounded by a landscape of vineyards, oaks, pines and wild animals, Hotel & Spa Arzuaga, provides a wine-Spa Experience for two . A wine tourism program of weekend includes two nights accommodation in double room, welcome pack with fruit basket, wine Arzuaga, chocolates, special toiletries and a pillow menu, Mediterranean a la carte breakfast and romantic dinner overlooking the vineyard the night of arrival. The following day is due to visit the farm and winery tasting Arzuaga with two of its wines and afternoon wine-circuit and thermal spa treatment for two of wine therapy consisting of: peeling the grape extract , wrapping Gran Reserva red grapes bath and massage Winespa. Price per couple: 500 €.
 Sleep in a castle
Avila and stay near the Sierra de Gredos, but is also Mayorazgo Tower occupies the same place where stood the castle of the fourteenth century Villatoro, who, after a careful restoration and expansion, now looks like the inn comforts of our time. There are family rooms, some duplex, restaurant, pool, terrace, 6,000 meters of gardens and is also surrounded by mountains where cows graze avileña race. An inn in the mountains to enjoy the countryside, the quiet, off the pace of the city and regain lost energy.
 Retirement in a convent of the XXI century
The Convent of Mave in Palencia province, has no stars, no reception, is a convent but monks. Housed in an old monastery of the twelfth century is a real retreat to the last. You can choose between rooms monastic, more austere, or the most sophisticated, yet modern comfort. Next to the Roman church, the cloister seems a Zen garden, there are also extensive gardens in which to enjoy and relax and minimalist dining room where you can taste from a lamb roast recipes monastic.

 Gourmet Weekend
For urbanites seeking tranquility in the countryside and do not want to give up in rural comfort and good taste, for those who like to look out the window to wake up and find a splendid landscape as the Gredos Mountains, El Milano Real, in the town of Hoyos del Espino Avila offers a perfect combination of tranquility with the best cuisine. Two nights in a room over breakfast tasting, dinner a la carte dinner with seasonal menu paired by 182 € per person.
 In one surprise in Gredos
In San Esteban del Valle, one of the five villages that make up the gorge of the Cinco Villas, near the Roman road that goes to the port and El Pico de Gredos Regional Park, the Inn is a small hotel Esquiladores ideal for a weekend. First, because the environment provides sufficient excuses, but also by the charm that gives this former colonial store. Its 12 rooms are comfortable, warm and calm, full of small details, a classic style, somewhat retro, and a pair of stays home automation, it is also clear that technology has come to this corner Avila. What's more, it also has a very modern spa area, a nineteenth century excavated cellar and a restaurant serving the traditional dishes and more elaborate.