Guest house for 2-10 on Ancient Trail of Cisters

The accommodation

Rural guest house Rural Horizons/Ca l'Anglés with or without breakfast overlooking the beautiful great valley basin of the Conca de Barbera. Old stone house completely renovated eco - friendly, very comfortable for holiday base on the Cistercian Route, with fantastic views from the Pyrenees to the Camp de Tarragona.

Near luxury Thalassotherapy center (15 € / 2h). All Cistercian monasteries nearby, with natural landscapes, caves, pools, we can guide you on the excellent local cuisine. Well-equipped kitchen. It includes bedding, towels, satellite TV, yoga room. Bike rides. Bar / restaurant nearby.

Space for 6-7 people upstairs, and 3 more downstairs. Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms, plus one on the ground floor. Height (865m) gives much coolness in summer; when down on the coast one sleeps sweaty in a sticky heat here there is a wonderful freshness in summer. Which explains why air-conditioning isn't needed! Optional services: - Internet: rural wi-fi 2MB enough to read emails. - Breakfast: 5 € / person - sauna: 3 € / person / 30 min. Only very well behaved pets like lapdogs. Pleae consult me ​​before entering the property with dogs.

Rooms in the house or entire apartment with or without breakfast. The accomodation is part of an old stone house completely renovated eco-friendly, very comfortable for holiday base on the Cistercian Route, with fantastic views from the Pyrenees to the Camp de Tarragona.

The thick stone walls maintain a pleasant coolness in summer and warmth in autumn or spring. Well equipped kitchen, even with pizza oven. It includes linens and towels. satellite TV, yoga room . All very nice rustic style. Information about nice places to visit in the region available. Bar / restaurant of quality in village centre.

Setting

Located on a hilltop peak which marks the watershed between the beautiful immense view of the Conca de Barbera in front and the Valley of the Corb behind with fascinating towns like Guimerà, Ciudadilla, or Vallfogona of Riucorb, where there is an excellent public pool (3 €) underused in summer.
The Cistercian Route (GR171) passes our front door, and its crossing-point with the Ancient Trail of the Camino de Santiago, the Camí de St. Jaume (GR175) next to the house, marked by a mediaeval cross, next to the village pond that ducks only enjoy today. Hopefully you will see the eagles using wind currents climbing the Conca with their aerobatics over the stones of the village.
The walk from behind the pond goes through a beautiful valley, with several interesting stones, and leads to the rebuilt hamlet of El Fonoll, famous for being nudist in summer.
In the villages nearby there are Wine Cellers of Art Nouveau style, which sell good high quality wines well-priced and undeservedly little-known.
Abundant cultural life in the area; museums in Montblanc; Megalithico and Rupestre Art, in Verdú there is the Contemporary Art Center, which is open for gastronomic experiences at weekends, and in the town of Espluges de Francoli, as well as the very famous well-lit Subterranean Caves, there is the Museum of Rural Life.
Unmissable: The Gaudí Centre in Plaza Mayor (Main Square) of Reus, the birthplace of Gaudi.

Activities and attractions

The Route of the Cistercians is an Ancient Track that passes in front of our house, consists of a little more than 100 km between the National Monument Monasteries of Santes Creus, historically fascinating , Vallbona de les Monges, curious and still actively consacrated, and Poblet, beautiful and universally appreciated, to be walked (5/7 days), by bicycle (3/4 days) or car. Halfway between the Montes del Priorat, the Sierra de Prades, and the sacred mountain of Montserrat, Forès is an unforgettable experience. The views as far as the coast to the front, and from the back of the village over to the chain of the Pyrenees, give one an appetite for discovery of a land full of mysteries, history, and sites that deserve further study. Here in the Marca Hispanica, where the struggle between the Moors and Christian civilizations was decided after 400 years of cultural frontier , leading to the tradition of the Templars, paths trodden after the Cathars, everyone will find a story that will encourage further exploration of stories and legends.