Activities
1 CAMINO DE SANTIAGO:
At 3 km from our Hotel is Mansilla de las Mulas, stop on the Camino de Santiago Frances.
A free transfer service is offered to people who are doing the Camino de Santiago. Upon request, you will be picked up by car in Mansilla de las Mulas and the next day you will be taken back to that town.
2 POOLS OF VALENCIA DE DON JUAN:
Just 25 km away are the famous pools of Valencia de Don Juan:
http://www.valenciadedonjuan.es/areas/piscinas-municipales/piscinas-municipales-del-polideportivo
3 SPORTS:
IN THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDINGS:
Trekking
Hunting
Fishing
paddle
Beach volleyball
Indoor football
Frontenis
Bike and horse rides
Water activities (among which is being able to enjoy a fabulous bath in the Leonese waters).
NEAR OUR HOTEL
Driving cars
Mountain sports (mountain biking, trail running, canyoning, trekking, climbing, mountaineering, skiing).
4 VISITS TO PLACES OF GREAT CULTURAL INTEREST:
4.1.- León, with all its monumental and cultural heritage (Holy Week).
4.2.- Mansilla de las Mulas (medieval walled area and Provincial Ethnographic Museum).
4.3.- The Ruins of the City of Lancia.
4.4.- The route of the Monasteries:
The Monastery of Santa María de Sandoval,
The Parish Church of the Assumption of Villarmún,
The Monastery of Santa Olaja de Eslonza,
The Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada,
The Monastery of Santa María de Gradefes,
The Church of Cubillas de Rueda,
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Cifuentes de Rueda and
The Llamazares Lineage House in San Bartolomé de Rueda.
4.5.- Caves:
Valporquero Caves,
Caves of Llamazares.
4.6.- Some of the municipalities of Tierra de Campos
Sahagún de Campos,
Valderas,
Valencia de Don Juan (castle),
Grajal de Campos.
4.7.- The Maragatería Region:
Astorga,
Castrillo de los Polvazares,
Santiagomillas,
Santa Colomba de Somoza,
Val de San Lorenzo.
4.8.- El Bierzo:
Ponferrada (Templar Castle),
Las Médulas (World Heritage Site),
Villafranca del Bierzo,
The Monastery of Santa María de Carracedelo,
The Valley of Silence (the church of Santiago de Peñalba),
Molinaseca,
Los Ancares.
4.9.- Picos de Europa National Park (Valles de Sajambre and Valdeón).
4.10.- The region of La Cabrera.
4.11.- The Hayedos de la Boyariza, San Guillermo, Orzonaga, Cabornera and Ciñera.
4.12.- The Babia Region, Biosphere Reserve.
4.13.- The Hoces de Vegacervera and the Hoces de Valdeteja.
4.14.- Riaño and Mampodre Mountain Regional Park.
4.15.- Municipality of Crémenes:
Lois, the Cathedral of the Mountain,
Argovejo, considered one of the most beautiful towns in Castilla y León.
5 GASTRONOMIC TOURISM:
The entire province of León is rich, not only for its monuments and nature, but also for its gastronomy:
León: Humid Neighborhood and Romantic Neighborhood,
Valdevimbre Caves,
Valderas: famous, in addition to its rich monumental heritage, for its cuisine of cod,
Bierzo area: the botillo,
Castrillo de los Polvazares: the cooked maragato,
Vegacervera: beef jerky,
Coladilla: sausages and artisan dairy products,
Geras de Gordón: artisan sausages
GASTRONOMIC FESTIVALS
In Leon:
The Leon product fair,
The cap fair.
In Mansilla de las Mulas, the tomato fair.
In Fresno de la Vega, the pepper fair.
In Sahagún, the leek fair.
In Carracedelo, the Bierzo pepper fair.
In Santa Marina del Rey, the garlic fair.
In La Bañeza, the Alubiada.
In Vegacervera, the goat jerky fair.
In Villares de Órbigo, the fair of vegetables and legumes.
6 WINE TOURISM:
The geographical area of the Land of León Wines includes the regions of Cea, Los Oteros and Valdevimbre. Most of these areas conserve underground cellars. The native variety of this area is called “prieto weevil”. You can enjoy this wine, among others, in the towns of Valdevimbre, Villamañán, Valencia de Don Juan, Pajares de los Oteros.
The Bierzo Wine Route extends through the Bierzo region. In El Bierzo, different types of high-quality grapes are produced, adapted to the characteristics of the soils. Those recognized by the Bierzo Wines Regulatory Council are Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Godello, Doña Blanca, Palomino and Malvasía.
7 FAUNA:
1.- BIRD WATCHING in the Arroyo de Arnado, Caboalles de Arriba, the Villameca Reservoir (Palaciosmil), the Laguna de las Verdes (Torre de Babia), the slopes of Teleno (Filiel), the Valdepolo lagoons, the forests Guzpeña oak grove, Cea rebollares, Lomba oak groves, Santa Elena de Jamuz, Valporquero de Torío, La Antigua.
2.- ENJOY THE BERREA (the roar of the deer during their mating period) IN THE VALLEYS OF THE NORTHERN AREA OF THE PROVINCE OF LEÓN.