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FIGUERAS FORMIGAL

Mas Pau Just outside Figueras, home to the Villa de Sallent There is no off-season for this
Dalí museum, stands this 17th-century farmhouse hotel at the foot of a Pyrenean ski resort: in
in mature grounds. The public rooms are done summer, it’s a base for walkers. A modern building
out in modernista style (Spanish Art Nouveau), of stone and slate, it has a wood-panelled interior
with mirrors, wicker chairs and ferns; old full of pine furniture that lends it a Scandinavian
photographs jostle for space on stone walls. feel. The owners are restaurateurs so satisfying
The seven suites are restful in pale shades. meals are guaranteed. Three- and four-star rooms.
N Carretera de Besalú, Avinyonet de Puigventós, 17742 N Urbanización Formigal, 22640 Sallent de Gállego,
Figueras, Gerona. Map p286 C2. § (972) 546154. ` Huesca. Map p288 C2. § (974) 490223. ` (974)
(972) 546326. $ info@maspau.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 20. 490150. $ hotelvillasallent@lospirineos.com 0 b,l,d.
zS∂¢ 6 Jan to 15 Mar. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡ Rooms 40. ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡
FIGUERAS DEL MAR LA GARRIGA

Palacete de Peñalba This confection of a house, Termes La Garriga In a spa town 35km (22 miles)
built in 1912 by a follower of Gaudí, is now a north of Barcelona, this is ideal for the energetic
national monument. Signs of its eccentric Art or those keen to get into shape: there’s a health
Nouveau style are much in evidence: the curved centre, a pool, bikes for guests’ use and golf
double stairs to the entrance, the glazed and tiled nearby. Even if keeping fit leaves you cold, the
atrium, and the original furniture that has been yellow-painted hotel with light, elegantly
preserved. Meals can be taken in the owners’ decorated rooms is a comfortable base.
waterfront restaurant. Nearby golf club. N Banys 23, 08530 La Garriga, Barcelona.
N El Cotarelo s/n, 33794 Figueras del Mar, Asturias. Map p289 F3. § (93) 8717086. ` (93) 8717887.
Map p286 C2. § (98) 5636125. ` (98) 5636247. $ termes@termes.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 22. zS÷
0 b. Rooms 12. ∂¢ Never. / MC, V. ¡¡ ∂¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡

LLANARS LLANES
Grèvol A well-equipped Pyrenean base, which Gran Hotel Paraíso In the lively main street
reinvents the classic Swiss chalet. Pool and sauna. close to the seafront, this contemporary hotel
N Carretera de Camprodon a Setcases s/n, 17869 Llanars, has standard rooms and small apartments.
Gerona. Map p289 E3. § (972) 741013. N Pidal 2, 33500 Llanes, Asturias. Map p287 E2.
` (972) 741087. $ info@hotelgrevol.com 0 b,l,d. § (98) 5401971. ` (98) 5402590. $ ampudia@
Rooms 36. ¡¡¡ jazzfree.com 0 b. Rooms 22. ¡¡
LLANES MUNDAKA
La Arquera Modern B&B with bright, cheerful El Puerto A simple, traditional house with
exterior and mountain views, handy for the shady garden, much-loved by surfers who
pretty port of Llanes and its beaches. flock to this part of the Basque coast.
N La Arquera s/n, 33500 Llanes, Asturias. N Portu Kalea 1, 48360 Mundaka, Vizcaya. Map p287
Map p287 E2. § (98) 5402424. ` (98) 5400175. F2, p288 A2. § (94) 6876725. ` (94) 6876726.
$ arquera@infonegocio.com 0 b. Rooms 13. ¡¡ $ hotelelpuerto@euskalnet.net 0 b. Rooms 11. ¡¡