Typical Catalan Stone House in the Open Countryside with Wonderful Views of the Pyrenees
Typical Catalan stone house in the open countryside with wonderful views of the Pyrenees. It has been refurbished with all modern facilities. There is a large and private garden (3.000mt2) and also a private swimming pool. The masia and its grounds are suitable for groups of up to six people.
Quelet has belonged to our family for 4 generations. The main house was built in 1840 and has a floor area of450 sq. m., of which 120 sq. m.have recently been renovated and completely refurbished with all mod cons, including: TV, Wi-Fi, dishwasher, microwave…Each room has been repainted in its original colours and re-decorated with modern contemporary furniture, so as to create an authentic and comfortable atmosphere.
The kitchen has been completely refitted with new equipment, so as to present a functional and cosy space. During the winter months, time, people can huddle peacefully around the fireplace there. The living room is connected directly to a spacious outdoor terrace (47 sq. m.) where you can enjoy pastoral views of the garden, swimming pool, and surrounding countryside.
The garden is about 3,000 sq. m. with a private swimming pool and a charming old outhouse adjoining the farmhouse. We can also offer you seasonal products from our Little vegetable garden The farmhouse "Quelet" is situated in the municipality of La Vall de Bianya, in the locality of Garrotxa, 7 kms from Olot, the capital of the region.The farmhouse is situated about 40 m.from the N-260 between Olot and Ripoll, at km. 88.1.
The area of La Garrotxa offers many opportunities for excursions: the Volcanic Zone Natural Park, Romanesque churches, charming old villages, excellent food, (2 local restaurants with Michelin stars), plus close proximity to the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees. Barcelona is about an hour and a half away from the house.
Intresting places to visit and appealing activities to be performed in and around Can Quelet. Can Quelet is located in the centre of La Garrotxa a fascinating county seeming with widely varying landscapes and magically merging micro-climates, caused by the many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes over the centuries in this special strategically meant to be region.
It is smack in the middle of Atlantic, Continental and Mediterranean climate influences and is riddled with valleys branching from the Pyrenees heading down towards the Med. This is the land for walkers. Countless rambling paths through oak, Holm oak, pine and beech forests up to summits crowned by Romanesque churches, some of which date back to the tenth century, are braided by aromatic medicinal herbs and provide a perfect network to behold all kinds of wild animals and birds.
Here at Can Quelet we take a special interest in providing information and aid for observing natural phenomenon. Within a fifty mile radius there are so many intriguing nooks and crannies, I would have to write a book to cover all, although I shall mention a few: La Vall de Bianya itself is a mine of medieval and Roman history. The name Bianya stems from Via Annya the Roman road (part of which is well preserved) traversing the Pyrenees to join the Via Augusta, hence the historic importance of the valley.
During the 17th manor houses sprung up and shared the treasures of its abundance and balanced climate, in which spring is spring and autumn is autumn Umpteen brooks and streams run into the river Fluvia which follows lava flows down through Castellfullit de la Roca where Basalt cliffs protrude out into this gorgeous river valley.
Along this short excursion there are abrupt variations of fauna and wildlife, especially when you reach Montagut and the Sant Anioll valley, where Mediterranean breezes caress bundles of wild aromatic herbs. This mysterious, extremely beautiful valley being the escape route for numerous defeated armies in their race to France.
Apart from main towns where population growth brought by roads, which have now greatly improved halving the time from Barcelona from three to one and a half hours, the majority of villages and homesteads are dominated by medieval constructions.
The rich yet rough volcanically fertile land is still planted with barley and corn, which has dotted the rivers that split the rolling hills with mills for grinding corn into the traditional diet base known as “farro”. During the past decade a local initiative of setting up the “fira del farro” every February, which has been a wild success, putting “farro” and the Vall de Bianya back on the culinary map.