| La
Casota is an agricultural property set in the very heart of the
valley, on the old road linking the villages of Campell and Fleix, at the
foot of the Cavall Verd mountain. |
| La
Casota was originally the site of an ancient 12th-century Almohad
settlement, which included a defensive tower (recently classified as an
Object of Cultural Interest), erected on an outcrop of rock that was easy
to defend and affording a view of the neighbouring fortresses: the castles
of Atzabaras, Pop, Orba and Denia, with the coast beyond; on a clear day
the island of Ibiza is visible. |
View
of
Campell from
the tower of La Casota |
| Alongside
this tower the 17th-century Mallorcan settlers built the farmstead now known
as La Casota, to which a number of auxiliary constructions were added over
the course of time: the "Riu-Rau" or typical arcade-fronted building
for drying raisins; the "Casa de la Era" or Threshing-Floor House;
the "Estufa" or Stove, where the raisin-drying process was continued
on rainy days. The whole complex has been restored and refurbished for the
use of guests as follows: |
The
'Riu-Rau' |
The
“Riu-Rau” An
old porticoed construction originally designed for storing raisins overnight,
refurbished and divided into four separate double rooms each with individual
access to the garden.
Each
room has a full en-suite bathroom, air conditioning and heating, hair
dryer, TV if required, pure cotton linen, etc.
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| The
“Casa
de la Era” Open
to all our guests, the Casa de la Era has two reception rooms, one with
a fireplace and the other -originally the stable- converted into a sitting-room
and bodega with wood-burning stove. It also boasts a small library and
the dining-room with magnificent sea views.
|
A bedroom |
The
'Estufa' |
The
“Estufa” Refurbished
as a separate two-storey house, it has a fully equipped kitchen, a sitting-room
with a wood-burning stove, a Moorish oven and barbecue outside, TV, etc.
(capacity for 6 to 10 people).
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| The “Estudio de la Torre”
Built close to the Almohad tower, this studio-apartment has a double bedroom, a full bathroom, a sitting/dining-room with a wood burning stove and sofa bed, a kitchenette and a veranda. |
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Communal
areas
Guests may
enjoy the garden, with magnificent sea and mountain views, and the porticoed
fountain-washhouse with goldfish.
Meeting
room with a capacity for 18 people
Therapeutic
swimming pool with solarium overlooking the sea.
In addition,
the house is surrounded by land devoted to ecological agriculture:
almond trees, cherry trees, olive trees, carob trees, vegetable gardens,
chicken runs, etc.
Wifi area |
The
swimming pool
Sitting-room
of theCasa de la Era |
The
wine cellar
and
our preserves |
OUR
CUISINE Our
imaginative and carefully-prepared cuisine is based on our own home-grown
biological produce.
Breakfast
consists of freshly squeezed natural juices, home-made buns freshly prepared
each morning, toast, fruit, home-made jams, fresh cheese, coffee, tea,
etc.; |
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Dinners consist of appetizers, a first course of vegetables prepared using our own garden produce: vegetable pastries, creams, "escalivadas" (roast vegetables), scrambled tender vegetables, vegetable crepes, salads of the season, etc; a second course of fish or meat: gilthead bream baked in salt with a vinegar and oil dressing flavoured with capers, cod with Swiss chard in a hot pepper sauce, mackerel "allipebre" (mackerel marinated in garlic and pepper), cous-cous (a traditional dish in this area), loin of pork in orange sauce, etc. To round off the meal, a home-made dessert: an extensive choice of cakes, mousses, fresh fruit water-ices and ice creams, etc. |
Breakfast |
Picnic
bags for excursions.
There are a number of restaurants within less than ten minutes' walk from
the house, while in addition the area offers plenty of opportunities to
sample the excellent local cuisine, including a wide variety of rice dishes. |
