Looking for the perfect festive getaway (from Covid)? Five charming villages with under 1000 inhabitants.
Monday, December 20, 2021 @ 6:54 PM
If you are on the lookout for the perfect place to hide away from the hordes this Christmas and New Year, you might well be tempted by one of these tiny villages, tucked away in some of Spain's most scenic areas.
In these strange, COVID-blighted times, spending Christmas far from the madding crowds has never so attractive. Not only to be miles from the city mayhem, its bright lights and gaudy Christmas decorations, but to also be miles away from everyone else, just with your loved one, before an open fire and surrounded by peace and tranquility. Any one of these villages could be the perfect place for your enchanted Christmas this year:
Regencós - source: Wikimedia Commons - marc79
Regencós (Girona)
The well-preserved, walled, medieval village of Regencós has the advantage of being up in the mountains, but still close to the sea. It boasts two towers, two gateways and remains of walls dating back to the 14th & 15th centuries. A stroll through the Puigcalent district takes you past country houses built between the16th and 18th centuries, some of which have been converted into hotels and rental cottages - the perfect love nest for a winter getaway.
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