Christmas is synonymous with family, with endless gatherings around a table to celebrate the holidays, take stock of the good and bad, and toast the best wishes for the year that is about to begin. It is also time to meet up with those people you don't see often and who always come home for Christmas, in addition to Santa Claus and the Three Wise Men.
But Christmas is also the best time to enjoy the little ones in the house. Children are the ones who enjoy these holidays the most. The challenge is to keep them busy and with their enthusiasm intact; Holidays and gifts are solid arguments to achieve this, and also the great leisure offer that revolves around them during these dates. We can stay in the city and take advantage of the long list of events and shows organized to please you or take the opportunity to do something different that is worthwhile, such as escaping to a rural accommodation to welcome the New Year in a natural environment. Because contact with nature, the environment and the rural world is also something like an amusement park, excellent medicine and a learning classroom.
Here are several rural accommodation proposals from EscapadaRural.com with a special touch for the little ones in the house that will make your getaway to the countryside unforgettable.
Casa Arana, Huesca
So that no child asks the question: where does milk come from? answer 'from the supermarkets', there are rural accommodations like Casa Arana, located in the small town of Albella in the Central Aragonese Pyrenees. Casa Arana is something like a theme park to enjoy nature and animals, with plenty of space to run and take a family walk along one of the trails that surround it. In fact, it is a perfect strategic point to access the Ordesa Valley and take a walk through the large green meadows and oak and pine forests that surround it. The house is listed as a building of architectural interest, with a capacity for 26 people. It has a fireplace in several rooms, barbecue, organic garden, bicycles for guests and pets are allowed.
La Portella, Guardiola (Lleida)
Disconnecting from the routine, enjoying the family and toasting a good year with your friends in a swimsuit or lying on a mat in the indoor pool at La Portella, in Lleida, is another option for this New Year's Eve. It is a different way to spend the holidays, which the little ones also appreciate. In addition, given the location of the house on the top of a mound, the views are spectacular. It is a very charming and charming farmhouse, with natural light and offers endless activities designed, also, for children. The house offers horseback riding, multi-adventure activities (climbing, hiking, trekking, etc.), hot air balloon rides, boat rides, rafting and canoeing.
Agrotourism Los Castillos, Toledo
If what you prefer is to drink grapes in a more relaxed atmosphere, in a warm climate next to the fire in the fireplace and with a large comfort zone, Los Castillos agrotourism, in Toledo, is your home. Newly built, it is built respecting the basic criteria of bioconstruction and ecology, with the use of natural materials and environmentally friendly logging operations. Its facilities include a farm where children can meet and enjoy the animals and learn their routines. Horseback riding and donkey rides are also offered. It has an ecological garden, where activities aimed at the little ones in the house are carried out; as well as an agro-children's classroom and several workshops such as permaculture and, for parents, a craft beer brewing workshop.
Casa do Neto, Lugo (Galicia)
A huge room with ping-pong, billiards and foosball table games welcomes the traveler who chooses, also on New Year's Eve, Casa do Neto for their getaways to the countryside. Hence, the establishment is a safe bet to enjoy Christmas with the family and keep the children entertained. Casa do Neto is located in a traditional agricultural and livestock village in the Ribeira Sacra whose origin was none other than housing a family that gave it its name and that lived in and for the countryside, and also had room for other activities such as obtaining wine and brandy. As a proposal for families and groups of friends, guests can get to know and enjoy the surroundings by taking boat excursions through the Belesar reservoir or make several visits to different wineries in the area to bring wine culture closer to the whole family... without alcohol for the little ones, of course.
Article offered by the experts of Escapada Rural.
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