Modern living in the countryside near the beaches and city of Barcelona
Villas- Located in the middle the National Parc de Garraf, Plana Novella is an exclusive community of single-family homes. We offer two of the finest villas for your holidays near the beaches of Sitges and Barcelona.
Loft- Located in downtown Barcelona, one block from the famous Sagrada Familia Temple, the loft welcomes you with an open design and a quiet elegance.
The Area
Plana Novella is more than just a residential neighborhood. It is a place to relax and enjoy a fine country meal, a place to begin your exploration of the park, a place to meditate with Buddhists.
Everything from a quick coffee and pastry with a friend to a long leisurely lunch or dinner, El Parador offers a wide selection of dishes to please everyone. English-speaking owner with years of restaurant experience.
Sakya Tashi Ling is a monastery belonging to one of four buddhist schools from Tibet, the Sakyapa tradition. It's an ancient order that follow the spiritual leader His Holiness Sakya Trizin, a king from ancient Tibet. The monastery is ruled by Venerable Lama Jamyang Tashi Dorje.
Ten years after its foundation, in July, 1996, the community moved into the Plana Novella palace, deep inside the Garraf Natural Park, 30 minutes away from Barcelona, becoming the first buddhist monastery in Catalonia.
Garraf Park covers an area of 12,820 hectares of limestone hills, which in contact with water and air, have eroded over time to form caves, potholes, sinkholes and limestone pavements. The landscape is mostly Mediterranean scrubland, featuring the vegetation typical of the area: dense thickets of low rise shrubs and herbs such as rosemary and thyme. There are some wooded areas with Aleppo pine trees and holm oaks. Other trees include wild olive, fig and arbutus. The margalló deserves a special mention. It is a Mediterranean fan palm, which is the most characteristic plant of the area and a protected species. In the valley bottoms the vegetation is more typical of evergreen oak woodland and features evergreen oaks, madder, boxwood, lentiscus honeysuckle and viburnum.
Wildlife is limited and adapted to the hot climate, lack of water, sparse vegetation and abrupt terrain and includes wild boar, rabbits, Mediterranean tortoises, quails, Bonelli's eagles, falcons and other birds of prey.
Over a thousand years ago, settlers made Olivella their home. Small and beautiful, the restored center includes a castle and church, along with a rural restaurant serving local dishes throughout the year. Our old town is located 10 km from our homes and is worth a visit on the way to Sitges and the beaches to the south.
Featured: Sitges
Sitges, an old fishing village, has become the hip town south of Barcelona. The annual film festival and year-around fiestas attract the fabulous crowd to this resort by the sea. Wonderful beaches and a lively nightlife. Tan and ready to party.
What guests have said...
5 of 5 stars
We are a family of 11 and spent a fabulous week in this beautiful villa this summer. When we arrived, Richard, the owner, showed us around and explained everything. He was available by phone anytime we needed anything.
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Overall a fab holiday in Spain. We will be recommending this villa to friends and family!
Review Submitted: 20-Oct-2017 Date of Stay: July 2017 Source: HomeAway
life in the clouds
5 of 5 stars
The house is probably a mile above sea level. The sky is 360 degrees around you. This, you might have guessed is no ordinary house and no common location. You are perched high on a mountain in a National Park. ( it is not secluded; three or four dozen other lovely houses form a town on the mount)...
We had a special two weeks in the villa. In our ten years of renting this was by far our most pleasurable experience. How often do you get a chance to live in the clouds.
Review Submitted: 28-Oct-2014 Date of Stay: September 2014 Source: HomeAway
Imagine yourself on holiday. Imagine spending it in the middle of a national park. Imagine being 15 minutes from the beach. This is our reality. Join us for your wonderful experience and just relax.
