Hotel Abadía de los Templarios

The Hotel Abadía de los Templarios is a rural complex on the edge of La Alberca, with a hotel, 47 duplex villas, a spa and restaurants. From the hotel they organise instructor-led activities in its gardens and in the Sierra de Francia and the Las Batuecas Natural Park, also open to people not staying there: ask when booking.

What they organise

Guided one-hour horse rides (€38 per person), quad routes with an instructor (single quad €45, double €60), hiking routes (€16), bike hire (€15), archery (€27) and buggy routes (single €70, double €100). For groups, also canoeing on the Alagón, a catamaran trip to Granadilla, a balloon flight and a medieval dinner, with a minimum number of people for each.

How to book

Activities are booked at the hotel itself, by phone, on 923 423 107, or at reception if you are staying there. Ask when booking about the minimum age for each, the times on the day and whether the price changes for non-guests. Group ones, such as canoeing on the Alagón (€42) or the catamaran to Granadilla (€40), only go ahead with a minimum number of people.

Where it is

The complex is a little over a kilometre from the Plaza Mayor of La Alberca, in the heart of the Sierra de Francia, with the Las Batuecas Natural Park to the south and the Peña de Francia to the west.