Casa Rural El Encanto de la Villa

El Encanto de la Villa is a whole-house rental country house in the centre of Rades de Abajo, a district of Pedraza a few minutes by car from the walled town. It is of recent construction, but built in the local architecture: limestone, Arabic tile and wrought iron. It is rented in full, for a maximum of eight people, and is designed for family or friends' gatherings.

Two floors, cellar and patio

• Ground floor: large living-dining room with fireplace and television, full kitchen (microwave, coffee maker, oven, dishwasher and utensils) and a full bathroom.
• Cellar: an open space with kitchenette, washing machine, fireplace and dining area, with access to the private patio and the barbecue.
• Upper floor: three bedrooms, all with television, and two full bathrooms with hairdryer; one is inside the master bedroom and has a jacuzzi and hydromassage bath.

The beds are two doubles, two singles and two extra beds. There is heating and background music that connects to your phone.

Price per person

The house charges from €50 per person per night, according to its website. From Monday to Thursday it offers three nights for the price of two. To confirm the capacity it is worth asking: the website says eight places with extra beds, and the Pedraza Town Council listing gives it as six.

You book by phone, on 647 277 833, 677 393 390 or 678 405 747, by email at [email protected] or with the form on its website. It does not publish check-in and check-out times or whether it admits dogs: ask.

Rades, between woods and vegetable plots

Rades de Abajo is a small village, surrounded by woods and vegetable plots, good for strolling. By car, a few minutes away, you have the town of Pedraza, with its walk around the wall and streets, the castle and Zuloaga museum and, on the first two Saturdays of July, the candle concerts. Further afield, Sepúlveda and the Duratón Gorges, Riaza or Ayllón; for nature, the juniper wood of Sigueruelo, the holly grove of Prádena and the Chorro de Navafría, in the pine forest of the River Cega, at the foot of Guadarrama.

For eating out, in Pedraza, La Olma is open at midday every day with wood-fired roasts.