Parador de Vic-Sau

The Parador de Vic-Sau occupies an old Catalan farmhouse in the Bac de Sau area, a step from the reservoir, with the Guilleries range all around. It is at km 10 of the Tavèrnoles road, outside Vic: you come here to sleep among forest and water, not to stroll into the city from the door.

A farmhouse looking at the reservoir

The building has a well-kept garden, an outdoor pool that opens in season and a bright interior. The rooms are spacious and some have a terrace. There are five types: standard double, superior double, junior suite, single and accessible double. They have air conditioning, minibar, a safe big enough for a laptop, flat-screen television and hairdryer, and the building has a lift.

Paradores also presents it as the parador closest to Barcelona, so it also works as a quiet base for anyone who wants to spend the day in the city and come back to sleep in the countryside.

Game and Osona pork at the table

The restaurant serves traditional Catalan cooking with the dishes of the Osona district, where game and pork are the staples. The dining room looks onto the reservoir and the Guilleries. There is room service, and half board appears among the rates when you book. For lunch in Vic, El Jardinet, beside the Main Square, is the alternative in the city.

Closed in January and February

The parador is closed from 1 January to 28 February 2027. If you are thinking of a winter getaway, it has to be before New Year or from March onwards.

Car, charger and pet

The outdoor car park is free; there is also a paid garage and a charging point for electric cars. Wifi is free. Pets are accepted, but Paradores asks you to check the conditions before booking, because it does not publish them in the listing. You arrive via the Eix Transversal C-25, exit 183 towards Roda de Ter (C-153), and then the BV-5213, on the right, which leads straight to the parador.

Casserres, Tavertet and Rupit from the Tavèrnoles road

On the same reservoir, from April to October, the kayak to the Sau bell tower departs. Paradores recommends the Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Casserres and the church of Sant Esteve de Tavèrnoles, the l'Esquerda site (13 km), Santa Maria de Corcó (16 km) and the villages of Tavertet (35 km) and Rupit (38 km). Vic, with the Sant Pere cathedral and the MEV, is a short drive away.