Casa Rural El Cabrerín

El Cabrerín is a renovated country house in Villarreal de San Carlos, the only village inside Monfragüe National Park. It has four double rooms and a dining room with a full kitchen, and it is rented in two ways: by the room, like a small guesthouse with breakfast, or whole for eight people. It belongs to Monfragüe Rural, the same family that runs the Casa Rural Monfragüe and the village restaurant.

El Chozo, La Morrala, La Cayá and La Majá

The four doubles have names of their own: El Chozo, La Morrala, La Cayá and La Majá. All have a private bathroom, television, air conditioning and heating, and are cleaned daily. The house's gallery shows the façade, the dining room and La Majá; if you want a particular room, ask for it when you book.

A whole house for two families

What sets El Cabrerín apart from the same owner's bigger house is the kitchen: the dining room has a full kitchen, so a group renting the whole house can cook its own dinners without depending on restaurant hours. The whole house costs €280 a night for eight people, with breakfast and VAT included. By the room, a double costs €70 and single occupancy €50. Monfragüe Rural's general rate puts extra beds at €28 for under-10s and €32 from that age; ask whether they fit in these rooms. From three nights there is a 10% discount, except on public holidays and long weekends.

Breakfast, at the family's restaurant

Breakfast is included and is served at the Restaurante Monfragüe, a few metres away, at flexible times. The same restaurant has an à la carte menu and a menu of the day for lunch, and a sales point for local products.

Binoculars, bikes and guides from the house

In the lounge there is a nature and ornithology library, with books in several languages, and the National Park information folder, with routes and what can be seen in each season. The house hires out binoculars and electric bicycles, organises routes with local nature and ornithology guides and, for photographers, tailor-made outings with a guide who handles any permits needed. If you come with a group for a course or a talk, they lend a projector free of charge.

What you have at the door

Opposite Monfragüe Rural's accommodation are the park's information office and interpretation centres, and all the park's walking routes start from Villarreal: the red trail to the castle, the green trail to Cerro Gimio and the yellow one to La Tajadilla all start on foot from the house. By car, Salto del Gitano is about 5 km away on the EX-208.

By the La Bazagona road or the EX-208

From Madrid, take the A-5 and the EX-A1 to exit 29, then the La Bazagona road and, on reaching the EX-208, turn left: Villarreal is 1.5 km away. From Cáceres or Salamanca, take the A-66 and the EX-A1 to exit 46, then the EX-208. From Trujillo or Plasencia, directly along the EX-208.