Guesthouse Alvarella (Vilarmaior, Spain)

About Alvarella

Alvarella is next to the Fragas do Eume Natural Park, one of the most charming landscapes in northern Galicia and also very close to some cities which are culturally and architecturally very interesting: Ferrol (20 km), Betanzos (15 km), Pontedeume (5 km) and A Couña (25 km). The Miño, Perbes and Cabanas beaches are 10 minutes away from our facilities. The hostel is on a plot of land of 50.000 m2. It is a building designed for groups of tourists, with 12 rooms for 2-5 people, two of them adapted for the disabled, with bathroom and heating. It is halfway between the forest and the valley, standing on terraces and hidden under the trees, as if a kind of hiding place and a nature observatory at the same time. Besides offering accommodation, the hostel is also a school for environmental research. It is built according to bioclimatic and ecological principles and it uses solar power. Moreover, there are areas that can be enjoyed by everybody: a swimming pool, the dining room, a straw loft, sports ground, a site for traditional games and vast green spaces.