3 Bedroom Barn in Prades

An imaginative and spacious barn plus house conversion. Renovated to an exceptionally high standard, with extensive new joinery, stripped original timbers & exposed granite throughout.

Living/dining room with panoramic mountain views and large log fire, leading onto a covered balcony. Luxury solid oak fitted kitchen (dishwasher, microwave, fridge-freezer, electric coffee maker, raclette set, etc.) Two bathrooms, mezzanine, TV/video, DVD/DivX/CD players. Well equipped laundry with washing machine & tumble-dryer, iron, hair dryer. Heated ski/mountain bike room. Garden furniture, barbecue, garage. Children's play area. One double bed (160), two double beds (140), four single beds (90). Electric heaters throughout.

A little known region other than with the French and Spanish, who in July and August come up from the Mediterranean to escape the often sweltering heat of the coastal plains. And in winter, for the skiing - cheaper and less crowded than the Alps. 
 
Spanish border town of Puigcerda. 
Good shops, lively Sunday market, restaurants. 
 
The famous all year round "Petit Train Jaune", narrow-gauge mountain train with open-top carriages in Summer snakes its way down through spectacular scenery to Medieval fortified Villefranche-de Conflent and the Grottos of the "Grandes Canalettes".  
 
 
Barcelona (2 hrs. drive) lively city, rich in history and architecture. 
 
Windsurfing & dinghy sailing on nearby lake. Rafting, 3 summer mountain chair lifts, pot holing, rock-climbing sites, hang-gliding. Lake & river fishing, golf (international course at Puigcerda). Mountain bike hire, indoor Olympic ice-rink & swimming pool. Superb horse-riding and of course walking to suit all abilities.

• Travel Info: Please contact the property owner for further details or see: www.snowdens.info