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CASTELL SON CLARET Majorca, Spain


LOCATION: Tucked into the foot of the Unesco World Heritage-listed Serra de Tramuntana mountain range with nothing but rolling green «i>kÃ] wil`à ov }À>âin} Ãhii« >n` }oÀ}ioÕÃlÞ ki«Ì }>À`inà voÀ ÃÕÀÀoÕn`ð


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and quaint Spanish villages set the scene for the 30-minute hotel transfer from Palma airport.


FIRST IMPRESSIONS: ƂÀÀiÛin} LÞ ni}hÌ] i̽à Ìhi V>ÃÌli½Ã ÌoÜiÀÃ


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in Ìhi `>ÀkniÃð Ƃ lon} `ÀiÛiÜ>Þ }À>n`lÞ lini` ÜiÌh }i>nÌ «>lmà li>`à Ìhi Ü>Þ Ìo ÀiVi«Ìion ÜhiÀi] iÛin ÌhoÕ}h i̽à l>Ìi] ÃÌ>vv >Ài Ü>iÌin} with smiles and cold towels. The 132-hectare iÃÌ>Ìi ià iÝÌÀimilÞ «i>VivÕl q ÌhiÀi½Ã noÌhin} but the sounds of crickets and the distant ringing of bells from the aforementioned sheep. /hi >iÀ ià wlli` ÜiÌh Ìhi ÃVinÌà ov LiÀ}>moÌ and orange, and minimal light pollution mi>nà Ìhi ÃkÞ ià vÀiVkli` ÜiÌh ÃÌ>Àð /hi niÝÌ moÀnin}] Ìhi «Ào«iÀÌÞ Vomià >liÛi ÜiÌh VoloÕÀ\ the castle stands tall in sun-bleached stone; lÕÃh moÕnÌ>inà vÀ>mi mÞ iÛiÀÞ ÛiiÜÆ >n` Ìhi iÃÌ>Ìi½Ã }>À`inà LÀim ÜiÌh i`iÌiÀÀ>ni>n «ini] iÕV>lÞ«ÌÕÃ] l>Ûin`iÀ] ÀoÃi] oliÛià >n` limið


THE FACTS: The castle in its current form dates from 1888, though the estate was founded in £{xä° >ÀivÕllÞ ÀiÃÌoÀi` LÞ


iÀm>n hoÌiliiÀÃ


hÀiÃÌini >n` l>ÕÃ- iVh>il Øhni] iÌ o«ini` >à > lÕÝÕÀÞ hoÌil in ëÀin} Óä£Î >n` Lo>ÃÌà {£ ÃÕiÌià and rooms. The main castle is home to 23 rooms, while the rest can be found across six outpost LÕil`in}à ­voÀmiÀlÞ ÃÌ>Lliî `oÌÌi` >ÀoÕn` Ìhi


BOOK IT: Rooms start at €305 and suites at €755 a night, including breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking and taxes.


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missed, with an indoor pool, sauna, hammam and treatments using ingredients from the gardens. /hiÀi >Ài ÌÜo ÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ>nÌÃ\


"liÛiÀ> >n` Ìhi ÌÜo- iVhilin-ÃÌ>ÀÀi` <>À>n`>°


EXPLORE: Ài>Ìhi in Ìhi «ini-ÃVinÌi` mountain air and take a walk or run around the }ÀoÕn`à q Ìhi hoÌil h>à l>i` oÕÌ ÌhÀii ÀoÕÌià ov Û>ÀÞin} lin}Ìhð "À Ühiââ Ìo Ìhi ni>ÀLÞ ÌoÜnà ov >lÛi> oÀ *i}ÕiÀ> on oni ov Ìhi hoÌil½Ã Likið


WOW: -iÌÌin} >Ì Ìhi >lvÀiÃVo >ÃÌill >À] sipping a cocktail as the sun sets over the moÕnÌ>inð >Àm>n ,oLiÀÌo m>kià hià Ãi}n>ÌÕÀi VoVkÌ>il ÕÃin} >joÀV>n liµÕoÀ *>lo] limon jÕiVi] minÌ >n` > homim>`i ÃÞÀÕ« VonVoVÌi` vÀom Ìhi «Ào«iÀÌ޽à yoÜiÀð i ÃiÀÛià iÌ y>mLoÞ>nÌlÞ LÞ ÌoÀVhin} > «ini Voni >Ì Ìhi Ì>Lli >n` inÃiÃÌà ÃimÕlÌ>nioÕÃlÞ ºÃi« >n` Ãmill»° ̽à hiÀi Ìh>Ì `iVi`i niÛiÀ Ü>nÌ Ìo li>Ûi°


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