Crystalline Waters of Gredos
8 July 2023
The Riding
The Accommodation
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The hotel location was idyllic, very peaceful with lovely gardens to admire the views of the local mountains.
The rooms were very clean, with an excellent shower and plenty of hot water.
The staff were very pleasant and helpful.
The evening meals were delicious; 3 course set menu with 3 choices for each course, with a nice variety from night to night, and very generous portions.
Breakfast was simple with toast and a variety of spreads, local cakes, and tea and coffee.
Before Your Holiday
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Nothing at all! We had all the information we needed and more; the telephone call the day before departure was a lovely touch too. Everything was just perfect thank you.
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For anyone who would like to see and experience rural Spain, on beautiful horses, with wonderful hosts and hospitality, this is the holiday for you!
Fi who has been on 3 In The Saddle rides. The most wonderful experience! | Can not begin to describe what a wonderful week we had with Mamen, Emilio, Barras the collie dog and their beautifully trained and cared for horses.
It was heaven to spend all day riding through the beautiful Gredos mountains, with the gorgeous smiley Mamen to meet us with tapas late morning, the then again later for a delicious home cooked lunch (the paella and Local Avila beef entrecote was epic!). Lunch stops were always by a beautiful river (and the waters really are"crystalline"), so after lunch we'd have a refreshing swim, then siesta in the sunshine before mounting up to ride for a few more hours.
The scenery is stunning; we felt so well looked after and safe, guided by Emilio's wonderful horsemanship. Emilio matched me with a gorgeous forward-going PRExArab mare and she was a delight! I know some previous visitors have mentioned the amount of walking you do, however I felt the scenery was so amazing I was more than happy with our steady pace to just relax and enjoy my surroundings.
I'm already planning a return visit...enough said! 🙂 x