La Osa Mayor

Our accommodation is located in the village of Villafranca del Bierzo, in the province of León.

This house is designed for an occupation between 4 to 10 people, so it is ideal for family getaways.

Your stays are distributed in 2 floors.

On the ground floor you will find:

• An open space that integrates the lounge and dining areas. The lounge area is equipped with sofas and armchairs around a sturdy wooden table. In addition to television and DVD equipment the room has a fireplace built into the natural stone wall. The dining room is equipped with a table and chairs for up to 10 people. It excels a decoration of rustic style, characteristic of the country house of the zone. You can also enjoy reading moments thanks to a wide collection of books and board games designed for the entertainment of the little ones.

• The kitchen is a wild and peculiar space since it conserves the same stone that covers the walls of the house. It is equipped with all the current comforts, integrating in it the necessary appliances as well as a small bar to catch energy tasting the products of the area.

The stairs of the living room, designed in natural materials such as oak, lead us to the upper floor, which houses the bedrooms and bathrooms:

• 5 double rooms in which we will find double beds in 4 of them and 2 single beds in a fifth. Each of them has a rustic style decoration with wooden pillars and furniture and a window overlooking the outside of the house.

• 3 common bathrooms for all the equipped guests, two of them with bathtub. The three are fully equipped with towels and other necessary utensils for daily cleaning.

All rooms have heating and several radiators that insulate from the cold although the stone walls and ceramic floors will serve to keep the house cool during the summer.

From your roofed porch you can see the beauty of the garden. A large outdoor space with a cute organic garden whose products you can pick up and taste. It still conserves the old well, and next to him we decided to incorporate the picnic area.

For the convenience of visitors the house has parking for several cars. In case there is a baby in the group, we have high chairs available and free bicycles for excursions around the town.

Valtuille de Arriba is the town where we decided to build The Big Dipper. It is located inside the municipality of Villafranca del Bierzo, in the province of León.

In spite of being few the inhabitants, the town conserves a great tradition vitivinícola that has allowed them to produce great quantity of wine becoming part of the Route of Enoturismo of the region.

That is why, if you have the possibility, visit one of the multiple wineries de León will be a pleasant experience.

This landscape full of vineyards can be covered in routes on foot or by bicycle, allowing them to discover during the ride the diversity of animal and plant species that inhabit their forests. Planted with chestnuts in the autumn months, these trails are filled with walkers who go on a pilgrimage to Santiago.