(www.torredelremei.com) P. 469
Set in Cerdanya, a region in the eastern Pyrennes along the St. James pilgrimage route to Compestela, this majestic palace, designed in Catalan art deco style during the Gaudi period, was restored in 1988. The 11-room/suite hotel, with its elegantly furnished rooms, nestles on spacious grounds in an 8-acre forest near the Cadi National Park. The hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool and restaurant that will serve meals on the terrace or in the garden. Activities include hot-air balloon rides, helicopter tours, golf, hiking, biking, watersports, and skiing in winter.

(www.mastorrent.com) P. 471
Located around 1 hour north east of Barcelona, the most authentic and chic region on the Costa Brava, with its sandy beaches, medieval villages, and olive groves, this 37-room hotel was originally an 18th century masia and offers spectacular views, delightful gardens and impeccable service. The hotel features both classical and contemporary suites, some with their own private pool, and includes two restaurants and the Mas Spa. On site activities include cooking classes, spa, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis, fitness centre, biking and hiking. Mas de Torrent is within driving distance of the famous Dalí museum of Figueres, the charming medieval villages of Pals and Peratallada and the nicest beaches of the Costa Brava.