Luxury Private Villa in Gerona

SJ Villas are specialists when it comes to super luxury villas and private homes. Now they have just added Torre Maso, a Catalan tower and farmhouse not far from Girona.

Torre Maso consists of a restored farmhouse and separate tower set in 20 acres of olive grove, pine woods and meadows within the nationally protected and forested hills of the Gavarres mountains.

The tower was designed by Rafael Maso, a student of Gaudi in 1911. There are the most stunning 360 degree views of Las Gavarres, the Pyrennees and the Mediterranean some eight miles away.

The main house sleeps 11 people in six bedrooms. There is a newly built, well-equipped kitchen and dining room that opens on to a covered dining terrace and a small courtyard with a fountain. The house is surrounded by terraces and has a large landscaped and heated swimming pool with shady pergolas and swinging `Indian` beds.

The tower house is 200 metres from the main house across the olive grove and sleeps six in three bedrooms. It has its own small pool and there is a sitting room with a large modernista window. The large roof terrace, perfect for watching shooting stars on a summer`s evening enjoys views out to the Mediterranean. Both houses are stylishly furnished with antiques, rugs, kelims and family pictures.

Torre Maso is near the pretty town of La Bisbal d`Emporda, which has excellent restaurants, shopping and a traditional market every Friday. Barcelona is just over an hour away and the town of Figueres, with its Dali museum is also close by. The nearest beach is twenty minutes away. For golfers there are a number of good courses in the surrounding area and there is also a riding stables 10 minutes away.

Seven nights at Torre Maso starts from £460 per person with SJ Villas based on 17 sharing. The price includes the services of a cook and a maid.