A Project Growing Underground: Experiences That Connect History, Wine and Adventure
We believe in a kind of tourism that lights something up inside. Tourism that brings us back to where we came from. That reminds us who we are when we stop running.
We believe in tourism that:
- ✅ protects traditions
- ✅ honours the memory of those who came before
- ✅ breathes the forest and listens to the village
- ✅ connects people, for real
Because travelling shouldn't mean collecting places — it should mean living them.
That's why we've brought together:
- 🏡 A rural house woven into the life of the village.
- 🧩 A game that sparks curiosity and understanding.
- 🍷 A 16th-century cellar that's still alive.
- 🌿 Routes that invite you to move without hurry, and to notice.
Here, time gets its value back. Here, every experience is enjoyed slowly, deeply, with soul.
Our purpose is clear: to put San Martín del Castañar on the map of slow tourism, as proof that you can grow without destroying, that you can innovate without uprooting, that the future can move forward slowly too.
This is a project born from the land, sustained by the community, and reshaped by every person who visits us.
If you feel that travelling is more than just moving from place to place, if you're looking for places that fill you up and inspire you... this destination is for you.
There are villages you visit once.
And there are villages that come back with you.
San Martín del Castañar belongs to the second kind: history is lived in every detail, nature embraces every step, and culture becomes experience.
Here, a different kind of tourism ecosystem is born in Spain: a set of experiences that connect so that every visitor can live their own story.
Welcome to a place you don't just visit: you live it.
And when you leave, it stays with you.
🏡 Where the Adventure Begins
Los Nietos de Pura Rural House — San Martín del Castañar
A fully renovated rural house with every comfort. Between the castle and the church, right in the historic old town, two minutes from several hiking and cycling routes.
Three ways to stay:
- 2 bedrooms
- 3 bedrooms
- The whole house → capacity 8 + 2
🐾 Pet-friendly (maximum one dog per room)
🎯 Perfect for families, groups and cultural getaways
🧩 A Mystery Game to Discover the Village in a Fun, Different Way
The free Medieval Mystery Game turns the village into a living map of adventure:
- Real GPS
- Observation challenges
- Decisions that change your path
- Content based on real history
Any corner could be a clue. Any alley could be hiding a secret.
🍷 La Bodega Medieval: The Heart of the Project
Beneath the village lies a 16th-century cellar, where wine quietly continues writing its story.
Visiting it means:
- Stepping into the winemaking memory of the Sierra de Francia
- Understanding why Rufete is identity
- Feeling how the past is still alive
📌 Book Your Tasting Experience
🚴♂️ Bike Routes to Fly Between Forests
San Martín del Castañar is also a territory for cyclists and explorers.
On our official profile, “El Vuelo de la Gurrupéndula”, on Komoot, you'll find routes designed to enjoy:
- Out and back along the Francia river
- Connections towards Peña de Francia
- Forest tracks through chestnut woods
- Lookout points and nearby sierra villages
All of them:
- ✅ With maps and GPS tracks
- ✅ Elevation and difficulty rated
- ✅ Designed for every level
📌 Here, the flying isn't done by birds... but by bikes that lift off on every bend.
Live it all! Book your experience.
✨ Do you dare to live it?
Discover, feel and learn...
Villages with soul.