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🔭 The Astronomer's Attic: when your terrace roof is the Milky Way

September 16, 2026

There are places to stay with sea views, and places with mountain views. Ours has views of the entire universe — and that's not just a brochure line: we have a real telescope on the terrace, and a sky that is earning, star by star, the Sierra de Francia's Starlight Reserve seal (translated from the official wording: at night you can see everything here, even things you didn't know existed).

🏡 What it actually is

  • 👥 Capacity: 1 to 4 people
  • 🛏️ 2 bedrooms: one with a double bed, the other a nest-style room with two single beds
  • 🏛️ A fully renovated attic apartment in San Martín del Castañar, just steps from La Bodega Medieval, in the village's historic centre
  • ✨ Terrace with spectacular views.
Rooftop view over the village of San Martín del Castañar

🛋️ Inside, every comfort

  • 🍳 Fully equipped kitchen
  • 🚿 Full bathroom with shower and hot water
  • 🔥 Electric radiator heating, plus a wood stove for nights with extra character
  • 📶 High-speed Wifi and 📺 flat-screen TV
  • ☕ Italian-style breakfast included: capsule coffee, infusions and teas, a toaster, and a box of perronillas (the area's traditional sweet)
Romantic getaway setup The Milky Way over the Sierra de Francia

🌌 The terrace (the real star of this story)

A private terrace with almost 360° views, fitted with a Celestron NexStar SE telescope. You don't need to know anything about astronomy: point it, switch it on, and suddenly you're looking at the Moon, craters and all, or tracking down a planet, in an area with barely any light pollution.

It's the difference between “looking at the stars” and “looking at the stars with a real telescope, in the Sierra de Francia, with no streetlight glow getting in the way.” 🔭✨

Family getaway in San Martín del Castañar

💕 The Romantic Getaway: the full plan

Includes

  • 🏡 Stay at The Astronomer's Attic (2 people)
  • 🥂 Champagne, chocolates and rose petals on the bed
  • 🍷 Gourmet Tasting Experience at La Bodega Medieval
  • 🥐 Italian breakfast included
  • 💶 Price from €199 on weekdays, €250 on weekends
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