Southern Spain
Hotel Casa Palacio
A typically Spanish and family run hotel in the quaint village of Santa Cruz de Mudela. The hotel features a traditional internal courtyard and homely bedrooms which combine both modern amenities and traditionally Spanish décor and furniture. All rooms feature en suite bathrooms, a flat screen TV, Wi-Fi and there is a charming restaurant serving regional home cooked food. Outside is a small swimming pool and terrace to soak up the surroundings from. Please note that English is not widely spoken at the hotel.
Facilities
All rooms feature private bathrooms, minibars, hairdryer, digital flat screen TV, plus a resturant, poolside bar, swimming pool and free Wi-Fi.
Local Wildlife
The nearby Peñalajo Estate supports one of the highest densities of Iberian lynx in the country. The estate is also a refuge for the Spanish imperial eagle and other birds include the endemic Iberian azure-winged magpie, little bustard, pin-tailed and black-bellied sandgrouse, hoopoe, little owl, hawfinch and migratory (May – August) rollers, great spotted cuckoo, bee eaters and many warblers.
Optional Activities
Wildlife watching and photography, food and history tours.
John Melton
Area Specialist
Enjoy some of the local cuisine of the region at the friendly restaurant.
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…Thank you for putting together yet another amazing trip…(our guide) looked after us very well, so please thank them on our behalf, they were a delight. We are glad that the original guide of choice decided that he didn’t want to guide us as (our guide) is an exceptional naturalist. He has great knowledge, not only of the Lynx and birds but also plants, trees, bushes, insects and Geology. He made our trip very special by amending our programme several times to take in different sites and bird watching at different and better times. He was also most attentive, organising an excellent lunch on the day we transferred to Tres Cantos and brought breakfasts for us when the second hotel let us down, and lunchtime pizzas when we stayed out all day to watch the Bee-eaters at their busy time. We would strongly recommend that they becomes your first choice guide … Hotel La Caminera was excellent. The views from the hotel were wonderful. The rooms and service were excellent with amazing bathrooms, as was the food and general ambiance of the place. We would certainly recommend its use to others … We were very lucky with our wildlife sightings and the local guides at all venues were most helpful. At Penalajo Estate we couldn’t have got off to a better start. On the first morning around 9am, a female Lynx ran across the track in front of us followed by ……. 3 cubs (around 2 months old). They settled down just behind some bushes but with the female facing out into the open. The cubs made brief appearances out into the open. After a while the female disappeared, coming back into view carrying a rabbit and they headed off up the track but returning a little later. The local guides were amazed. One – they had not been seen by anyone before us and had not been picked up on the camera traps! Two – they were early in the season. Certainly they were not seen by anyone else for a couple of days at least. We had a bonus view of a Lynx sitting in the window of the derelict farm on our way back at lunchtime.
