Away We Go…To Trasierra {Spain}

Would you like to dream a little dream with me? It begins with packing a gorgeous old leather trunk with airy white dresses, sun-faded scarves and exotic jewelry. Then we’re headed to a secret hideaway surrounded by thousands of acres of fragrant olive and orange trees, where the light filters softly through a canopy of grapevines. Are you ready? Away we go…

Our destination this week is the Trasierra Hotel, located outside of Seville in the Sierra Morena Mountains of Spain in Andalucia – land of the magestic Andalusian horses. Trasierra is the kind of place I thought only existed in the movies. Completely luxurious but in an easy, comfortable way – to say I would love to stay here is an understatement. I want to move in. Every detail has been lovingly tended to, from the colorful textiles draped over tables and chairs, to the stacks of books by the bedside and the little jars of house-made Seville orange marmalade at breakfast…

Flamenco guitar, local cheese and honey, afternoon siestas, riding horses through the fields, swimming in a mosaic-tiled pool…sigh. I’m feeling better just imagining it, aren’t you? I would love to come here with a small group of close friends and family, but this also seems like the kind of place where a solo traveler would feel right at home.

And in one of the bedrooms: fresh whitewash floor to ceiling (the better to reflect that magical Spanish light), cozy banquettes carved into the wall for napping and reading, gorgeous woven rugs and a perfectly made up bed…heaven! I think they would have to drag me out of there kicking and screaming.

Owner Charlotte Scott has poured endless love, energy, money and sweat into Trasierra, reviving it from the abandoned, neglected state it was in when her family purchased it 25 years ago – it is a true labor of love. Are you ready? Is your bag packed? When can we go?

Trasierra Hotel

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