Sleep and eat in a ‘Lord of the Rings’ style hobbit village in Spain

The Shire where Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin live is a rural and quiet place of green hills and small houses with round doors that are very similar to those of these hobbit villages of Pontevedra, Lugo and Cáceres where life goes by without haste and everything focuses on what is essential: enjoying the landscape, taking walks and sharing moments. It also has a lot of magic and a unique experience. Book in these original accommodations.

VÉRATTON REGION, CÁCERES

Three houses buried in the hillside of a 100,000 square meter estate in Villanueva de la Vera It is the dream come true of Iryna Zhelvanava and Óscar Muñoz, two entrepreneurs who decided to create a hobbit village in the Cáceres region of La Vera, just an hour and a half from Madrid. Under a green roof, three shelters for fans of the saga to live an immersive experience without the need for travel to New Zealand.

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Each of the three houses in the village, thick walls, green roof and bioclimatic design, It is different in color and theme. The Seamstress is yellow, dedicated to the owners’ grandmothers and evokes Sam Gamyi, one of the main characters in Tolkien’s novel; The Druid, the largest, red, focuses on fantasy and mythology, and the Carpenter is green, with a round door similar to that of Frodo Baggins.

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In addition to the characteristic round doors of the hobbit villages, made by a local craftsman, the accommodations are equipped with everything you need to spend a weekend in the middle of nature, where there is no shortage of Nordic heated outdoor bathtub with views of the Sierra de Gredos.

EXPERIENCE MY TREASURE, LUGO

In the beautiful coastal town of Viveiro, in Mariña, Lugo, Lovers of the legendary saga of The Lord of the Rings will be happy staying in this original set of ecological and sustainable cabins, half buried in the land, in which one can feel like Bilbo Baggins in The Shire, but without trolls lurking and with all the comforts you could want, because each apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, an equipped kitchen, a bathroom and a garden around it to enjoy nature and many activities and routes.

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Those who go crazy with Tolkien’s stories You will also find a beautiful natural environment, with beaches and estuaries next to the Cantabrian Sea, and the historic center of Viveiro to continue imagining stories of medieval characters among its secluded squares and steep guild streets, its typical houses with balconies and glass galleries and walls that have resisted the attacks of pirates in times past.

FOGAR DE BREOGÁN, PONTEVEDRA

This restaurant also reminds us of hobbit houses integrated into the environment in O Seixo, Santiso, 9 kilometers from Lalín, which was born with the idea of ​​it being ecological and sustainable. With stone walls, grass roof and round doors, it is as surprising on the outside as it is on the inside, with different themed dining rooms with rustic decorationa, where chestnut wood and stone prevail.

What do you eat in a village straight out of The Lord of the Rings? In Fogar de Breogán, half an hour from Santiago, the most common dishes are meat, stew, octopus, pancakes and other traditional dishes. A meal that is accompanied by music performed live on its stage and on weekend nights and the eve of holidays of a queimada with its traditional conxuro in which all diners can participate. Whoever remains under the magical effects can stay to sleep in their accommodation located in a traditional Galician house