We are a group of 19 active friends ages 18-72, including one in a motorized wheelchair, who travel internationally each summer. Our preferred lodging accommodations are large villas, castles, or estates and Villa Blanca is one of the finest we have experienced. Pablo, Carina, and their son Christian were exceptional in accommodating our special needs and in sharing the rich history of the property and the region. Pablo is a renowned collector of rare books and we spent a delightful evening examining centuries old originals while enjoying marvelous local wines. From the time we initially contacted Pablo though our last evening, we were made to feel more like visiting family than rental property clients.
While there we enjoyed breakfast each morning and four evening meals prepared by Christina, the chef serving Villa Blanca. One of the meals was a cooking school where we learned to prepare paella and accompanying dishes. She is fantastic. Other meals we enjoyed at the many restaurants along the beach, easily walkable from the villa and most accessible from the esplanade. In addition, we were able to order food and drinks online for delivery to the villa from the local supermarket, AlCampo. This was especially handy for having basic provisions onsite when we arrived.
Local transportation was available via local taxis for the immediate area and the local train station was about 1km away. Barcelona via the train is about 45 minutes. For accessible transportation we used AccessibleSpainTravel.com, which was excellent. Daniel organized independent and accessible mini-bus travel for our group for trips into Barcelona, Montserrat, and from/to the airport. (During our holiday we also spent several days in Madrid and Daniel organized travel there as well.) Pablo assisted with the accessible bookings on the Spain Railway (RENFE) for our travel between Madrid and Barcelona which should be organized as early as possible.
Spain offered great value for the costs especially when compared to other European destinations. All in all it was a delightful experience, thank to the wonderful friends we made in organizing our travels. As Pablo remarked, "It is often through commerce that great friendships originate."