Torre del Marqués

Torre del Marqués

Six kilometres outside Monroyo, in Spain's Matarraña region, Torre del Marqués sits on a working estate of vineyards and olive groves bordering the Puertos de Beceite Natural Park. The property farms its own Cariñena, Macabeo and Garnacha vines, some over fifty years old, and serves what it grows at the restaurant, la Atalaya del Tastavins, using seasonal organic produce from small local growers. Guests can also eat outdoors, in the vineyard rows, the estate's organic garden, its pine forest, or a lookout over the Tastavins valley, four distinct settings the kitchen rotates through instead of one fixed terrace. Eighteen rooms span Standard, Superior, Junior Suite and Family categories, plus a separate villa eight minutes from the main building; Junior Suites run 40 square metres with a separate lounge and Nespresso machine, Family rooms 55 square metres across two connecting spaces for up to four people. A sauna, steam room, spa and outdoor pool sit alongside a business centre and conference hall for those mixing work with quiet. The grounds offer hiking access into the adjoining natural park, plus a library and picnic area for slower days. Extra beds run 60 euros a night, and travellers arriving after 9pm need to arrange check-in details in advance. Pets are not allowed inside the main building, the pool or the garden, though a separate accommodation area exists for them. This suits someone who wants wine, food and land more than a pool bar, and who doesn't mind driving into Monroyo for a shop. It will frustrate anyone chasing a town centre view from their window. What stays with you is the estate itself, worked rather than decorated. Torre del Marqués farms its own vineyards and olive groves outside Monroyo, bordering the Puertos de Beceite Natural Park, and serves meals in the vines, the garden, the forest or a valley lookout. Eighteen rooms, a spa and a sauna complete the estate, though it suits wine over walkable nightlife.