The apse of the monastery of Santa Maria de l'Estany is a kind of mirage after miles of bush, and no man-made landscape.
We are approaching a lady who should give, on behalf of the Archbishop of Vic, a place to sleep for the night. Open the door at the back of the church, climb two flights of stairs and then opens another door. In the heart of the Fourteenth-century monastery, a few inches from the transept, what lies ahead is a completely new studio. Kitchen opens with a window, a mammoth hole in the wall, the garden apse, round table in white wood, sofa bed, bathroom and loft fir with large double bed. Two skylights bring light in the living room and loft. Fantastic. We could not ask for more.
The lady offers to take us some vegetables from the garden, since we are short of supplies.
And so, after a quick tour of the village and a hot shower, get ready to eat. On the table a fabulous
hot vegetable soup, six beers and our credentials, while outside, as if he had become a ritual now, the rain drops to bring the night.
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