Torre del Marqués Hotel Spa & Winery

Between Barcelona and Valencia, set back on the inland side of a small mountain range, is the Aragonese region of Matarraña, home to the beautifully restored 18th-century tower that is the Torre del Marques. Today, after a thorough renovation, it’s an 18-room luxury boutique hotel that offers a farmhouse-style escape, with views of olive groves and vineyards, as well as an environmentally friendly approach and a zero-kilometer cooking philosophy.

The rooms are a perfect marriage of weathered stone walls and contemporary interior design, with high-end comforts including ultra-modern bathrooms; the look is somewhat minimalist, in a palette of warm neutrals, and the textures are where the action is, from the sisal rugs to the bare timbers and knotty pine paneling.

A modern spa features a spring-fed bath as well as a sauna, a Turkish bath, and treatment rooms, as well as a heated outdoor swimming pool. Meanwhile the restaurant, Atalaya del Tastavins, serves an upscale, inventive interpretation of the local cuisine, with far-ranging views of the countryside and the distant peaks through full-length walls of glass — everything on your plate is sourced from the surrounding farms, olive groves, and vineyards.