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Casa Agara from the air: stone tower, balconies and terrace in the Cabuérniga valley

The house · Fresneda de Cabuérniga · 18th century

The house that
makes it possible.

  • 12 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
  • up to 24 Guests
  • Rob & María Hosts
  • 200 yards River Saja
  • 1 h Santander

07:32Sunrise

A stone mountain tower with its timber solana, built in the 18th century and restored for living in as a group: firelit sitting rooms, a dining room that seats all 24 at once, an open hall for practice and workshops, grounds with kitchen gardens, and the river Saja two hundred yards from the door.

You join a scheduled, hosted week as an individual — come alone or as a couple and leave with friends. You're welcomed in person: every meal cooked for you with vegetables from the garden, the house bar included, and the valley at the door. Here is what you find when you arrive — outside and in.

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13 h 34of light today

OutsideThe estate and the valley

The terrace in action: tables, parasols, the valley all around
The terrace in action: tables, parasols, the valley all around
The estate from above: house, kitchen garden and its own meadows
The estate from above: house, kitchen garden and its own meadows
The stone tower against the valley hillside
The stone tower against the valley hillside
The timber solana balcony, 18th-century mountain architecture
The timber solana balcony, 18th-century mountain architecture
Fresneda de Cabuérniga: the house in its valley
Fresneda de Cabuérniga: the house in its valley
Long evenings in the garden, the valley on the doorstep
Long evenings in the garden, the valley on the doorstep

14:19Solar noon

InsideSitting rooms, the table, the quiet

The fireplace sitting room: sofas for the whole group
The fireplace sitting room: sofas for the whole group
Sitting rooms that absorb 24 without a squeeze
Sitting rooms that absorb 24 without a squeeze
The after-dinner hour is the house’s official sport
The after-dinner hour is the house’s official sport
The dining room: one table that seats everyone at once
The dining room: one table that seats everyone at once
Candlelit dinners with windows on the valley
Candlelit dinners with windows on the valley
The tower staircase, original stone and timber
The tower staircase, original stone and timber
The reading corner: lamps, books and quiet
The reading corner: lamps, books and quiet
Corridors lit by the northern light
Corridors lit by the northern light
Twelve bedrooms and eight bathrooms through the house
Twelve bedrooms and eight bathrooms through the house
The open hall: yoga, workshops, and whatever the week invents
The open hall: yoga, workshops, and whatever the week invents
The same hall, in party mode
The same hall, in party mode

21:06Sunset

The long table of the house: the home-cooked dinner each evening, with house drinks
Meet your host

A home where you're welcomed, every day of your stay.

You're welcomed in person, not handed keys to an empty house. Every meal cooked for you — breakfast, a light lunch and a home-cooked dinner, vegetables from the garden — and someone who knows every trail, tide and village in the valley. Rob and María, on site; and Chispa, the house dog, always up for a walk in the valley.

Hosted weeks have run here since 2023.

What guests who’ve been say:

“Just to say what a lovely few days I had staying at Agara and visiting the beautiful locations in Cantabria. Thank you and Maria so much for making us feel at home from home and showing us around the stunning area.”
— Anne Marie, past guest

The table is the point. See the coming weeks

43.2400° N · 4.3600° W

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43.2400° N · 4.3600° W

Come solo, or as a couple —
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