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In times of drought it is very important to save and reduce the waste of as much water as possible, but it is also very important to take measures to prevent fires when the drought coincides with high temperatures or windy days. During the last few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about the drought and its effects. More and more customers are contacting us to ask how we anticipate it may affect their stays. The restrictions imposed by local and regional governments are constantly being updated…

In this post, we give you some practical and very easy to apply recommendations for sustainable and environmentally friendly behaviors that also contribute to energy savings. These recommendations can be put into practice at home and, also, if you stay in one of our rural houses. Since our beginnings, at Naturaki, we have been committed to sustainability and energy efficiency. Our main objective is to contribute to giving life to villages, preserving rural environments and to ensure that rural…

This 2023 let's celebrate that we have left behind some extremely intense years. Many of the purposes we had for this lasts years need to be set aside because of the Covid and we learnt to live the day to day calmly and leave the great adventures for later. 2023 arrives with hope and new purposes. Now that we are going to start the new year, we offer you 12 resolutions (one for each month) that can be done so that you can accomplish them little by little: January: Write a diary [img]…

The year 2020 has marked a global scale turning point. The pandemic caused by COVID provoked that companies and workers have had to adapt to a new work methodology: teleworking. What began as a one-off event has begun to take root in our environment. Many of us have been able to enjoy the benefits of teleworking and even greater productivity of people in this environment has been demonstrated. Despite the advantages of teleworking, adapting to it is not always easy. That is why today we offer…

Undoubtedly, when autumn arrives, mushroom hunters abound throughout Catalonia, and in our territory we have mushrooms like porcino, chanterelle and many more varieties of wild mushrooms that make the adventure of hunting them one of the most popular activities for these dates. It connects you with nature, makes you keep all 5 senses very attentive, forces you to move and the prize is exceptional: fill your belly! What more could you ask for? We have lush forests and mountains very close to our…

This year surely one or more of us has been saved from the mental turmoil that invades us via mindfulness. We are very lucky to have our rural houses very close to many natural areas along Girona and Costa Brava, and practising mindfulness in them will be easier for you than in the middle of big cities. Health is key, and having good physical and mental health is just as important. In fact, from our point of view, they go hand in hand and one takes you to the other. The Romans already…

Little by little we are leaving the lockdown lifting behind us and a new normality is opening up. We look forward to plan again and remeeting with our preople. If you want to slowly deconfine, without giving up on seeing friends and family, a meeting in a country house is an ideal plan for a quiet lockdown lifting! Today we propose 10 plans to do if you are with friends and family and want to enjoy a good time without having to leave our homes! 1. Gin and tonic taste [img] 499 [/img] Or Ratafia…

Spending a weekend in a country house needs an important prior preparation: finding a date that will work well for the whole group, finding the ideal house and... packing! Today we give you a hand with the 10 essential things that you need to carry inside your suitcase to go for a countryside getaway. Because we put the best cottages from here with all the comfort, but there are details that depend only on you! 1. Raincoat [img] 465 [/img] In our houses you will find gardens and terraces ideal…

January has arrived and with it the end of Christmas excesses. We ate nougat, sausages, stew, roasted meat, cannelloni and sweets. Some of us have also toast with wine, Cava and made the table talk with digestive liqueurs. Christmas, for many of us, is that time of year when we put routine aside and in which in less than 10 days we pig out culinary talking. We have eaten a lot and moved no much, which causes many of us to start January with a filling sensation that is hard for us to get out of. Today,…

Forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) is based on a technique recovered from ancient times, which basically consists in reconnecting with the purest nature offered by forests, thus causing numerous benefits to the health of those who practice it. This concept of a forest bathing was incorporated for the first time in Japan, where for years they have explored the mature forests and the benefits that these show about the people who walk quietly and slowly in them. We already know that Japanese people…