Getaway to Moianès: Visiting preindustrial heritage

Serving well presented, traditional Catalan and avant-garde dishes, this restaurant is located in the charmingly set four-star hotel of the same name which has a spa. Eating here is an unforgettable experience, from the starters to the dessert.

The people behind this restaurant in the capital of Moianès highlight dishes like tender lamb stuffed with cheese from Montbrú, duck stuffed with wild mushrooms and pigs’ trotters stuffed with liver. We’re undoubtedly talking about one of the tops restaurants in this newly constituted region, serving high quality cuisine based on locally-sourced produce. An added bonus is the fact that it’s located in the old farmyard of a hundred-year old house.

A classic in the Moianès region and the northern part of the Sant Llorenç park. This legendary inn, recently reopened after 40 years, offers eight mini-suites. The Jubany family, of which Nandu is the present generation, first opened it in 1946 as a small restaurant serving traditional cuisine for 20 diners, and even though it’s bigger and more sophisticated now, it has never forgotten its roots. The swimming pool is open in summer and there are a number of packages and events and weddings (chapel included) are catered for. Catering and take-away service.

Seasonal menu and local products are two of the strong points of this restaurant in the capital of El Moianès, and grilled meats are the most popular dishes with customers. Quail, entrecote, rabbit, pig's trotters... try the varied dishes of this region that was newly designated in 2015, and wash it down with one of the well-selected wines from the cellar.

Here they define their cuisine as, “Typical Catalan top quality home cooking, which has managed to evolve over time, incorporating contemporary tastes in a sensible way while maintaining the classical touch that is our trademark”. There’s little more to add to that description except to say that this long-standing restaurant in Monistrol de Calders was once an inn where footballer Ladislau Kubala used to stay.

Moianès is a region of old flour mills and some of them, like this one, have been converted into country lodges. Molí Vell d'en Sala has preserved all the charm of its original stone walls, while the water that once powered it is now a fantastic pond-swimming pool that you can even go boating on. It’s a bucolic setting and ideal for families with children.

This old village house has been restored from top to bottom and for the last 15 years has functioned as a country lodge that sleeps a maximum of 11 people. It has a living room with a fireplace, a fully equipped kitchen, different sized bedrooms, and a fenced off garden with a porch, a barbecue, and a deck. There are plenty of places to visit in the village of l'Estany, as well as a swimming pool, a sports centre and parks.

A welcoming family campsite, in the midst of nature and very close to the Tenes River and Sant Miquel del Fai and the ideal place for outings. It has a bar restaurant with terrace, children’s park, games room, sports areas, swimming pool, and all the services necessary for a few pleasant and entertaining days.  

Two places to stay on the outskirts of Moià: Magadins Nou, accommodating up to 15 people, and La Pallissa de Magadins, for up to five people. The complex boasts a heated swimming pool, garden, barbecue, children’s park... And if you have pets, you can bring them too!