20 of the greatest vegan and vegetarian resorts and B&Bs in Europe

The popularity of meat-free eating isn’t restricted to restaurants. We choose vegan and veggie places to remain that serve up largely local, organic produce

Casa Albets with green wheat areas in foreground in Andalucía, Spain
VEGAN

Casa Albets, Catalonia, Spain

Cashew fondue and gnocchi with shiitake and coconut sauce are among the laundry in the seasonal menu of the organic, vegan restaurant mounted on this gorgeous rural resort in the green hills of Lladurs, between Barcelona and Andorra. The restored 18th-century farmhouse includes rooms with handmade oak home furniture and eco-friendly furnishings from regional producers. It also offers massage and yoga, and provides bikes for lease to explore the Catalonian countryside.
• Doubles from £88, casaalbets.cat

Meson Mudejar, Malaga province, Spain

In a valley in the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara, this vegan B&B and restaurant serves a variety of homemade food, such as for example vegan sushi, meze, crispy fried cauliflower “wings” with sweet chilli, and burgers with “beefy patties” and vegan cheese. The restored 18th-century building is significantly less than 30 minutes get from the coast, and close by walking and cycling routes pass the River Turvilla and previous flour mills. Or there may be the Mudejar Path, which heads through a series of Moorish whitewashed villages and little towns.
• Doubles from €60 B&B, mesonmudejar.com

Villa Vegana, Mallorca, Spain

Villa Vegana’s hilltop location, near to the city of Selva, has views through the orchards to the nearby Tramuntana mountains. Lemon, orange, almond and olive trees surround the resort. Being vegan, also the furnishings, cleaning products and toiletries are cruelty-free of charge. The plant-based hotel restaurant - which has published its own cookbook - serves a menu of ethnic meals and comfort food, from a different area of the world each day. Breakfast includes Spanish coca (flatbread) and homemade croissants, and dinners feature Mallorcan aubergine tumbet and tacos with vegan chorizo. The hotel also has an outdoor pool.
• Doubles from €120 B&B, villavegana.com

AM/PM, Bruges, Belgium

An early on 20th-century townhouse with futuristic interiors, AM/PM is in Smedenpoort in the historic center of Bruges, a 15-minute walk from the station, marketplace square and basilica. The vegan breakfast contains breads, spreads, cereals and a vegetable and fruit “slowjuice shot”. For later in the day, owners Kevin and Tiny recommend close by restaurants De Brugsche Tafel and Royal Frituur & Eetboetiek for vegan meals.
• Doubles from €80 B&B, bruges-bedandbreakfast.com

Dish at Herberg de Kop van ‘t Land, Netherlands

This restaurant-with-rooms is on the Nieuwe Merwede canal in Biesbosch national park, a 45-minute train ride from Rotterdam. In the evenings, it serves a vegan tasting menu (four to seven courses, €45 to €66) which includes dishes such as asparagus panna cotta, leaf broccoli with smoked leeks, and beetroot sorbet with citrus crumble, and may be paired with natural and organic wines. Next door is Huiskamercafe Fluitekruid (“living room cafe”), which serves light veggie foods and snack foods. There are boat tours, plus cycling and walking routes throughout the park.
• Doubles from €89 B&B, kopvanhetland.nl

Vegotel, Blije, Netherlands

Vegotel now has four locations in the much north of the Netherlands (in Blije, Heegermeer, Wyns and Schoonoord), each offering different varieties of accommodation and actions - all serving 100% vegan meals. Vegotel Blije is normally on the Zeedijk, near to the Wadden Sea, in a farmhouse dating to 1885, providing either B&B or full-board. Vegotel Heegermeer has several cottages for two to six people and is usually close to beaches and watersports. And the cottages at Vegotel Wyns, in the meadows near Leeuwarden, and Vegotel Schoonoord, in the inland province of Drenthe, are best for walkers and cyclists. There are bicycles (both manual and electric) for lease at all properties - and electric cars at Blije. All areas and cottages have a breakfast of plant-centered cheeses, sliced “meats”, vegan pâté, organic bread and jams.
• Doubles from €87.50 B&B, cottages from €350 B&B for three nights, vegotel.nl

La Maison de Bernadette, Pyrenees, France

There are quiet reading spots among the strawberry beds and wildflower banks as of this rural, vegan eco-hotel in the village of Artalens-Souin. Substances grown in the permaculture garden are utilized for breakfasts, picnic lunches, dinners and homemade cakes among. The hotel has three dual rooms (a dorm house is due to open quickly), and is low-chemical, zero-waste materials and uses solar powered energy and composting toilets. From the backyard there are views of the Vallée des Gaves and frequently snow-capped peaks.
• Doubles from €57 B&B, lamaisondebernadette.com

Landhaus Furth 8, Furth bei Göttweig, Austria

Close to the historic stone-terraced vineyards of the Wachau wine area, this vegan resort serves homemade food and organic wine. The medieval residence provides been renovated and modernised to provide bedrooms in the previous farm buildings, which are arranged around a courtyard backyard. It’s accessible by train from Vienna and near to the River Danube, Göttweig Abbey and the ruins of Dürnstein Castle. There are a large number of apricot trees in your community, in full rosy-white bloom in mid-April and harvested in July for make use of in Austrian deserts such as for example sweet dumplings and strudel.
• Doubles from €96 B&B (minimum two-night stay), landhaus-furth8.at

VEGETARIAN

Agriturismo Coroncina, Le Marche, Italy

Jerusalem artichokes with truffle cream and homemade veggie charcoal tagliatelle with extra virgin essential olive oil (produced onsite) are among dishes on the seasonal menu in Coroncina, in Marche, in eastern Italy. The farmstay can be in woodland close to the town of Belforte del Chienti, between the Sibillini mountains and the Adriatic coast (both around thirty minutes by car). There are three bedrooms in the primary house and a small cabin created from old barrels. Outdoors, olive groves and orchards are home to roe deer and wild boar (together with the resident dogs and cats). There’s also an outdoor pool and an inside wellness space with a sauna, herbal steam bath and hot tub.
• Doubles from €120 B&B, coroncina.it

Masseria Le Carrube, Puglia, Italy

Le Carrube’s menu adjustments daily, with vegetarian assumes Puglian and additional Italian classics such as homemade orecchiette, aubergine parmesan, warm mushroom and chicory salad, and lavender panna cotta with honey and toasted almonds. The farmhouse renovation task offers restored the vaulted ceilings, cavernous fireplaces and a paved courtyard - and transformed the former sheep pens into two pools. Close by is the città bianca (white city) of Ostuni, less than quarter-hour by car, and the sandy beaches of the east coast, including Costa Merlata, Lido Morelli and Quarto di Monte, throughout a 20-minute drive away.
• Doubles from €126 B&B, masserialecarrubeostuni.it

Le Mole Sul Farfa, Lazio, Italy

Homemade pasta, risotto and regional cheeses are the order of the time at this agriturismo in the Sabine hills, 90 minutes’ drive north-east of Rome. On a hillside overlooking the countryside, there are valley and river sights from the outdoor pool and terrace - where dinner is served. Each of the five bedrooms greets the sunrise plus some come with a little balcony, or a bath facing out of a big window. This rural location is also house to the ruins of a Roman villa and its own ancient olive groves.
• Doubles from €110 B&B, lemolesulfarfa.com

The Beehive Hostel, Rome, Italy

This hostel makes for an inexpensive stay in a pricey city. It provides weekly family-style dinners and cooking classes: pasta-producing on Thursdays, hand-making tagliatelle(€25); and pizza-making on Tuesdays, with tips about food preparation them in a domestic oven (€20). It’s a five-minute walk from Rome’s central station and 20 a few minutes to the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain. There’s also a paved backyard with a banyan tree and local wine served in the evenings.
• Dorm beds from €25, doubles from €60 (shared bathroom), the-beehive.com

Casa da Cabaza, Galicia, Spain

This former farmhouse - an hour’s drive south of the town of Lugo - is named after one of its previous residents, Tia Cabaza (Auntie Pumpkin), nicknamed for her wide, traditional petticoats. Breakfasts feature homemade sourdough loaf of bread and organic jams, and the hosts can arrange a meat-free picnic basket of regional produce for lunch time. There’s also an optional three-course vegetarian dinner or tapas, which is offered on the terrace (sets of 4+). There are bikes for lease or horse-riding open to explore further into the Courel mountains and the Os Ancares bioreserve.
• Doubles from €75 B&B, casacabaza.com

Casa Vale da Lama, Algarve, Portugal

This eco-retreat in Odiáxere, near to the coast and 7km from Lagos, encourages guests to reconnect with nature. There are floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking large gardens with a saltwater pool and firepit, and terraces with hammocks. Breakfast is usually a Mediterranean-style buffet with substances from the garden’s, olive, almond, carob, orange and banana trees, and superfood plant moringa - also used for meals and products sold in the farm shop. It runs yoga and cooking food classes, and has opportunities to get involved with regenerative farming projects and harvesting, including picking natural herbs for tea infusions.
• Doubles from €90 B&B, casavaledalama.pt

Quinta Colina Flora, Sintra, Portugal

In the hills of Sintra national park, this small country house has sea views, an outdoor pool and does veggie breakfast, including chocolate salami, homemade apple cake and warm baked apricots. Nearby Sintra city - Lord Byron’s “glorious Eden” and a Unesco heritage site - provides fairytale castles, palaces and botanical gardens to explore. The resort offers free bus passes to Sintra or Cascais (both around 30 minutes) and a shuttle to Almoçageme village and Adraga seaside (under 10 minutes).
• Doubles from €99 B&B, colinaflora.com

B&B Kuća Bajlo, Zadar, Croatia

Close to the medieval port of Zadar, this little, family-run guesthouse is surrounded simply by gardens of flowers, organic vegetables, fruit and herbal remedies. Breakfast, which include smoothies, homemade cakes and herby cheese, is offered outside at a sizable table, where guests may also join the hosts most evenings for a veggie feast. The ocean is significantly less than five minutes’ walk away, and it’s around 10 minutes to the old town. There are five bedrooms in the modern building, free bikes to make use of and an outdoor patio with loungers. Guided excursions with the hosts can be found to Paklenica, Krka and Plitvice Lakes nationwide parks, and the Kornati Islands for sailing or kayaking on the Zrmanja river.
• Doubles from €73 B&B, bajlo.com

Hotel Balatura, Tribalj, Croatia

This 300-year-old family manor, comprised of several restored stone houses, is currently home to a vegetarian hotel, with a chef, Tea Đukić, known as an “alchemist”, who “turns plants into gold”. The regional menu is definitely offered at communal tables in the kitchen or in the leafy courtyard - including a breakfast of seasonal fruit, yoghurt, regional cheese and freshly baked loaf of bread. The terrace also hosts live music, artwork workshops, wine tastings and various other events. In the encompassing Vinodol valley, there are trekking routes through karst mountains and woodland. The Adriatic coastline - with possibilities to paraglide and sail - is only 7km away.
• Doubles from £88, hotel-balatura.hr

Lavaldieu, Languedoc, France

Between Rennes-le-Château village and the hot springs of Rennes-les-Bains, Lavaldieu is a partially restored former hamlet surrounded by organic vegetable gardens and orchards. The B&B serves homemade vegetarian breakfasts and communal alfresco dinners. There’s also a flat and a campsite in the garden woodland, arranged beside meadows of crazy flowers, which is home to more than 80 species of butterfly. The spot surrounding Lavaldieu is thought to have mystical powers - being near to the inverted peak of Pic de Bugarach in the Corbières massif, megalithic rock slabs and the Devil’s Armchair monument.
• Doubles from €52 B&B, lavaldieu.com

Carpe Diem, Prerow, Germany

A seaside stay near to the Baltic, the Carpe Diem hotel is certified organic - as may be the wine, espresso and wholemeal sourdough that's baked onsite for breakfast. Lodging is available in double rooms and flats. The wellness area carries a gym, steam room, sauna and Kusatsu pool bath, and alternative therapies on demand. A 1km-long white sand seaside is a 25-minute leave, and nearby Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft national recreation area has extensive walking and biking routes through wild coastal landscapes.
• Doubles from €140 B&B, carpe-diem-prerow.de

Almodóvar Hotel, Berlin, Germany

A rooftop spa, central Friedrichshain location and organic vegan along with veggie options produce this a great choice for a city-break stay. Bedrooms are stripped-back however you like - and include mats and enough space to practise yoga. The bistro serves breakfast and brunch, including vegan bratwurst, scrambled tofu and homemade loaf of bread, along with Mediterranean food during the day. The Friedrichshain district is definitely a vegan haven, including cafes such as for example Emma Pea and Vöner, hand-rolled ice-cream at Delabuu, and vegan style at Loveco.
• Doubles from €98, almodovarhotel.de