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Guide to Parador Hotels Spain GGUUIIDDEE TTOO PPAARRAADDOORR HHOOTTEELLSS SSPPAAIINN By Linda Plummer http://www.top–tour–of–spain.com 1 PICK A PARADOR Ever dreamt of spending the night in a romantic Spanish medieval castle? Or, perhaps a splendid Spanish Renaissance palace is more your style? If either of these appeal, Spanish Parador Hotels are certainly for you ... What are Spanish Paradors? They´re a chain of state-established hotels throughout Spain which aim to preserve the country´s national and artistic heritage whilst promoting tourism. Paradors can be found in splendidly converted castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries ... as well as modern buildings which have something special to offer. Their restaurants are noted for delicious and well-presented regional cuisine. In this ebook, you´ll discover fast facts about all of Spain´s 90 paradors to help you decide which one/s is/are most suited to you. To learn more about each parador, view gorgeous photos and find booking facilities, just click on the link below: http://www.top±tour±of±spain.com Enjoy, and make your dreams a reality! Linda Plummer 2 LIST OF PARADORS • Parador de Aiguablava **** • Parador de Alarcón **** • Parador de Albacete *** • Parador de Alcañiz *** • Parador de Almagro **** • Parador de Antequera *** • Parador de Arcos de la Frontera *** • Parador de Argómaniz *** • Parador de Arties **** • Parador de Ávila **** • Parador de Ayamonte **** • Parador de Baiona **** • Parador de Benavente **** • Parador de Benicarlo **** • Parador de Bielsa *** • Parador de Cáceres **** • Parador de Cádiz **** • Parador de Calahorra **** • Parador de Cambados **** • Parador de Cañadas del Teide • Parador de Cangas de Onís ***** • Parador de Cardona **** • Parador de Carmona **** • Parador de Cazorla *** • Parador de Cervera de Pisuerga *** • Parador de Ceuta **** • Parador de Chinchón **** • Parador de Ciudad Rodrigo **** • Parador de Córdoba **** • Parador de Cuenca **** 3 • Parador de El Hierro **** • Parador de El Saler **** • Parador de Ferrol *** • Parador de Fuente Dé *** • Parador de Gijón **** • Parador de Granada **** • Parador de Gredos *** • Parador de Guadalupe **** • Parador de Hondarribia **** • Parador de Jaén **** • Parador de Jarandilla de la Vera **** • Parador de Jávea **** • Parador de La Gomera **** • Parador de La Palma **** • Parador de La Seu d´Urgell *** • Parador de León ***** • Parador de Lerma **** • Parador de Limpias **** • Parador de Málaga Gibralfaro **** • Parador de Málaga Golf **** • Parador de Manzanares *** • Parador de Mazagón **** • Parador de Melilla *** • Parador de Mérida **** • Parador de Mójacar **** • Parador de Monforte de Lemos **** • Parador de Nerja **** • Parador de Olite *** • Parador de Oropesa **** • Parador de Plasencia **** • Parador de Pontevedra **** • Parador de Puebla de Sanabria *** 4 • Parador de Ribadeo **** • Parador de Ronda **** • Parador de Salamanca **** • Parador de Santiago de Compostela ***** • Parador de Santillana del Mar *** • Parador de Santillana Gil Blas **** • Parador de Santo Domingo Bernardo de Fresneda *** • Parador de Santo Domingo de la Calzada **** • Parador de Santo Estevo **** • Parador de Segovia **** • Parador de Siguenza **** • Parador de Soria **** • Parador de Sos del Rey Católico **** • Parador de Teruel *** • Parador de Toledo **** • Parador de Tordesillas **** • Parador de Tortosa **** • Parador de Trujillo **** • Parador de Tui **** • Parador de Úbeda **** • Parador de Verín *** • Parador de Vic-Sau **** • Parador de Vielha **** • Parador de Vilalba **** • Parador de Villafranca del Bierzo *** • Parador de Zafra **** • Parador de Zamora **** 5 PARADOR DE AIGUABLAVA BEGUR – CATALONIA Address: Parador de Aiguablava Playa de Aiguablava, s/n 17255 Begur Girona About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • Modern building on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean • 63 twin bedded rooms, 10 doubles, 5 suites • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool, gymnasium, table tennis Nearby Places of Interest: • Begur (3 km) – castle • Pals (10 km) – medieval buildings • La Bisbal del Empordà (18 km) • Islas Medes – Natural Park • Figueres (82 km) – Dalí Museum 6 PARADOR DE ALARCÓN ALARCÓN – CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Address: Parador de Alarcón Avda. Amigos de los Castillos, 3 16213 Alarcón Cuenca About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • 8th century Arab castle with panoramic views • 4 twin bedded rooms, 10 doubles • Usual hotel facilities, plus children´s play area Nearby Places of Interest: • Alarcón – churches, ceramics • Ciudad Encantada (35 km) – geological formations • Belmonte (70 km) – castle, walls, panoramic views • Mota del Cuervo (85 km) – windmills • Cuenca (85 km) – cathedral, hanging houses, museum 7 PARADOR DE ALBACETE ALBACETE – CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Address: Parador de Albacete Carretera N-301, km 251 Hondo de la Morena 02000 Albacete About the Parador: • 3 star hotel • Country manor house • 62 twin bedded rooms, 4 doubles, 2 singles • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool, tennis Nearby Places of Interest: • Albacete (3 km) – cathedral, museum • Chinchilla de Montearagón (17 km) – castle, medieval quarter • Alcalá del Júcar (54 km) – picturesque village • Sierra de Alcaraz (80 km) – picturesque village • Alpera (81 km) – Vieja Cave with prehistoric paintings 8 PARADOR DE ALCAÑIZ ALCAÑIZ – ARAGON Address: Parador de Alcañiz Castillo de los Calatravos, s/n 44600 Alcañiz Teruel About the Parador: • 3 star hotel • 12th century castle later used as a convent • 28 twin bedded rooms, 7 doubles, 2 suites • Usual hotel facilities Nearby Places of Interest: • Alcañiz – buildings in and around main square • Calanda (17 km) • Valderrobres (35 km) – castle, palaces, walls, bridge • Beceite and Calaceite Ports (45 km) – Natural Reserve • Mirambel (75 km) – picturesque village 9 PARADOR DE ALMAGRO ALMAGRO – CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Address: Parador de Almagro Ronda de San Francisco, 31 13270 Almagro Ciudad Real About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • 16th century Franciscan monastery • 44 twin bedded rooms, 5 doubles, 2 singles, 3 suites • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool Nearby Places of Interest: • Almagro – main square • Santa Cruz de Mudela (50 km) – bullring • Viso del Marqués (53 km) – palace • Villanueva de los Infantes (76 km) – main square, chapel, old district • Tablas de Daimiel National Park 10 PARADOR DE ANTEQUERA ANTEQUERA – ANDALUSIA Address: Parador de Antequera Paseo García del Olmo, s/n 29200 Antequera Málaga About the Parador: • 3 star hotel • Modern parador in central Andalusia, ideal for visiting southern Spain • Located close to main roads for Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga • 55 twin bedded rooms • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool • Facilities for the disabled Nearby Places of Interest: • Antequera – tower • Fuente de Piedra (1 km) – Laguna Salada and protected natural area • Torcal de Antequera (13 km) • Archidona (18 km) – minaret, square • Bobastro (54 km) – ruins 11 PARADOR DE ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA – ANDALUSIA Address: Parador de Arcos de la Frontera Plaza de Cabildo, s/n 11630 Arcos de la Frontera Cádiz About the Parador: • 3 star hotel • Former palace with panoramic views • 15 twin bedded rooms, 5 doubles, 4 singles • Usual hotel facilities Nearby Places of Interest: • Arcos de la Frontera – castle, palaces, churches, square • Medina Sidonia (38 km) – monuments, prehistoric paintings • Jerez (40 km) – sightseeing, wine cellars, dancing horses • Sierra de Grazalema (66 km) – scenery, castles • Pueblos Blancos – numerous white villages 12 PARADOR DE ARGÓMANIZ ARGÓMANIZ – BASQUE COUNTRY Address: Parador de Argómaniz Ctra. N-1, km 363 01192 Argómaniz Álava About the Parador: • 3 star hotel • Renaissance palace where Napoleon rested during Peninsular War • 53 twin bedded rooms • Usual hotel facilities Nearby Places of Interest: • Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Estíbaliz (4 km) • Vitoria-Gasteiz (12 km) – cathedral, tower, museum • Condado de Treviño (12 km) – geographic enclave • Salvatierra (25 km) – medieval-type village • Dolmen de Eguilaz o Aizkomendi (27 km) 13 PARADOR DE ARTIES ARTIES – CATALONIA Address: Parador de Arties Ctra. De Baqueira-Beret, s/n 25599 Arties Lleida About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • Modern mountain parador in local style • 38 twin bedded rooms, 9 doubles, 4 suites, 7 duplex • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool, sauna, gymnasium, garage Nearby Places of Interest: • Arties – castle, church • Arán Valley • Baqueira-Beret (7 km) – ski station • Boi Valley (40 km) – Romanesque art, ski stations • Aigües Tortes National Park (58 km) 14 PARADOR DE ÁVILA ÁVILA – CASTILLA Y LEÓN Address: Parador de Ávila Calle Marqués Canales de Chozas, 2 05001 Ávila About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • Former 16th century palace backing onto city walls • 46 twin bedded rooms, 5 doubles, 6 singles, 4 suites • Usual hotel facilities Nearby Places of Interest: • Ávila – cathedral, walls, churches, convent, monastery • Arévalo (51 km) – castle, churches • Sierra de Gredos (69 km) – scenery • Madrigal de las Altas Torres (80 km) – convent/palace 15 PARADOR DE AYAMONTE AYAMONTE – ANDALUSIA Address: Parador de Ayamonte Avda. de la Constitución, s/n 21400 Ayamonte Huelva About the Parador: • 4 star hotel • Modern parador in coastal area with panoramic views over Guadiana River • On the border of Spain and Portugal • 32 twin bedded rooms, 4 doubles • Usual hotel facilities, plus pool • Nearby golf course and tennis courts • Facilities for the disabled Nearby Places of Interest: • Ayamonte – churches, temple • Guadiana River • Algarve, Portugal (12 km) • Huelva (52 km) • Village Routes along Guadiana River
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