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The word 'parador' means 'stopping
place'. The Paradores of Spain is a
chain of lodging places set up by the
Ministry of Tourism in places of
special interest or remote locations.
It was the idea of the Marques de la
Vega-Inclan in 1926 when he was Royal
Tourist Commissioner. The first was in
the Madrid area, and later on they
were set up at distances that were
considered a day's travelling apart.
The main idea was to provide
inexpensive accommodation to
travellers in areas that would not
normally be profitable. The second
part of the idea was a good use for
all the run-down monuments and
historic buildings that would
otherwise be left to fall apart.
Nowadays they include modern,
attractive buildings as well as
ancient places such as castles,
convents and monasteries. Each parador
is a hotel with all facilities and
rooms with bathroom, hot and cold
water and central heating. Currently
there are nearly 100 establishments in
the parador chain. Most are now
expensive and need to be booked up to
a year in advance. It is advisable to
book in advance. Further details can
be obtained from Central de Reservas
de Espana in Madrid, on (1) 559 0069
Fax (1) 559 3233. |
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| Parador |
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Province |
Name |
Cat
|
Telephone
|
| Aiguablava |
|
Girona |
P. Costa Brava |
4
|
972 622 162
|
| Alarcon |
|
Cuenca |
P. Marques de Villena |
4
|
969 330 315
|
| Albacete |
|
Albacete |
P. La Mancha |
3
|
967 245 321
|
| Alcala de Henares |
|
Madrid |
Hosteria El Estudiante |
4T
|
918 880 330
|
| Alcaniz |
|
Teruel |
P. La Concordia |
3
|
978 830 400
|
| Almagro |
|
Ciudad Real |
P. de Almagro |
4
|
926 860 100
|
| Antequera |
|
Malaga |
P. de Antequera |
3
|
952 840 261
|
| Arcos de la Frontera |
|
Cadiz |
P. del Corregidor |
3
|
956 700 500
|
| Argomaniz |
|
Alava |
P. de Argomaniz |
3
|
945 293 200
|
| Arties |
|
Lleida |
P.D. Gaspar de Portola |
4
|
973 640 801
|
| Avila |
|
Avila |
P. Raimundo de Borgona |
4
|
920 211 340
|
| Ayamonte |
|
Huelva |
P. Costa de la Luz |
4
|
959 320 700
|
| Bailen |
|
Jaen |
P. de Bailen |
3
|
953 670 100
|
| Bayona |
|
Pontevedra |
P. Conde de Gondomar |
4
|
986 355 000
|
| Benavente |
|
Zamora |
P. Rey Fernando II de Leon |
4
|
980 630 300
|
| Benicarlo |
|
Castellon |
P. Costa del Azahar |
3
|
964 470 100
|
| Bielsa |
|
Huesca |
P. Monte Perdido |
3
|
974 501 011
|
| Caceres |
|
Caceres |
P. de Caceres |
4
|
927 211 759
|
| Calahorra |
|
La Rioja |
P. Marco Fabio Quintillano |
3
|
941 130 358
|
| Cambados |
|
Pontevedra |
P. El Albarino |
3
|
986 542 250
|
| Canadas del Teide |
|
Tenerife |
P. de Las Canadas del Teide |
2
|
922 386 415
|
| Cardona |
|
Barcelona |
P. Duques de Cardona |
4
|
938 691 275
|
| Carmona |
|
Seville |
P. Alcazar del Rey D. Pedro |
4
|
954 141 010
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| Cazorla |
|
Jaen |
P. El Adelantado |
3
|
953 727 075
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| Cervera de Pisuerga |
|
Palencia |
P. Fuentes Carrionas |
3
|
979 870 075
|
| Ceuta |
|
Ceuta |
Hotel La Muralla |
4
|
956 514 940
|
| Ciudad Rodrigo |
|
Salamanca |
P.Enrique II |
3
|
923 460 150
|
| Cordoba |
|
Cordoba |
P. La Arruzafa |
4
|
957 275 900
|
| Cruz de Tejeda |
|
Las Palmas |
Hosteria la Cruz de Tejeda |
4T
|
928 658 050
|
| Chinchon |
|
Madrid |
P. de Chinchon |
4
|
918 940 836
|
| Ferrol |
|
A Coruna |
P. de Ferrol |
3
|
981 356 720
|
| Fuente de Espinama |
|
Cantabria |
P. Rio Deva |
3
|
942 736 651
|
| Fuerteventura |
|
Las Palmas |
P. de Fuerteventura |
3
|
928 851 150
|
| Gijon |
|
Asturias |
P. Molino Viejo |
4
|
985 370 511
|
| Granada |
|
Granada |
P. San Francisco |
4
|
958 221 440
|
| Gredos |
|
Avila |
P. de Gredos |
3
|
920 348 048
|
| Guadalupe |
|
Caceres |
P. de Guadalupe |
4
|
927 367 075
|
| Hondarriba |
|
Guipuzcoa |
P. El Emperador |
3
|
943 645 500
|
| Isla de Hierro |
|
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife |
P. de la Isla de Hierro |
3
|
922 558 038
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| Jaen |
|
Jaen |
P. Castillo de Santa Catalina |
4
|
953 230 000
|
| Jarandilla de la Vera |
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