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Paradores de Turismo de España S.M.E. S.A., branded as Paradores, is a Spanish state-owned chain of luxury hotels that are usually located in historic buildings or in nature areas with a special appeal. Its first parador was inaugurated on 9 October 1928 in Navarredonda de Gredos . As of 2023, it operates ninety-seven paradores in Spain and ...
The patio of a parador (1887) by Elena Brockmann. San Telmo Museoa. A parador (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈðoɾ]), in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries was an establishment where travelers could seek lodging, and usually, food and drink, similar to an inn.
The Hostal dos Reis Católicos (in Galician), also called the Hostal de Los Reyes Católicos (in Spanish) or Parador de Santiago de Compostela, is a five-star Parador hotel, located in the Praza do Obradoiro of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is widely considered one of the oldest continuously operating hotels in the world, and has also been ...
In November 1928, the new Junta de Paradores y Hosterías del Reino requested the help of the Oropesa town council, who owned the Palace, in the conversion and inauguration of the Parador, in particular in the task of ceding to the Junta de Paradores (rent free and for 20 years) all the rooms on the first floor of the New Palace required for ...
The Carmona Parador was inaugurated on 30 March 1976 [22] by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. In the year of the Parador's inauguration a large crack was detected parallel to the south façade, affecting the entire building. To deal with this an expansion joint was constructed that divided the building into two zones. In 1977 Picardo ...
The Parador de Úbeda, also known as the Palacio del Deán Ortega, the Palacio del Marqués del Donadío and the Parador del Condestable Dávalos is a four-star parador hotel located in the oldest part of the city of Úbeda, in the province of Jaén, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain.
It is one of the four most popular paradors in Galicia. In 2019, its average annual occupancy rate was 72.75%, only behind the parador of Santiago de Compostela, the Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs. [10] [11] King Felipe VI, the reigning king of Spain, used to spend the night here during his stay at the Spanish Naval Academy. [12]
The Convent of San Pablo is a sixteenth century former convent in Cuenca, Spain, that belonged to the Dominican Order.It stands on a promontory over the Huécar river facing the Hanging Houses.