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Paradors

Paradors – literally means stopping places, and what beautiful, majestic, luxurious, historical and stylish stopping places they are too.

Since the first one opened in Ávila in 1928, in the age of poor inns and hostels, these government run luxury hotels have now increased in number to ninety-one across the Spanish mainland and its islands and territories.

Many of them are historical buildings carefully restored such as the 15th century convent in the grounds of the Alhambra Palace in Granada. Others are brand-new modern structures with internet access like the Mojacar Playa in Almeria.

It was the idea of the Marquis Vega Inclán, S.M, whose mission was to create a better class of accommodation at the same time reclaim some of the abandoned national monuments.

Covering the whole of the mainland from the Pyranees to the Portuguese border, from Cadiz in the south-west to Girona in the north-east, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands to the Spanish outposts of Ceuta and Melilla on the north African coast.

The Paradors have maintained a recognisable and unbeatable standard of accommodation, service and local gastronomy wherever they are.

The hotel network has nine suggested routes in Spain, and in Andalucia they are the White Towns Route through the pretty lime-washed villages from Cadiz to Malaga or the Roman Route from Cordoba to Cadiz, Andalucia.

Prices are mainly between 90 Euros and 150 Euros, for a double room, 80% for single occupancy. Special hotels such as Granada cost 250 Euros with no reduction for a single occupant.

For more information on Paradors of Spain and the individual hotels see Paradors.

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