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A Parador for each person

One person for each Parador

90 years at the service of Spanish tourism

Paradores celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2019. Its origins date back to 1910, when the Spanish Government presided over by José Canalejas decided to commission the Marquis Benigno de la Vega-Inclán with the project of creating a hotel structure, non-existent in Spain at that time, whose establishments would provide accommodation for tourists and travellers, while at the same time improving Spain's international image. The following year, a Royal Commission for Tourism was created, headed by the aforementioned Marquis de la Vega-Inclán.

turismo español
Type of Parador
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Parador de El Saler

A Parador with its own identity

Parador de Ferrol

Nature, architecture and history

Parador de Fuente Dé

In the heart of the Picos de Europa

Parador de Gijón

History, nature and cuisine by the Cantabrian Sea

Parador de Granada

In the heart of the Alhambra

Parador de Gredos

The first Parador

Parador de Hondarribia

Charles V’s castle

Parador de Jaén

A historical viewpoint over the capital of olive oil

Parador de Jávea

A bath of light and sea on the Costa Blanca

Parador de La Gomera

A spectacle for the senses
  • A stone’s throw from France, on the very band, is Charles V’s castle, which houses the Parador de Hondarribia. A 10th-century construction used for military defence on the River Bidasoa,...

  • The Parador de Cazorla is located in Jaén, in the heart of the largest and one of the most-visited nature reserves in Spain, the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las...

  • North of Lleida, before reaching Andorra, is the Parador de La Seu d'Urgell. An elegant building with a striking eighteenth-century cloister in a classicist style, it combines perfectly with...

  • Halfway between León and Zamora, dominating a a crossroads of ancient pathways, stands the Parador de Benavente on the remains of the castle of Los Pimentel. The Parador includes the...

  • The former palace of the Counts of Alba de Aliste is today home to the Parador de Zamora. A beautiful 15th century Renaissance palace built in the centre of the...