Parador
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Paradores de Turismo de España are a chain of Spanish luxury hotels. They were founded by Alfonso XIII of Spain as a means to promote tourism in Spain, with the first opening in Gredos, Ávila in 1928.
A profitable state-run enterprise, the hotels are often in castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries and other historic buildings. They stretch from Galicia in the North West through Catalonia to Andalusia in the south of Spain, the Canary Islands and to the Spanish cities in North Africa.
Prices usually vary according to room, region, and season.
The Portuguese equivalent, the Pousadas de Portugal, were founded in 1942, after the Spanish model.
Parador is also the name of the country in the movie Moon Over Parador.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) (English) Paradores de Turismo de España
- Official UK representative of the paradors
- (English) Paradors
- Flickr group with photos of paradors
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