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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.

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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
  • The spectacular castle of the Álvarez family of Toledo, counts of Oropesa, was converted into a Parador in 1930 and so became the first to be established in a historical...

  • A hundred-year-old mill houses the Parador de Gijón in the Isabel La Católica Park, one of the green spaces most popular with the people of Gijón. El Molino Viejo or...

  • Only 400 metres away from the historical centre of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, the Parador de Santo Domingo Bernardo de Fresneda stands within the Monastery of San Francisco, a...

  • The Parador de Cardona stands on a promontory in a 9th c. castle. It is one of the most impressive medieval complexes in Catalonia. Its privileged location offers visitors an...

  • The Parador de Cáceres stands proud in the heart of the historical quarter of Caceres, a World Heritage city. The building is formed by a complex of two palaces that...