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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
  • Santillana del Mar is known as “The town of three lies” because it is not holy, not flat and has no sea. Even so, it’s one of the most...

  • History and nature combine in Vilalba. In this quiet town, located on the ’Way of St. James, is the majestic Torre dos Andrade, where the Parador de Vilalba is located....

  • The Parador de Costa da Morte, built into a hill and designed to blend into the green Galician landscape, offers a magnificent balcony onto the end of the world and...

  • The Parador de Santo Domino de la Calzada has been adapted from the old Pilgrims’ Hospital opposite the cathedral. The original building was erected by Santo Domingo in the...

  • 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,...