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292 N OR T HER N SP AI N

NORTHERN SPAIN
GALICIA • ASTURIAS • CANTABRIA • BASQUE COUNTRY
NAVARRA • ARAGON • LA RIOJA • CATALONIA

W W ITH ITS ATLANTIC country mansions to
palaces and converted
climate, the
W W W W Wnorth coast is
surprisingly green. The monasteries, seaside
villas and resort hotels.
Pyrenees make a wonderful The great selection from the
setting for rustic retreats, state-run parador network ranges
and, to the east, there are from crenellated hilltop castles with
a few still unspoilt fishing vaulted rooms to handsome modern
villages on the Costa buildings. In Barcelona, the principal
Brava. Northern Spain offers a vast city of the north, are many large
choice of accommodation, from hotels, some ultra-modern, others with
mountain hideaways, village inns and simpler old-world charm.

AGUILAR DE CAMPÓO ALCAÑIZ

Posada Santa María la Real Typical of the Parador de Alcañiz Also called Parador de la
region’s Romanesque architecture, this timbered Concordia, this 12th-century hill castle combines
Cistercian monastery has been thoughtfully the romance of the past – Gothic walls, cloisters,
converted. Much of the original craftsmanship has medieval murals - with the comforts of the
been preserved, with duplex bedrooms in the old present – white-walled bedrooms with carved
dormitories and a barn of a restaurant. furniture and tiled floors. Generous meals are
N Avenida Cervera s/n, 38400 Aguilar de Campóo, served in a massive beamed dining hall.
Palencia. Map p287 E2. § (979) 122000. ` (979) N Castillo Calatravos s/n, 44600 Alcañiz, Teruel.
122552. $ posada.romanico@telefonica.net 0 b,l,d. Map p288 C4. § (978) 830400. ` (978) 830366.
Rooms 18. ∂¢ Christmas, second half Jan. $ alcaniz@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 37. z ÷ ∂
/ Not accepted. ¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡

ARGÓMANIZ ARTIES
Parador de Argómaniz An ideal stopover, a Parador Don Gaspar de Portolá By the smart
handsome old building with a cavernous dining ski resort of Baqueira-Beret, a parador littered
hall and sober, well-equipped bedrooms. with hunting trophies and comfy chairs.
N Carretera N1, 01192 Argómaniz, Alava. Map p287 F2, N Carretera de Baqueira, 25599 Arties, Lérida.
p288 A2. § (945) 293200. ` (945) 293287. Map p289 D2. § (973) 640801. ` (973) 641001.
$ argomaniz@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 53. ¡¡ $ arties@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 57. ¡¡
ARTIES ASTORGA
Besiberri Modern variation on the Swiss chalet Gaudí Excellent tapas are served in the bar
theme. Cosy, and family-run, it provides all of this elegant modern hotel (marble floors,
comforts after a hard day on the ski slopes. chandeliers) on the main square.
N El Fuerte 4, 25599 Arties, Lérida. Map p289 D2. N Plaza Eduardo de Castro 6, 24700 Astorga, León.
§ (973) 640829. ` (973) 642696. 0 b. Rooms 17. Map p286 D3. § (987) 615654. ` (987) 615040.
¡¡¡ 0 b,l,d. Rooms 35. ¡