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ALMAGRO CÁCERES

Parador de Almagro Hand-painted signs ensure Meliá Cáceres The old town within the ramparts
that guests don’t get lost in this rambling modern contains a host of fine mansions, built for
building on the site of an old convent. Its rooms generations of aristocrats. This serene hotel is in
are arranged around 14 small quads. Painted one of these mansions, a solid wooden door
ceilings, vivid tapestries and pottery add colour to o leading into a well-preserved, stylish interior,
the public rooms; bedrooms are simpler. There arranged around a courtyard. Vaulted stables
are flowers everywhere and a friendly ambience. make a wonderfully atmospheric bar.
N Ronda de San Francisco, 13270 Almagro, Ciudad Real. N Plaza de San Juan 11, 10003 Cáceres,
Map p291 D2. § (926) 860100. ` (926) 860150. Extremadura. Map p290 A1. § (927) 215800.
$ almagro@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 54. zS ∂ ` (927) 214070. $ melia.caceres@solmelia.es 0 b,l,d.
¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡ Rooms 86. z¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡
A A CÁCERES
AVILA

Parador de Turismo de Avila All that remains Parador de Cáceres A splendid 14th-century
of the original 16th-century building is the tower, palace with a slender tower houses this elegant
housing some small bedrooms, and the courtyard, parador, its façade almost untouched since its
shaded by a great pine. Bedrooms in the new foundation. Unlike many in the chain, the snug
part are larger and airier; some have four-poster public rooms don’t have massive proportions, and
beds, some fine views. The sun-trap terrace is an bedrooms are simply attractive. Delightful inner
appealing place to relax. courtyard. Classic regional cuisine.
N Marqués de Canales de Chozas 2, 05001 Avila. N Ancha 6, 10003 Cáceres, Extremadura. Map p290 A1.
Map p287 E5. § (920) 211340. ` (920) 226166. § (927) 211759. ` (927) 211729.
$ avila@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 61. z ∂ $ caceres@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 33. z ∂
¢ Never. / AE, MC, DC, V. ¡¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡

BENAVENTE COLLADO HERMOSO
Parador Rey Fernando II de León The 12th- El Molino del Río Viejo Gorgeous old mill
century castle keep survives as a drawing room. which stands amid poplars; the cosiest bedrooms
New swimming pool. are the ones in the eaves. Book well ahead.
N Paseo de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 49600 Benavente, Zamora. N Carretera N110 km 172, 40170 Collado Hermoso,
Map p287 D3. § (980) 630304. ` (980) 630303. $ Segovia. Map p287 E4. § (921) 403063. ` (921) 403051.
benavente@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 38. ¡¡ $ molinorioviejo@telefonica.net 0 b,l,d. Rooms 9. ¡¡
CIUDAD RODRIGO CUENCA
Conde Rodrigo Handsome 16th-century exterior, Leonor de Aquitania An honest inn in the heart
rather bland interior. Good-value restaurant. of the old town. The ground floor is flagstoned,
N Plaza de San Salvador 9, 37500 Ciudad Rodrigo, walls bear tapestries or hunting trophies.
Salamanca. Map p286 C5. § (923) 461404. N San Pedro 60, 16001 Cuenca. Map p288 B5. § (969)
` (923) 461408. $ info@conderodrigo.com 231000. ` (969) 231004. $ reservas@
0 b,l,d. Rooms 34. ¡ hotelleonordeaquitania.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 46. ¡¡