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SOUTHERN SPAIN
ANDALUCIA • MURCIA • VALENCIAVV
CANARY ISLANDS • BALEARIC ISLANDS

J J USTAFEW KILOMETRES modern houses. The fine
from the busy coast
cities of the South –
J J Jof Southern Spain and
Seville – all have small
into the hills of Andalucia, Granada, Córdoba and
is some of the country’s most gems of hotels. Further
beautiful scenery – rolling north, in Alicante, hard by the
hills, chestnut forests, concrete blocks of the Costa Blanca,
olive and citrus groves. is a hotel in Europe’s largest palm
In this region, there are a grove. In the Balearic and Canary
number of handpicked hotels, some Islands, away from the tourist track,
occupying historic buildings such as are some of the least spoilt settings for
converted convents, others in airy some of the most desirable hotels.

ANTEQUERA ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA

Parador de Antequera A hotel that provides Cortijo Faín Near Arcos de Frontera, a clifftop
pampering for lovers of modern design, with lush White Town teetering over the Guadalete valley,
gardens that soften the severe lines of the white- this delightful Andalusian manor is set with its
painted building. The spacious, light interior is gardens in the centre of a huge olive grove. The
decorated in pale shades with a predominance of warmly furnished rooms of varying sizes have iron
wood and a welcome scattering of comfy leather or brass bedsteads, and the calm public areas and
chairs. The restaurant offers traditional dishes. library are dotted with paintings and antiques.
N 29200 Antequera, Málaga. Map p290 C4. N Carretera de Algar km 3, 11630 Arcos de la Frontera,
§ (95) 2840261. ` (95) 2841312. Cádiz. Map p290 B4. § (956) 231396. ` (956) 231961.
$ antequera@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 55. zS ∂ $ cortijofain@eresmas.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 11. zS
¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡ ∂¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡

ALCALÁ DE GUADAIRA ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA
Oromana This fine white house on the outskirts El Convento Former convent in the heart of
of Seville contains lofty communal rooms, a cosy historic Arcos. Good regional cooking, fine views
bar and cool, pale bedrooms. Friendly staff. of the Guadalete valley.
N Avenida Portugal s/n, 41500 Alcalá de Guadaira, N Maldonado 2, 11630 Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz.
Seville. Map p290 B3. § (95) 5686400. ` (95) 5686424. Map p290 B4. § (956) 702333. ` (956) 704128.
$ reservas@ hoteloromana.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 30. ¡¡ $ hotelelconvento@terra.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 11. ¡
ARCHENA ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA
Termas Flamboyant plasterwork, domes and Parador Casa del Corregidor An old magistrate’s
arches decorate this comfortable spa hotel. house with a spectacular clifftop setting and two
N Balneario de Archena, 30600 Archena, Murcia. terraces that take advantage of the vista.
Map p291 F3. § (968) 670100. ` (968) 671002. N Plaza de España or del Cabildo, 11630 Cádiz.
$ reservas@balneariodearchena.com 0 b,l,d. Map p290 B4. § (956) 700500. ` (956) 701116.
Rooms 70. ¡¡ $ arcos@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 24. ¡¡
For key to symbols see backflap. For price categories see p285