{"id":414,"date":"2022-12-27T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2022-12-28T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:13:45","slug":"paradores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/spain\/paradores\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/header-paradores.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/header-paradores.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/header-paradores-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/spain\/paradores\/#What_is_a_Parador\" >What is a Parador?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/portugal-and-spain\/spain\/paradores\/#Resources\" >Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Parador\"><\/span>What is a Parador?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paradores de Turismo<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>was founded\u00a0in Spain, in the 1920s, as a means to promote\u00a0tourism in Spain \u2013 a very popular and profitable initiative that turned former castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries and other historic buildings into\u00a0luxury hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name <em>Parador<\/em> comes from the Spanish &#8216;<em>parar<\/em>&#8216;, which means to stop, halt, or stay. The concept behind <em>Parador<\/em> is to open exceptional historic properties to the public, and use the hotel&#8217;s profits to maintain these beautiful buildings. Most of them also have excellent restaurants offering traditional cuisine at a high standard, using local and seasonal produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Paradores<\/em> chain now counts a hundred such establishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resources\"><\/span>Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a website where you can learn more about <em>Paradores<\/em>, and even make reservations: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/paradores.es\/en\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/paradores.es\/en<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website lists some very impressive-looking <em>Paradores<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/capturetheatlas.com\/paradores-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/capturetheatlas.com\/paradores-in-spain\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a map of all <em>Paradores<\/em> in Spain: <a href=\"https:\/\/spainparador.com\/maps.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/spainparador.com\/maps.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Parador? Paradores de Turismo\u00a0was founded\u00a0in Spain, in the 1920s, as a means to promote\u00a0tourism in Spain \u2013 a very popular and profitable initiative that turned former castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries and other historic buildings into\u00a0luxury hotels. The name Parador comes from the Spanish &#8216;parar&#8216;, which means to stop, halt, or stay. 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