The State Spanish hotel chain Paradores de Turismo is facing its biggest growth phase since the 1960s, the hotel chain is expected to increase the number of 100 facilities reach.
It is currently planned to group around 14 new paradors to expand, 5 of which are already under construction and 9 are in architectural planning. At the same time, the group is developing a demanding improvement plan that will enable the complete or partial redesign of numerous facilities.
Paradores under construction
Parador Morella (Castellon)
This new facility is located on the foothills of the local castle in the area of the former monastery of St. Francis from the 12th century and the later Augustinian monastery. It will have a dependence – the military governor’s pavilion – a 16th-century building. This building will be available for business events and meetings.
Parador Lorca (Murcia)
This parador is built in the immediate vicinity of a Moorish fortress and carefully respects every single discovery archaeological find.
Parador de Corias (Asturias)
Founded in 1028, the former monastery of St. John the Baptist developed on the banks of the Río Narcea – also known as the “El Escorial of Asturias” and developed into an important spiritual center, whose power focuses on the entire western Asturias extended. In 1593 a church was built, which was spared from the devastating fire of 1763 and today represents the oldest surviving part. The rest of the building was built over the course of the 18th century and represents a large neoclassical block.
Parador Veruela (Zaragoza)
It will be housed in the first Cistercian monastery of Aragon from the 12th century. Surrounded by a 16th-century wall with a circumference of one kilometer, the complex has a magnificent church with a Romanesque portal and three high naves with Gothic ribbed ceilings. The hotel will be located in the area known as the “New Monastery” (Jesuite monastery) and in other places in the Cistercian monastery.
Parador Ibiza (Islas Baleares)
This first parador on the Balearic Islands will be housed in the 18th-century Castillo de la Almudaina. It is located in the historical center of the city of Ibiza, known as Dalt Vila, declared a World Heritage by UNESCO.
