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PARADORES - ESTREMADURA - SPAIN.

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Caceres

Guadalupe

Jarandilla de la Vera

Merida

Plasencia

Trujillo

Zafra

PARADOR ACCOMMODATION IN EXTREMADURA

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OVERVIEW	IMAGE	LOCATION	BEDS
Parador de Caceres 4 star luxury Parador in a 14th Century Palace, built on earlier Arab foundations. Caceres has one of the best concentrations of historic buildings in Spain.		Caceres	65
Parador de Guadalupe Luxury 4 star Parador hotel in a converted 16th Century protected building, formerly the Hospital of St. John the Baptist.		Guadalupe	82
Parador de Jarandilla de la Vera This Parador is situated in a 15th Century castle which was later converted into a Palace.		Jarandilla de la Vera	96
Parador de Merida Luxury 4 star hotel in an 18th Century Convent with artifacts and decoration from the Roman, Mudejar and Visigoth periods.		Merida	164
Parador de Plasencia Luxury 4 star star Parador hotel based on a Convent dating back to the 15th Century.		Plasencia	132
Parador de Trujillo This beautiful Parador is located in the monumental town of Trujillo which is the birthplace of such Conquistadors as Pizarro.		Trujillo	100
Parador de Zafra This Parador is situated in a majestic Castle where construction began in the year 1437. It was the former residence of the Dukes of Feria.		Zafra	90

With its mighty Tajo and Guadiana rivers, its wild and desolate mountain ranges and its rolling plains, Extremadura is one of the most unspoiled regions of Spain, bordering Castile to the north and east, Portugal to the west and Andalucia to the south. It is an indisputably beautiful area, and there are times of the year when the landscape is stunning, especially when the valley of La Vera fills with cherry blossoms in spring. But there is much more to Extremadura than scenic beauty or the sight of a golden eagle soaring over the hills of ilex and cork trees, and thousands of storks nesting in church belfries.

The Romans left traces of their passage through this region, building majestic bridges, such as the ones at Merida and Alcantara, and the spectacular Roman remains of Merida are world renowned. Caesar's legions were here to mine silver from the ravines of the Sierra de Gata, which borders Extremadura to the north. The so-called Roman "Silver Route," with its fine roads, bridges, aqueducts, temples and cities was the result of the Romans' quest for this precious metal.

Footprints of Christians who combated the Moors and pushed them southwards are also evident. The frontline troops were the Military Orders of Santiago and of Alcantara that were modelled on crusaders, like the Templars, who were part monk and part knight. Spain's military-religious orders divided Extremadura between them, building impressive noble houses and palaces, most notably in the monumental cities of Caceres and Trujillo.

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The harshness of the land bred austere men of toughness and fortitude, and Extremadura carries the title of the "Cradle of the Conquistadors" with dignity. Cortes and Pizarro, the best known of a long list of men from Extremadura that also includes Valdivia, Orellana, de Soto and Nunez de Balboa, took human endurance to new limits as they explored, mapped and charted the recently discovered New World under unthinkably severe conditions. In fact, countless New World cities and towns adopted the names of their counterparts in Extremadura, like Trujillo, Medellin, Guadalupe, and Alburquerque (Spanish spelling). Visitors to Extremadura can tour along the Route of the Conquistadors, which passes through the towns and villages where these explorers were born and bred and where they worshipped.

Text courtesy of the Tourist Office of Spain