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Ciudad Rodrigo Parador
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has to be one of Spain's chain of paradors' best options for travellers looking
for a castle surrounded by stunning scenery with excellent facilites, very good
food and kind, attentive staff. The parador of Ciudad Rodrigo rates high at the
top of our favourites and deserves our wholehearted recommendation. The
parador is set in a 14th-Century castle, built by Enrique II overlooking the River
Agueda. The medieval stone wall surrounding this historical city is still standing,
and visitors can take a walk around it starting from and ending up at the parador
building. |  P.
T. de Ciudad Rodrigo
(33 habit.)
(****) | | Conservation |
Excellent | | Restaurant | Very
good | | Price:Quality | Very
Good | C/
Plaza del Castillo s/n
Tel. 923 460 150; Fax: 923 460 404 | |
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 Facilities
at Ciudad Rodrigo Parador are very good indeed. Large comfortable rooms, large
sitting rooms, wonderful views and a restaurant serving excellent food all help
to make a stay in this parador an unforgettable experience. The restaurant serves
local food and wines, and the hams, roast and grilled meats and "farinato",
a local sausage, are all recomendable.
 Ciudad
Rodrigo, which was a great city six hundred years ago, is now a small, quiet,
rustic village. But the churches and houses of nobles with stone shields on the
façade still remain standing and in good repair, and their presence reminds
the visitor of the former splendour and importance of Ciudad Rodrigo. The village
has an air of elegance and tranquility about it, and this atmosphere is notable
in the parador itself.
Ciudad Rodrigo lies between Spain and Portugal. It
is just 89 km from Salamanca along the N-620 road, and 30 28 km from Portugal
along the E-80 road. The parador of Ciudad Rodrigo is an ideal place from which
to visit the historical city of Salamanca, and also the stunning scenery of La
Alberca, Peña de Francia, Las Batuecas, Miranda de Castañar. La
Alberca is one of Spain's most beautiful villages. For more detailed information
on other sights, hotels and restaurants in the province, see Guide
to Cuenca. Photos
of Ciudad Rodrigo Parador |
