Spain is home to some of the most impressive castles in Europe. If you’re passionate about architecture, enjoy exploring historical sites, or are simply searching for a unique experience, these ...

Paradores are a chain of luxury hotels in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. What makes them special is that they are located in historical buildings — either former monasteries, fortresses, ...

MADRID - Employees at Spain's luxury Parador hotels, which are set in some of the country's most picturesque castles, monasteries and palaces, began a two-day strike on Friday to protest job cuts ...

IF you’ve been looking for those castles in Spain — to sleep in, that is — the network of state-owned paradores that crisscrosses the country will fill the bill. Established in 1928 at the ...

MADRID, Spain IF YOU’VE been looking for those castles in Spain — to sleep in, that is — the network of state-owned “paradores” that crisscrosses the country will fill the bill.

Spain's Paradores vary from city to city. The one in Alcala de Henares, near Madrid, is quite modern and has a great spa. SPANISH NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE PHOTO Photo by SPANISH NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE ...

The parador of Jarandilla, Spain, was begun in the 14th century as a summer palace for the Counts of Oropesa. It gained a royal aura when the retired Holy Roman Emperor Charles V stayed here for ...

The state-run Paradores de Turismo lost 77m euros ($101m; £62m) in 2011. Its occupancy rates has fallen from 70% in 2007 to 52% last year.