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Parador Santo Estevo is a converted Benedictine Monastery in the town of Nogueira de Ramuin.
This area of wonderful scenery is known as "Ribeira Sacra" and is where the river Sil joins into the river Mino to form the Northern border of Portugal with Spain. This monastery is first mentioned in documents of the 10th. century but it is believed to have been founded in the 6th. or 7th. century. The building was declared a monument of historical and artistic significance in 1923. The building has different architectural styles with the three cloisters being Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance. The facade is 18th. century and the staircase is of architectural interest. The accommodation in this hotel of the Paradors group is in seventy four bedrooms along the three cloisters. All the rooms are different with some having magnificent views over the River Sil. The Parador has a restaurant with a patio and there is a bar in the Porteria cloister. There is a banquet room and a meeting room with the gardens having a large variety of local plants. The Parador restaurant serves a wide selection of recipes based on fish from the River Sil and other traditional dishes of the region. The town of Ourense, 28 kilometres away, is the birthplace of the singer Julio Iglesias and also of the family of Fidel Castro. The old quarters are very interesting with lively squares near the cathedral and three hot springs near Plaza Mayor. The Galicia region is at the western end of Europe and considered by the Greeks to be the edge of the world. Galicia was inhabited by the Celts who first arrived in the region 1000 years B.C.. The discovery the tomb of the apostle St. James was made in the area and his remains are now in the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela. The region became one of the most important pilgrimage centres of the Christian church in the Middle Ages and still is the detonation for thousands of visitors each year. Pets are not allowed in the luxury hotels in the Spanish Paradores group. Parador de Santo Estevo de Rivas de Sil is located in a converted Benedictine Monastery. |
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| Parador Santo Estevo Reservations |
| Parador Monasterio de San Estevo at Santo Estevo | ||
| DAILY RATES | |||||
| 2012 Rates | Basic room | Standard | Double w/ facilities for disabled persons | Superior | Double w/ living room |
| Jan and Feb Nov and Dec | 136 Euro | 160 Euro | 160 Euro | 192 Euro | 280 Euro |
| Mar to June and Oct | 148 Euro | 173 Euro | 173 Euro | 208 Euro | 302 Euro |
| July to Sept Easter | 158 Euro | 185 Euro | 185 Euro | 222 Euro | 324 Euro |
| Breakfast 18 Euro per person per day Lunch or Dinner 33 Euro per person per day | |||||
| PROMOTIONS IN STANDARD ROOMS * (Subject to availability) | ||||
| 2012 Rates | Golden Days | 5 Night Card | 2 Night Special | |
| Jan and Feb Nov and Dec | 137.20 Euro | 105.00 Euro | 209.60 Euro per night | |
| Mar to June and Oct |
146.30 Euro | 105.00 Euro | 220.00 Euro per night | |
| Easter July to Sept | 154.70 Euro | 105.00 Euro | 229.60 Euro per night | |
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Rates are per day for 2 persons sharing a double room and include tax
*Supplement and restrictions may apply - General terms and conditions |
| PROMOTION | OVERVIEW (For more detailed information use the link below) |
| Golden Days | 30% discount for guests 55 years or over in a standard room with breakfast |
| Young Persons | Discounted rates for guests from 18 to 35 years old in a standard room with breakfast |
| 5 Night Card | Discounted rates for 5 nights in a standard room exc. breakfast |
| 2 Night Special | 20% discount for 2 consecutive nights or more with half board |
| Parador accommodation within the Spanish regions | |||
| Galicia
North Spain |
Asturias,
Cantabria
& Basque Region |
Aragon
- Rioja
and Navarre |
Catalonia |
| Castile-Leon | Castile-La Mancha (Madrid) | Estremadura | Levante |
| Andalucia (Granada) | Ceuta and Melilla | Canary Islands | Andalucia (Costa del Sol) |
| Paradors front page | Purchase maps of Spain | Computer translations to many languages |
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