This page contains information to find hotels in Spain. These Spanish hotels can be found by clicking on the links to the towns and cities in Spain on the right of the page. If the town is not listed go to all the hotels in Spain and use the search box. For those wanting to stay in a Parador of Spain use this link.
Spain
The hotels in Spain enable the tourist to visit all parts of the country. These Spanish hotels can offer great comfort at reasonable prices. The state owned Paradores are especially attractive to couples where one partner is over 55 who are travelling around the country. A night or longer at the Spain hotels in a historic town is an attractive option for a more active holiday
Spain,together with Portugal occupies the Iberian peninsular which is in southern Europe at the eastern end of the Mediterranean sea. The narrow isthmus with the rest of Europe is blocked by the Pyrenees mountain range in which the independent country of Andorra nestles. These mountains are popular with skiers in winter.
Most of Spain is on a high plateau including the majority of the old towns and villages which northern Europeans find so interesting. The other mountain range of note is the Sierra Nevada which is in Southern Spain and whose highest peak is almost 3,500 m high which also gives skiing most years,
The sun seekers go to the beaches on the east and south coasts of the country where the water is also warm. Only the hardy enjoy the cooler waters of the Atlantic which lap the north and west coasts of the country.
The weather in summer is hot and sunny and, because of the beaches, summer is the peak season for tourists. Those wanting to avoid the crowds should visit at other times of the year when places such as The Alhambra in Granada and The Grand Mosque in Cordoba are less crowded. Remember it is not for nothing that Seville has the nickname of the frying pan of Europe. While on this subject, if visiting Seville, why not stay at the Parador of Carmona and have the benefits of a castle of the Moors in a hilltop village.
The northern regions of Spain are often grouped together and we have Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country grouped as the North Coast. This area has hills going down to the sea, The main point of interest for climbers and mountain walkers are the Picos de Europa which have many spectacular walks and a network of well-established mountain refuges.
Galicia is the region of rias, flooded valleys going far inland with the capital, Santiago de Compestela, famous for being the destination of middle age pilgrimages and which are still used by thousands of people today
Northeastern Spain has the regions of Catalonia and Aragon with Barcelona being the main city. The area covers the Pyrenees in the north and has the Costa Brava Mediterranean resorts in the west. Further south are Murcia and Valencia where the resorts like Benidorm and Alicante in the Costa Brava are situated.
Inland are the regions of Central Spain, Madrid, La Mancha, Leon and Estremadura. In Madrid, the capital city,and these other areas are friendly people with a relaxed lifestyle, fine food, vibrant nightlife, folklore and festivals. An area much visited by those touring the country
Finally on mainland Spain is Andalusia which includes the beach resorts of the Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz and the coastal town of Malaga together with the inland historic towns of Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen and many more,
Spain also has two island groups which have been developed for beach tourism during the last few years, Majorca and the Balearic Islands are in the Mediterranean close to Spain whilst Tenerife and the Canary Islands are in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa.
On the south coast of Spain where the straits are narrowest is the Rock of Gibraltar and it and the nearby is a British Territory. Spain has two similar territories on tn North African coast, namely Ceuta and Melilla.
|
Click on this link for hotels in the main towns of Spain:-
|
