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| Mérida
- capital of
Extremadura, and a Roman city in Spain. Established by the Romans in 25
BC, Mérida has an extensive collection of Roman ruins and a museum
devoted to Roman history. The Roman Theatre is well worth a visit.
A walk around Mérida takes you to amazing sites of Roman origin.
See more photos of Roman architecture in Mérida
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Melia
Mérida Boutique Hotel *****
Located in the Plaza de
Espana, just a few meters away from the City Hall and the Visigoth architecture
of the Santa Maria Cathedral, in the heart of the cultural and commercial
centre of a city that has been declared a world heritage Site by UNESCO.
It is only five minutes from the Theatre, the Amphitheatre and the National
Museum of Roman Art. The hotel offers 72 elegant guest rooms with modern
amenities and comfort. It is perfectly equipped with a wide range of facilities
including a delicious breakfast buffet, restaurant, cafeteria and swimming
pool with sun terrace, as well as meeting and convention halls for its
guests. |
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Parador
de Mérida, Mérida ****
The Parador conserves the
structure of the former 18th c. convent, installed on the remains of a
temple dedicated to the Concordia de Augusto, and offers the guest the
opportunity to experience the rich heritage of the beautiful town of Mérida
and surrounding natural areas. Some of the most noteworthy spaces
are the living room, the inner patio and the beautiful gardens where the
'Jardín de Antiguedades' (Garden of Antiquities) is located. The
garden is an archeological ensemble made up of Roman, Mudejar and Visigothic
elements. |
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Tryp
Medea Hotel Mérida ****
The Tryp Medea Hotel Merida
is situated on Portugal Avenue, a new residential area, in the proximity
of the old roman bridge. It is close to a shopping centre, a leisure centre
with cinemas, pubs, typical bars and restaurants. It is only at a 20 minute
walk from the downtown. The building, with its semicircular shape, is reminiscent
of the roman theatres. The hotel offers 126 rooms with modern amenities
and comfort, which caters to the need and requirements of its guests. It
also offers meeting and banquet facilities. |
| Trujillo
- A beautiful small
town with many restaurants and bars. Perched on a hill some 580 meters
above sea level, dominating an extensive plain between Extremadura's two
major rivers the Tagus and the Guadiana, lie the Towers of Trujillo. Trujillo
is crowned by its Moorish Castle, built on Roman foundations, ramparts
and fortifications. |
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Husa
Isla del Gallo Hotel Trujillo ****
The
Husa Isla del Gallo Hotel is close to Instituto Ferial Ferex Exhibition
Centre. It has 30 rooms that are all equipped with amenities. The hotel
offers buffet breakfast and continental cuisines as well as a wide variety
on the menu at the restaurant. It also offers TV room, coffee bar, sauna,
gymnasium and convention facilities. |
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NH
Palacio Santa Marta Hotel Trujillo ****
NH Palacio Santa Marta Hotel
is located in the historic area of the city, situated next to the Plaza
Mayor and Castillo. All 50 guestrooms are comfortably furnished and well
equipped. Hotel facilities include a cocktail bar and an outdoor summer
cafe-bar. NH Palacio Santa also provides 4 well-equipped function rooms
and a refreshing swimming pool. Parking facilities are also provided on
site. |
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Parador
de Trujillo, Trujillo ****
This hotel is situated in
the converted Santa Clara convent which was founded by the order of the
conceptionists in the 16th century. The convent building is simply laid
out around a central cloister which now has three renaissance fountains
and lovely plants and trees growing around them. Nuns used to live
in the convent until it was converted into a hotel, therefore their cells
have been used as rooms for guests. There are 45 doubles and a suite, distributed
around a renaissance cloister and its well, with views of the town or nearby
fields. The refectory, a vaulted room with a magnificent tiled wall
is where international and Regional cuisine can be sampled. Ideal
for rest, leisure work, the Parador has monastic style common rooms and
details, spacious, quiet and pleasant living rooms, noble bedrooms in which
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| Zafra
- One of the most interesting
stopovers in lower Extremadura, the white-walled town of Zafra is filled
with old Moorish streets and squares. The 1457 castle of the dukes of Feria,
the most important in the province, boasts both a sumptuous 16th-century
Herreran patio and the Sala Dorada with its richly paneled ceiling - this
building has now been converted into a Parador - details below. |
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Parador
de Zafra, Zafra, Badajoz ****
The hotel is housed in a
15th century castle where Hernan Cortes lived. From the hotel, located
in the heart of the town, which has been declared to be of historical and
artistic interest, guests can visit beautiful Zafra, a place in which moors
and christians managed to live in perfect harmony even after the reconquest.
Decorated with rustic furniture and slender wooden beds. Some of them have
marvellous panelled ceilings. All of them are quite spacious. The
spacious white washed dining hall is a pleasant place for guests to enjoy
the delights of this country's inspired cuisine. Main dishes include lamb
stew and iberian sirloin. Nine battlemented towers jealously guard
a regal, gandiose interior, which conserved beautiful coffered ceilings,
large chests, ironworks, handrails and other decorative details belonging
to the former palace. |
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