Hotel Parador De Benavente
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| The four star Parador de Benavente is in a Renaissance style castle which dates back to the year 1202 when it was the seat of the parliament and built by order of Fernando II de Leon. It was partially destroyed during the Peninsular War in 1808 but still has the original Torre de Caracol with its Mudejar coffered ceiling. There are beautiful living rooms and ballrooms which are regularly used for social gatherings. Benavente is a popular town as it is the crossing point of the road from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela and the road from France to Pontevedra, Tui and Vigo. Buildings in the town worth visiting include the Santa Maria de Azogue and San Juan del Mercado churches and also the Piedad Hospital.    The restaurant at the Parador de Benavente serves specialities of the region including arroz a la zamorana (Zamora-style rice), dos y pinga (fried eggs, bacon and bread), Bacalao a la trance which is a dish of reconstituted dried salted cod with eggs and peppers, Lechazo asado (roast lamb), Tocinillo de ceilo which is a dessert made with egg yolks and syrup and the sweet rebojo zamorano. There are twenty nine twin bedrooms, 4 double bedrooms, 2 suites and three single bedded rooms all with a private bathroom, direct dial telephone, cable television and a mini bar The Parador de Benavente stands in beautiful gardens and has classic style interior decoration with wrought iron wall lamps, Castilian bricks and wood floors covered in rugs. |
