Saturday 2 April 2011

historic holiday accommodation,Basque provinces/country,spain

The parador de hondarribia, a castle built by a king of navarra in the 10th century cost from about 172 euros.
Near an estuary dividing spain from france

Historic holiday accommodation,galicia region,spain

Parador de santiago,santiago de compostela dates back to the 1500s and has doubles from 180 euros.
Paradors are holiday accommodation which are/were either castles or stately homes etc
(I have a copy of castles in spain by michael busselle,out of print,methinks)
Historical Paradors: A Journey Through Spanish Hotels
Paradors of Spain: Their History, Cooking and Wines

Saturday 26 February 2011

historic holiday accommodation,cornwall,england,uk

THe lugger hotel in portloe in the roseland peninsula east of falmouth was once a 17th century smuggler's inn.
Rooms are  from £210 per night.
also has ocean views.
Truro and Falmouth, Roseland Peninsula (OS Landranger Map)
Search Amazon.com for roseland peninsula