Fodor's Expert Review Hostal Nuestra Señora de Valvanera

Housed in a monastery atop a 9th-century hermitage, this rural hotel run by a Benedictine community is an ideal base for hiking. Rooms here are simple, and the restaurant offers local dishes at unbeatable prices.

While on the property, you can view the carving of the Virgin of Valvanera, patroness of the grape harvest and barren couples. She is portrayed with a pomegranate (symbolizing fertility) and vines.