The Best Hotel in Castile–Leon and Castile–La Mancha, Spain

Many of the oldest and most attractive paradores (www.paradores.es) in Castile are in quieter towns such as Almagro, Ávila, Cuenca, León, and Sigüenza. Those in Toledo, Segovia, and Salamanca are modern buildings with magnificent views and, in the case of Segovia, have wonderful indoor and outdoor swimming pools. There are plenty of pleasant alternatives to paradores, too, such as Segovia's Hotel Infanta Isabel, Salamanca's Hotel Rector, and Cuenca's Posada San José, a 16th-century convent. In Extremadura the paradores occupy buildings of great historic or architectural interest.