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Hotel description Parador de Monforte
Situated at the highest point of the town of Monforte de Lemos is the San Vicente do Pino monumental complex, comprised of the Keep, the San Vicente do Pino Monastery and the Condes de Lemos Palace; the latter two house the Parador de Monforte's facilities. The origins of the monastery date back to the 9th century, although the current building, erected on the site of an earlier one, is Neo-classical and dates to the 17th century. The 16th century Condes de Lemos Palace, located opposite the monastery, was damaged by fire and then restored in the 18th century. The original doorway, with the shields of Lemos and the Castro y Osorio and Enriquez families has been conserved. Today, the palace houses the Parador's magnificent function rooms and dinning rooms. The monastery building contains a central Neo-classical cloister of finely-worked stone; it is the monument's most interesting area in terms of architecture, with an intelligent layout of slopes and curved channels in the central flooring that were used to collect rain water that was then stored in a cistern beneath the floor tiles. The monastery has been restored and converted into a Parador with 50 rooms distributed around the central cloister. There is also an annex building called the 'Casa del Monte Fuerte', with a capacity for 100 guests. In addition to the standard hotel services such as restaurant, café, function rooms, etc., the Parador features a sauna, Jacuzzi, seasonal pool and Internet connection. The Condes de Lemos Palace houses the convention and banquet rooms.
Room description
The monastery has been restored and converted into a Parador with 50 rooms distributed around the central cloister. There is also an annex building called the 'Casa do Monte Forte'. All the rooms have windows over the Lemos Valley.
Sport activities description
Outdoors swimming-pool, gym, jacuzzi, gardens.
Meal service description
Hunting and fishing are two common activities in the region. As a result, you can enjoy excellent trout, elvers (baby eels), and game such as roe deer or hare. Other regional specialties include dishes such as pork shoulder with turnip tops and chorizo sausage; savory empanada pies, zorza, and octopus seasoned with olive oil and paprika.
Hotel location description Parador de Monforte
The Parador is located on San Vicente hill in the town of Monforte, 60 km from the walled city of Lugo. Its main access road is the A6 motorway, taking the N120 exit toward Monforte-Ourense near Ponferrada. Monforte is located 110 km from the town of Ponferrada, and the closest cities are Ourense (40 km), Lugo (60 km) and Santiago (117 km).
Payment methods description
Credit cards, cash. Personal cheques not allowed.
Description Parador de Monforte
- » Number of floors (annex building): 3
- » Year of construction: 1700
- » Suites: 2
- » Number of floors (main building): 2
- » Last renovated: 2004
- » Junior Suites: 3
- » Total number of rooms: 50
- » Disabled rooms: 1
Hotel type
- » Historic hotel
Methods of payment
- » JCB
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Diners Club
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Central air-conditioned (*)
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Bath
- » Central heating
- » Safe
- » Internet access (*)
- » Disabled bathroom
- » Minibar (*)
Facilities
- » Safe
- » Sun loungers
- » Room service (*)
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » Money Exchange
- » Laundry service (*)
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet (*)
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » Mobile phone network
- » High chairs
- » Cafe
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Parasols
- » Outdoor pool
- » Garage (*)
- » Car park
- » Gym
- » Whirlpool
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » TV room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Restaurant -s
- » Shop-s
Restaurant
- » Full board
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Special diets
- » Half board
- » Lunch à la carte
- » Dinner menu choice
- » Lunch menu choice
- » Bed and breakfast
- » Dinner à la carte
Activities
- » Horse riding (*)
- » Bike / mountain bike (*)
- » Golf (*)
- » Catamaran (*)
- » Canoe (*)
- » Archery (*)
- » Gymnastics
Interest points
- » Colegio del Cardenal Rodrigo de Castro: 400m
- » Torre del Homenaje: 25m
- » Puente Medieval: 300m
- » Cañones del Sil: 19km
- » Convento Madres Clarisas: 300m
Distances (in meters)
- » Bar / Pub / Monforte de Lemos: 200m
- » River / Sil: 1.5km
- » Town centre / Monforte de Lemos: 200m
- » Shopping facilities / Ourense: 5km
- » Beach / Vigo: 15km
- » Restaurants / Monforte de Lemos: 200m
- » Next big city / Ourense: 5km
- » Train station / Monforte de Lemos: 500m
- » Bus station / Monforte de Lemos: 500m
- » Golf course / Monforte de Lemos: 1km
- » Disco / Club / Monforte de Lemos: 200m
