Parador de Monforte de Lemos

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Parador de Monforte de Lemos ****

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The four star Parador de Monforte de Lemos overlooks the town and is located in the former Monasterio San Vincente de Pino. The parador is made up from the keep, the monastery and the Condes de Lemos Palace.

The original monastery goes back to the 9th century and the current building is neo-classical and dates from the 17th century. It has been restored with 50 guest rooms distributed around the central cloister. The accommodation is divided into 38 twins, 5 doubles, 4 suites and 3 duplexes. All come equipped with a bathroom, mini bar, air conditioning, television and internet connection. In addition to the standard hotel services such as restaurant, cafe, function rooms, etc, the Parador features a sauna, Jacuzzi and seasonal pool.

The 16th century Condes de Lemos Palace is located opposite the monastery and was damaged by fire and restored in the 18th century. It now houses the Parador’s three function rooms in the "Casa del Monte Fuerte" which has a meetings capacity for 100 guests and banqueting capacity for 300 capacity. All the rooms in the Palace have impressive chestnut coffered ceilings.

The parador restaurant specialises in Galician cuisine including medieval brochettes of sirloin steak, cod with braised onions, beef "O Caldeiro" from "A Limia" and roast suckling pig in the style of the Counts of Lemos. Hunting, shooting and fishing is common in this area so you will get the opportunity to taste the local trout, elvers (baby ells) and roe deer and hare.

The parador has an outdoor swimming pool, sauna and Jacuzzi. Sports and leisure amenities in the surrounding area include golf, trekking and water sports. There are a number of interesting excursions with the Romanesque routes through Monforte, Sóber, Proendos, Pinon, Cadeiras and Lobios. The route of the monasteries is also fascinating as is the "way of St James", or you can take a trip on a Catamaran and explore the Ribera Sacra region.