The Paradors of Spain

25 FEBRUARY 2004
Castaways Unicorn Holidays offers nightly rates at all the paradors, subject to a three-night minimum stay overall, as well as fly-drive holidays from Spanish airports. Rates per person per night in a double room range from £45 to £119 depending on the time of year and the grade of the parador. A week’s fly-drive from Bilbao - returning to Santiago de Compostela, with flights from the UK and stays at Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Santiago and Baiona - starts at £916. A week in Andalusia combining Granada, Carmona and Ronda (also with flights and car hire) starts at £645.

Available from Castaways Unicorn Holidays, tel 01737 812255; www.castaways.co.uk.

Keytel International is a UK parador agency offering a full reservation service, tel: 020 7616 0300; www.keytel.co.uk.