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The Parador retains the Torre Minyona of the original enclosure, a ten-metre high tower with a cylindrical base. Legend has it that this was where the Lord and Lady of Cardona locked up their daughter who was in love with a young Muslim warlord, to prevent the lovers from meeting. The Collegiate Church of San Vicenç, an architectural gem of Catalan Lombard Romanesque architecture, is also well preserved.
The Parador rooms are located in the residential palace of the Cardona family, where the decor has been carefully designed to maintain the charm and unique nature of the accommodation. Its restaurant is one of the most impressive in the Parador network. Its pointed arches hold up the roof of an extensive space that connected the former palatial quarters and the refectory of the clerics of San Vicenç. The plasterboards between the beams depict the coat of arms decorated with the Cardona thistles.
Environment
Two great attractions of the region are its nature and its villages. From the Parador you have your choice of hiking or bicycle trails, such as the Molinos de la Sal (Salt Mills) route, which runs along the sites of the stones from three old mills along the banks of the Cardener river. Other natural itineraries to enjoy are the Via Salaria, the Monks' Route, and the Border Route which takes you on the paths that surrounded the territories of the old Andalusian border.
The area around Carmona is home to Romanesque monuments, museums and monasteries such as the Cardener Fountain or Montserrat (45 km.) with the Monastery and the Museum. And Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia and the cradle of its culture, is just an hour and a half away by car. It’s famous for its Gothic Quarter and the Eixample neighbourhood, the site of some of Barcelona's most distinctive Catalan modernist buildings. These are home to world-famous works by the architect Antonio Gaudí, which include but are in no way limited to, the Casa Milà, the Casa Batlló and the Sagrada Familia, among others.
| General data about parador hostel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Parador hotel
|
Parador de Cardona |
Stars
|
4 |
Capacity
|
106 Places |
Styles
|
Castle |
Director
|
Joan Oliver Morey |
Chef
|
César Alós Abilla |
Address
|
Castell de Cardona, s/n | ||
Autonomous community
|
Cataluña |
Province
|
Barcelona |
Town
|
Cardona |
Postcode
|
8261 |
Latitude
|
41.915116 |
Longitude
|
1.685586 |
Telephone
|
+34 938691275 |
Fax
|
+34 938691636 |
Email
|
cardona@parador.es | ||
Distance to airport
|
100 Km. | ||
Distance to the port
|
100 Km. | ||
Distance to train
|
32 Km. | ||
| Services offered by the parador hostel | |
|---|---|
| air conditioning | Elevator |
| Laptop safe | Conferences and meetings |
| Gastronomic space | Gym |
| Minibar with a carefully selected selection of products | Flat screen TV |
| Restaurant | Sauna |
| Room service | Digital press and magazines service |
| ChromeCast technology | Sale of gift items |
| Activities offered by the parador hostel | |
|---|---|
| Horseback riding | Skiing |
| Golf | Fishing |
In the Parador's majestic medieval dining hall, with spectacular stone pointed arches, you will eat like a king. Assorted textures of cod with brandade, escudella (peasant soup), assorted typical Catalan sausages with coca de vidre thin bread and "penjar" tomato, roasted vegetables, seafood broth with lobster, hake, monkfish, prawns and clams.
| Information on the halls | |
|---|---|
| Number of halls | 4 |
| Minimum capacity of halls | 12 |
| Maximum capacity of halls | 150 |
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