News: The Paradores have more than one million "amigos"

The Paradores de Turismo managed to win over one million "amigos" in the "Club de Amigos de Paradores" plan in 23 years.

In 1996 they started this special discount plan where the friends of the Paradores can get free breakfast on a first visit, welcome drinks, free nights or nights with discounts etc.

Participating in the club of friends of the Paradores is completely free, but it can be very beneficial if you use the luxury hotels of the Paradores de Turismo sometimes or regularly.

Most of the 'amigos' of the Paradores travel with the family or with a partner and have ages between 40 and 55 years. The members of the club of friends mainly come from the regions of Madrid, Catalonia and Andalusia, but there are also foreign members such as from Great Britain, France, Germany and of course also the Netherlands and Belgium.

To become a member of the 'Club de Amigos de Paradores' you can go to their website and enter your personal details there.

What is a Parador

Paradores are luxury (state-owned) hotels that are located in monumental buildings or in special places in Spain and Portugal, where the gastronomy of the region is also offered in the excellent restaurants.

In October 2018, the Paradores celebrated their 90th anniversary after the Parador de Gredos between Madrid and the border with Portugal was first opened on 9 October 1928 by the then King Alfonso XII. There are now 97 Paradores to be found in Spain and since 2017 also in Portugal where they are all located in monasteries, castles, palaces, other monumental buildings and / or in special places.

The Paradores are becoming more and more popular, not only with the Spaniards but also with a growing number of foreigners who are looking for a different type of tourism than a Spanish "costa" holiday. More information about organized car travel can be found on the Dutch provider Paradores Travel.