Hotel Doña Teresa

The house

A hotel a hundred metres from the Plaza Mayor, right in the historic centre of La Alberca, the first village in Spain declared a historic-artistic site. From several rooms you can see the sierra and, from some, the sanctuary of the Peña de Francia. It is decorated with cabinet-made headboards and furniture, hand-embroidered bedspreads, paintings by Salamanca artists and local crafts, so that the interior follows the aesthetics of the village.

The rooms

The website distinguishes four types, all with a full bathroom with shower, wooden floor and beamed ceiling. The matrimonial has a double bed and an embroidered linen bedspread. The standard double can have a double bed or two beds. The room with a balcony adds just that, a balcony over the village, and some look onto the Peña de Francia. The superior is larger, with a double bed and, in some cases, also a balcony.

The prices it publishes are indicative and start at €79 a night for the matrimonial, €110 for the standard double, €121 for the balcony room and €131 for the superior; they change according to the date, so it is best to check them on its booking engine. The website does not detail the number of rooms, check-in and check-out times, parking or pet policy: it is best to ask by phone, especially about where to leave the car, because the old town is pedestrianised.

Eating and the spa

It has its own restaurant, La Abuela Carmen, with typical dishes of the area, and a café for a relaxed drink. It belongs to the same group as the Abadía de los Templarios, whose spa with thermal circuit and massages is a kilometre and a half away, as is its Las Bóvedas restaurant. In the village, the group also has the La Catedral grill, on the Plaza Mayor, about 300 metres away, with roasts cooked over oak embers, and the El Castillo restaurant, serving home cooking, about 200 metres away.

Who it suits

It suits those who want to sleep inside the village and walk out to dinner or stroll at night in the square, the Crucero. It works well for couples and for those who arrive without a car. From here you drive up the Peña de Francia, go down to the Las Batuecas valley or visit Mogarraz and Miranda del Castañar.