Parador de Puebla de Sanabria

The Parador de Puebla de Sanabria is a stone building from the mid-20th century, built for the old State Roadside Inns Network, on Avenida del Lago, in the lower part of the town. It is not a monument like other Paradores: its strengths are the garden, the pool and the setting, with the medieval town above and the Lake Sanabria Natural Park, the largest glacial lake in the peninsula, about 12 km away.

Avenue below, castle above

From the Parador you walk up to the medieval old town, on the hill surrounded by the rivers Tera and Castro: the Plaza Mayor, the Azogue church and the castle, whose keep houses the fortifications interpretation centre and gives the best views of the surroundings. By car, the lake and its beaches are about fifteen minutes away. On the A-52, it lies between Madrid and Vigo, with exits 79 and 85.

Forty-two rooms

There are 42 rooms of four types: standard double, superior double, junior suite and accessible double. They have flat-screen television, minibar, a safe with room for a laptop and air conditioning, and you can order breakfast in the room. The hotel has a lift, free wifi and laundry and ironing service. Rates are on the Paradores website, room only, with breakfast or half board.

Garden, pool and padel for the children

The building is surrounded by a large garden with a seasonal outdoor pool, playground and padel court, and inside there is a children's games room. With small children, they have somewhere to run around without leaving the hotel.

Car, bike and electric charging

There is free outdoor parking and, for a fee, covered parking and a garage. It has an electric-car charging point and is set up for cycle tourists.

The dining room of habones and octopus

The restaurant serves Sanabrian cooking, with Castilian, Galician and Portuguese influence: habones, trout, Sanabrian-style octopus, Zamora cheeses, local cured meats and soupy venison rice. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 11:00. In winter, lunches from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinners from 20:30 to 23:00; in summer, from 13:30 to 16:00 and from 21:00 to 23:30. The café is open from 11:00 until 23:30, or until midnight in summer.

Winter closure

The Parador closes from 3 January to 1 March 2027.