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Parador de Jaén
Jaén, Spain · Paradores · Accessible Luxury
The Parador de Jaen sits on the heights of Santa Catalina Castle, an 8th-to-9th-century Moorish alcazaba later rebuilt as a Christian fortress in the 13th and 14th centuries. The neo-Gothic parador house opened in 1965 to play along with the medieval walls. Vaulted halls and battlement terraces look over Jaen and a sea of olive groves.
- Opened 1965
- Neighborhood: Santa Catalina
About Parador de Jaén
- Jaen Cathedral is about an 11-minute walk down from the hill; the provincial museum holds the ancient relics.
- This is a 1965 parador built beside the castle, not a room inside the original alcazaba keep.
- Andalusia's olive country starts at the terrace; El Almendral is the hillside barrio.
History
The Parador de Jaén occupies the heights of Santa Catalina Castle, a hilltop fortress in Jaén, Andalusia, whose origins lie in an 8th–9th-century Moorish alcazaba later rebuilt as a Christian castle in the 13th–14th centuries. The parador building itself — designed to harmonize with the medieval fortress in a neo-Gothic style — was built and opened in 1965.
With its soaring vaulted halls, battlement terraces, and commanding views over the city and olive-covered countryside, the Parador de Jaén is one of the most dramatic castle paradors in Spain's state network.
The setting
Santa Catalina Castle heights, Jaen, Andalusia.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurante Parador de Jaén — Restaurant
Amenities
- Pool
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