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Parador de Úbeda
Úbeda, Spain · Paradores · Core Luxury
The Parador de Ubeda occupies the Palacio del Dean Ortega, a Renaissance palace on the Plaza de Vazquez de Molina in the historic heart of Ubeda, Jaen province, Andalusia - part of the ensemble inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
- 36 rooms
- Opened 1930
- Neighborhood: Barrio del Alcázar
- Architect: Luis de Vega collaborating)
About Parador de Úbeda
- The Renaissance palace was built between the 1540s and early 1570s, attributed to architect Andres de Vandelvira, for Hernando Ortega y Salido, dean of Malaga cathedral, who died in 1571 before ever living in it.
- It became one of Spain's earliest paradores, inaugurated on November 10, 1930 as the first parador installed in a historic palace.
- The building survived closure during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and reopened in 1942, later remodeled and reinaugurated in September 1986.
- It sits within the ensemble of Ubeda inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
History
The Parador de Ubeda occupies the Palacio del Dean Ortega, a Renaissance palace on the Plaza de Vazquez de Molina in the historic heart of Ubeda, Jaen province, Andalusia - part of the ensemble inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Built between the 1540s and early 1570s in a classical Renaissance style attributed to the great architect Andres de Vandelvira (with Luis de Vega believed to have collaborated), it was commissioned as a residence by Hernando Ortega y Salido, dean of Malaga cathedral, who died in 1571 before living in it.
The palace remained a private aristocratic home for some 350 years, passing to the Marqueses del Donadio in 1831, until the Spanish state acquired it in 1929. It was converted into one of Spain's earliest paradores and inaugurated on 10 November 1930, opening to guests the following day - the first parador installed in a historic palace. Originally named the Parador del Condestable Davalos, it survived closure during the Civil War (1936) and reopened in 1942, was extensively remodelled and reinaugurated in September 1986, and today offers 36 en-suite rooms around its elegant twin-tiered Renaissance courtyard.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurante Parador de Úbeda — Restaurant · Andalusian
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