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Parador de Corias
The Escorial of Asturias
The Parador de Corias can be found in the monastery of San Juan Bautista, also known as the “The Escorial de Asturias” because of its impressive architecture. Situated in a privileged natural setting, its spectacular views of the river Narcea will amaze you.
Decorated in a style that combines tradition and modernity, the Parador offers unique salons equipped for any kind of event. It is also the only Parador in the network where guests share space with the previous tenants, a community of Dominican monks who manage the adjoining church.
Built between 1022 and 1044, the Romanesque monastery of San Juan Bautista was refurbished and enlarged in 1744 by Ventura Rodríguez, one of the most important Spanish Neo-Classical architects of the 18th c.
The Parador de Corias hides two treasures in the basement, a museum with the remains of the original 11th century church. The other is a unique work of art in the Paradores collection, an impressive piece by the Portuguese artist Rui Macedo called Cabinet de Curiosites (Cabinet of Curiosities).