Fodor's Expert Review Parador Alcázar del Rey Don Pedro

This parador has superb views from its hilltop position among the ruins of Pedro the Cruel's summer palace. The public rooms surround a central, Moorish-style patio and include the vaulted dining hall and adjacent bar that open onto an outdoor terrace overlooking the sloping garden. Of the spacious guest rooms—decorated in light-gray tones—all but six, which face the front courtyard, look south over the valley (the best rooms are on the top floor). The restaurant serves local specialties such as partridge and spicy spinach.