
These days, getting to know Puebla de Sanabria requires a visit to the establishments run by the Somoza brothers: first came the La Cartería, managed by Oscar; and afterwards Posada de las Misas, directed by Paco, was opened just meters away. Both brothers participated in the architectural intervention of the latter, where they obtained more noteworthy results. Located on the main square, La Posad...


Right in the heart of Los Arribes del Duero Natural Park, which the writer Unamuno described as one of the most beautiful landscapes of Spain, stands this old country estate with a landart style and neo-mudejar airs designed by architect Nacho Lliso. This inn forms part of the Haciendas de España, inside the denomination of Daruious. Its 70 hectors of olive trees and vineyards protect the intimacy...

This former post office dating from 1736 is sited in the historic center of Puebla, between the main square and the castle and fortress. In the building’s rehabilitation, Paco Somoza has respected the original aesthetic, featuring a façade of local stones, old wooden beams, oak floorboards and slate roofing. The house possesses a gallery, or a Sanabresa-style corridor, dominated by views of the ...


This is a 19th-century farmhouse located near Los Arribes del Duero Natural Park with cheerful interiors. The bedroom walls are either painted, leaving room for bold colors; or have exposed stone like the façade. The furnature, classic Castilian. Their living room with its fireplace is especially cozy....


A striking building right in the city center, near to the historic downtown. The well-appointed bedrooms are decorated in warm tones and are lined with wood. The hotel installations include a garage and several meeting rooms....


The hotel chain NH Hotels has opened their first establishment in the city of Zamora. It is located in a tremendously valuable architectural setting less than 100 meters from the Duero River. This construction has a double attraction: firstly, because liberated the Romanic Church Santa María de Horta from the 12th century, on the north façade, which was formally hidden from view; and secondly, it ...


A hill dominating the immense Castilian prairie lands makes for an ideal lookout point. That is what the fine Romans strategists believed when they founded this site. In medieval times a castle was built by Fernando II de León, who installed his court here in 1176. The Catholic Kings are known to have paid a visit here in their travels. But over time, and with the help of Napoleon troops, the buil...


In 1453, the Count of Alba and Aliste established his residency in downtown Zamora. The palace was partially distructed during an uprising and was reconstructed a half a century later by the decendants, at which time it was embellished according to renaissance style. In the late 18th century, it was converted into an asylum for minors called Nuestra Señora del Tránsito, which was portrayed by the ...


On the very banks of the Duero river, this 12th century building shows the evident sobriety of a typical country house in Zamora. Evident in the exquisiteness of the interiors, derived from the owner’s good taste. Eye-catching and colorist rusticity in each bedroom, cared for by the personal effort of those who strive for revamping rough, inanimate spaces. A good way of not letting down a landscap...