The Monastery of Santa Estevo de Ribas de Sil was originally founded in the 9th century and added to between the 12th and 18th centuries.
It sits in the hills of Ribeira Sacra in the Ribas de Sil area, and offers a respite from the outside world.
While it is no longer an active monastery, the Santo Estevo monastery now offers travelers the choice to sleep at a beautifully refurbished historic monastery, as one of Spain’s paradores.
Paradores are Spanish hotels built into restored castles, monasteries, convents, and palaces. You can find Parador hotels in some of the most stunning areas of Spain.
If luxury wrapped in history, waking up to the sound of church bells tolling, and looking out the window of a luxury hotel room to enjoy views of misty mountains in a remote region of Northern Spain sounds good to you, you’d love the experience of staying in a parador.