Parador Lerma
Parador Lerma (official name is Parador Palacio Ducal De Lerma) is one of the most recently added to the Parador chain. This Parador is a Ducal Palace that was constructed on the site of a 15th c. castle between 1601 and 1617. The first Duke of Lerma ordered the castle built as a place of lodging, rest and general enjoyment for King Felipe III.
Lerma Parador is situated in the city of Lerma on the Plaza Mayor. Lerma is a small town with a comfortable feel -
not many foreign tourists visit here.
A very nice half-day trip: Visit Burgos (about a 30 min drive) - at least long enough to see one of the grandest Gothic Cathedrals in all of Europe. The old town is very nice as well - you'll enjoy a meander around it's streets. A night-time visit would be fine, the Cathedral is all lit up, and the people will all be out participating in the "paseo."
