Hostal Cristi **
THE HOSTEL LOCATED IN THE CITY CENTER ,CONSISTS ON THREE SEPARATE BUILDINGS FOR COMMUNITY GARDENS .
ONE ADAPTED FROM AN OLD SLAUGHTER HOUSE THAT STILL HAS ITS FIELD STRUCTURE OF STONE MASONRY ,BALCONIES,ETC.THE INTERIOR HAS A LIVING ROOM THAT WAS AN OLD STONER FLOOR PICADERO WHIT COVER AND COMMUNICATION IN WHICH ARE THE STONES MORONES AND SPENT BY THE ROPES THAT WERE USED TO KILL THE ANIMALS.
ROOMS SOME ROOFS CONSISTS CHESTNUT PANELING WITH THICK BEAMS ALL ROOMS HAVE BATHROOM,TV AND HEATING.
ANOTHER BUILDING IS FROM THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY IS QUARRIED STONE ,IT HOUSE THE RECEPTION, RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE BY THE FIREPLACE.
THE STONE DINING ROOM IS SPACIOUS AND DECORATED WITH PAINTING WITH MOTIFS OF CANDELARIO AND ARE PAINTED BY ARTIST.
HALL OF FIREPLACE IS MADE OF STONE AND BRICK AND CONTAINS THE FIREPLACE AND A MURAL ALLEGORICAL CANDELARIO.
OUR FOOD ARE HEALTHY KITCHEN, ABUNDANT AND EXCELLENT.IN OUR RESTAURANT YOU CAN TASTE THE TYPICAL DISHES OF THE AREA AS THE CALDERILLO(BEEF STEW MEET AND POTATOES),SAUSAGES,IBERIAN CURED HAM,ROAST SUCKLING PIG IN SEVERAL RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES ,DESSERTS OUR KITCHEN,ETC.
THE VILLAGE HAS A SPECIAL MICROCLIMATE THATS MAKE IT A RESORT SINCE THE EARLY CENTURY AND IS FAMOUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SAUSAGES AND HAMS.
THE VILLAGE OF CANDELARIO DECLARED HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC DECLARED RESERVE OF THE BIOSFERE BY UNESCO .THE VILLAGE IS SITUATED AT 1200 M. ABOVE SEA LEVEL ,SOUTH OF SALAMANCA(74KM) AND NEXT TO BEJAR(3.5KM) .THE VILLAGE IS SOURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS OF THE SIERRA DE GREDOS .
CALVITERO IS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN WITH 2400 M. AND THERE IS SNOW ALL YEAR..
RUN FOR YOUR REGADERAS (KIND OF CHANNELS) WATER SNOW MOUNTAINS .
BATIPUERTAS ARE TYPICAL ITS MEDIA THAT ARE KIND OF DOOR ,WALLS WITH VERTICAL ROOFS(ASTIALES). ROOFS HAVE NOT CHIMNEY .
THERE ARE A DOZEN SOURCES IN THE VILLAGE,THREE AND A DAM TROUT STREAMS .300 METERS FROM THE VILLAGES ARE THE POOLS ,AND SPORTS ,AND THERE ARE THREE MOUNTAIN LAKES .
HIGHLIGHTS THE TOWN HALL THE CHURCH AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
CELEBRATIONS: CANDELARIA (2/02) PEOPLE DRESS IN THE TYPICAL COSTUME ,CARNIVALS,SECOND SUNDAY AUGUST WEDDING IS TYPICAL ,GOOD FRIDAY REPRESENTS THE ORDEAL LIVING.
EXCURSIONS: THE VILLAGE IS STARTING POINT FOR EXCURSIONS AS SALAMANCA,LA ALBERCA,HERVAS,ETC.
THE SKY RESORT IS LOCATED 12 KMS
CANDELARIO IS JUST OVER TWO HOURS FROM MADRID ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS SERVED BY BUSES DAILY FROM MADRID