Hotel Santa Cecilia

This large hotel is located in the centre of Ciudad Real, beside Plaza Pilar and the central Plaza Mayor. It occupies the Iberian Peninsula and is bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea. It boasts an outdoor swimming pool open in summer. It also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla Its total surface area is 504,788 sq kms Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Enter the hotel through the Santa Cecilia’s spacious lobby area, covered in precious marble. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. From here you can walk through to the comfortable guestrooms, with their attractive, dark wood floors, as well as the 7 meeting rooms. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). Here you will also find the hotel restaurant, serving tapas and specialities such as fish and lamb, accompanied by the best wines from the region. In the second half of the 20th century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community. The hotel is convenient for visiting the many historic monuments in this city of La Mancha. Continuing concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement The diversity and contrast that go to mould the character of Spain are likewise in evidence in its cities. These include the protected San Pedro church, dating back to the 14th century. Celts, Iberians, Phoenicians and, at a later date, the Greco-Roman civilisation laid the first cornerstones of urban settlements which, to this day, bear the marks of their passage through time During the Middle Ages, Arabic, Jewish and Christian cultures, singly and through a process of mutual cross-influence, gave rise to the birth of cities which have come to house an historical-artistic heritage of incalculable proportions Tradition alone does not suffice Modernity too is essential, and this was something certain Spanish monarchs –Charles III for one– managed to successfully apply during their reigns in order to beautify townscapes, like that of Madrid, with parks and landmark monuments, thereby instilling the city with a spirit of renewal.