

The Ansares Hotel has got rid of conventional locks as part of its ecological commitment.
Ansares Hotel
The key to a dream getaway is in our e-mail. Yes, the heavy key rings and cards to enter your room are a thing of the past, because Ansares Hotel frees us from this process and sends us an e-mail that automatically opens the doors to one of its exclusive rooms.
Surrounded by a landscape of green areas and endless views of pure nature, this smart key is one of the innovations in sustainability that this charming four-star hotel has, which is located in the municipality of Tarancón (Cuenca).
Precisely in the middle of a magical enclave, the hotel in Cuenca has implemented a modern, luxurious hotel palace with all the facilities to pamper its guests. In this way, the owners of the hotel and their representative Felipe Sánchez, Commercial Director of the hotel, showed us how green initiatives in the hotel industry can be planned and implemented in different ways, it is only necessary to appeal to awareness and creativity to make them achieve their objective without losing the glamour.
Bajo esta filosofía, la decoración y el estilo tomó forma de sus propietarios, quienes tardaron solo tres días para darle personalidad al edificio. Cada uno de sus espacios, mantiene un ambiente cálido, perfecto para esta temporada. Con lo impoluto que es el lugar, tenemos que prestar atención a los detalles para percibir que muchos de sus adornos, como libros o revistas, son productos reciclados.
Los propietarios apostaron así por darle una segunda vida a artefactos que ahora lucen como nuevos. Entre otras de las acciones eco amigables, se incluye un punto de recarga de coches eléctricos.
El hotel ha sido construido con las últimas innovaciones tecnológicas en materia hotelera, como sistemas de domótica y de eficiencia energética. En cuanto a espacios para el disfrute personal, este hotel lo tiene todo, empezando por su restaurante de primera calidad, Essentia, áreas de spa con lo último en cuidado personal, piscinas e hidromasajes, catas de vinos, salón de conferencias y un amplio espacio de recepción exterior, ideal para montar una boda soñada.
Si bien muchos madrileños, llegan a este enclave para pasar un fin de semana de relajación, el diseño del hotel también se adapta para eventos empresariales, ya que cuenta con un auditorio con un aforo de 240 personas, dotado de las últimas tecnologías y pantalla LED gigante.
Asimismo, está claro que ninguna excursión puede terminar sin un regalo al paladar. De hecho, no hay mejor momento para dar un salto a probar la gastronomía de Cuenca, ya que hace apenas una semana, el lugar se ha galardonado como la Capital Española de la Gastronomía en 2023. Toño Navarro, chef de Essentia, se encarga de elaborar toda la maravilla culinaria local con una propuesta idílica para los amantes del buen producto de temporada: verduras, mariscos, pescados y, sobre todo, carnes e ibéricos de excepción.
Spain’s wine sector continues its quest for excellence and raises the standards of Spanish wine to a higher level in the eyes of the world.
On this occasion, LA RAZÓN presents Valladolid’s “Golden Mile of Wine”, an unmissable route of unique and incomparable experiences, as in addition to wine tastings and visits to wineries, there are a number of other attractions that will make a visit of “one mile” an unforgettable experience.
The “Golden Mile of Wine in the Province of Valladolid” is already a unique and first class wine tourism destination on the national and international scene. Geographically, the territory corresponds to the kilometres that run between Tudela de Duero and Peñafiel, which also accompany the Duero River as it passes through the province of Valladolid. It is an area with a deep-rooted winemaking tradition, recognised as one of the international areas with the highest concentration of wineries producing wine of the highest quality.
In the world, the quality and flavour of the Douro is indisputable, thousands of travellers come to Spain from the most remote places in the world just to taste a little of this elixir. For this reason, in this new route, other reasons have been added to make this experience an obligatory destination for any traveller.
Thus, in this privileged environment, there are numerous tourist initiatives that offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy accommodation, restaurants and wine tourism services of recognised excellence, enhancing the treasures of the landscape, monuments, culture and history of the area. A unique destination with exclusive experiences for the most demanding traveller.
Eco-friendly initiatives
This initiative promotes this first class international reference destination, through public-private collaboration and championing the sustainable development of the territory, from the constant search for excellence, respect for the environment and its inhabitants, and with values shared with other experiences in the province of Valladolid.
For the development of the project, the Provincial Council of Valladolid has the collaboration of the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Valladolid, as its Technical Office.
Therefore, both entities are at the disposal of the objectives, participants and direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project, encouraging an increasing number of companies and collaborating entities to join the initiative. To join this initiative and adhere to the brand, companies, in addition to being located in the “Golden Mile” territory, must demonstrate the established quality criteria.
In this way, the province of Valladolid increases the potential of its tourism and hospitality sector at national and international level, already reaching other Latin American countries such as Mexico and Peru.