Casa Palacio Conde de la Corte

About Casa Palacio Conde de la Corte

NO VOUCHER PAYMENTS ALLOWED. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE DONE AT THE HOTEL ON CHECK-OUT. Colour and tradition in an ambiance of aristocratic style. Surrounded by Modernist and Neo-Plateresque buildings in the centre of the lordly town of Zafra, the small Seville, the Casa Palacio Conde de la Corte converted into a unique and classically charming hotel stands out. Built in 1840, this house was the residence of Don Agusti??n Mendoza y Montero, Conde de la Corte, and in the middle of the past century was a centre for the region? s bullfighting promotion, an art that this family has always been linked to. The house was restored without losing the proprietors? bull breeding spirit, the traditional architecture and details of its history having been maintained. Attention was given to the lighting and the colours, creating aristocratic and comfortable spaces.

Zafra Is located in a low Extremadura's favored place, almost half way between Emi??rita, which was the capital of the Roman Lusitania province (Mi??rida), and the Bi??tica Hispalis's Roman province (Seville). This important population of Estremadura, with over 15,000 inhabitants, retrieved historic and strategic relevance during Arab domination, times these in which it was known with the names of Safra and Cafra, getting finally to the present-day name of Zafra. Zafra is located in the borderline that was segmenting the taifa's kingdoms of Seville and Badajoz, in 1030 a castle with defensive aims was built in Castelar Mountain Range, which was already recognized by the Hispanic Moslem geographer Al-Bakri?? in 1094 with the name of Sajra Abi Hassi??n. At the end of 19th century, in 1882, King Alfonso XII gave Zafra the title of City, and since 1965 awards the name of National Historical Set.