THE SHORTLISTS Our correspondents try out these retreats around the network HOTELS IN MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS GRANADA, SPAIN Parador de Granada This 15th century former convent is situated inside the grounds of the fabulous Alhambra Palace against a backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Best of all, because the Alhambra closes its doors to the public at night, you can take a leisurely stroll around the grounds in private. For the best views, ask for the Rey Fernando room in the tower overlooking the gardens. DOUBLES FROM €219. REAL DE LA ALHAMBRA, TEL: +34 958 221 440, WWW.PARADOR.ES FLY TO GRANADA FROM SEVEN DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BOLOGNA AND MADRID. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM 32 WWW.RYANAIRMAG.COM CHIUSI DELLA VERNA, ITALY Santuario della Verna St Francis of Assisi once lived and prayed at this monastery, which is revered by Catholics the world over. The saint is even said to have received the Stigmata here in 1224. Make your own pilgrimage and stay in one of the 72 single, double or triple rooms, all with heating and en suite bathrooms. It’s not total spirituality though, as the monks run a bar with wines and homemade liqueurs. FROM €40 HALF BOARD. 45 VIA DEL SANTUARIO, TEL: +39 0575 5341 FLY TO PERUGIA FROM BARCELONA (GIRONA) AND LONDON (STANSTED). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM ETTAL, GERMANY Ludwig Der Bayer One of nicest hotels managed by monks anywhere in this case from the Benedictine Abbey of Ettal this place is set in the lush, inspiring landscape of the Ammergau Alps. Come winter, there’s a fairytale feel as the whole village is covered in snow, and indoors you’ll fi nd a pool, sauna and a living room with a roaring fi re. The monks’ home brewed beer is well worth a taste, too. Full relaxation. DOUBLES FROM €94, INCLUDING BREAKFAST. 10 12 KAISER LUDWIG PLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)88 229 150, WWW.KLOSTER ETTAL.DE FLY TO MEMMINGEN (MUNICH WEST) FROM 10 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING ALICANTE AND BREMEN. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC The Augustine At the foot of Prague Castle, this converted abbey hotel occupies seven buildings, including the 13thcentury St Thomas’s Monastery, where monks still reside. We loved the Cubistinspired rooms, opulent restaurant and spa. DOUBLES FROM €320, INCLUDING BREAKFAST. 12/33 LETENSKA, TEL: +42 026 611 2233, WWW.THEAUGUSTINE.COM FLY TO PRAGUE FROM FOUR DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM ST LAURENT LES BAINS, FRANCE Abbaye Notre- Dame des Neiges Run by Trappist monks, this abbey lies in the southern French countryside between Nîmes and Clermont Ferrand. It’s a full time working monastery, so you’ll be staying in a sparse cell just like the monks writer Robert Louis Stevenson bedded down here in 1878. It’s free, but guests are left to donate what they feel is appropriate and help out with small chores. LA MAISON DE ZACHEE, TEL: +33 (0)46 646 5900 ON MONDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 10AM 12PM, HTTP://NDNEIGES.FREE.FR FLY TO NIMES FROM BRUSSELS (CHARLEROI), LIVERPOOL AND LONDON (LUTON). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM REVIEWS BY: RAMSAY SHORT, FELIX EL HAGE, CHARLIE DAWSON
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