Palacio de Valderrábanos, Medieval palace turned hotel near Cathedral, Ávila, Spain

Palacio de Valderrábanos is a medieval palace located next to Ávila Cathedral and now operates as a hotel. The structure features a stone facade with ornamental details and a tower section that sits directly beside the Cathedral.

Built in the 14th century, the palace belonged to Gonzalo Dávila, master of the hall to the Catholic Monarchs, governor of the Maestrazgo de Calatrava and corregidor of Jerez. It was later renovated and converted into a hotel; its first guest, in 1971, was Adolfo Suárez, who stayed in room 126. Its wooden ceilings and the alfarje are now kept in the Museo de Ávila.

The palace is also called Casa de Gonzalo Dávila, after the knight who was maestre sala of the Catholic Monarchs, governor of the Maestrazgo de Calatrava and corregidor of Jerez. Above the entrance, a relief held by a doncel under a trilobed arch shows a plumed helmet and a Moorish banner with a crescent, framed by the Latin motto "Non nobis Domine, non nobis. Sed nomini tuo da gloriam", taken from Psalm 113 and adopted by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux for the Knights Templar.

The palace stands on the Plaza de la Catedral, its entrance marked by the carved stone panels and the "GRAN HOTEL" inscription. The wooden ceilings and the alfarje of the old palace are not in the building: they are kept in the Museo de Ávila, so a visit there is needed to see them.

Above the entrance, a relief held by a kneeling figure under a three-lobed arch shows a plumed helmet and a Moorish banner with a crescent, framed by a Latin band reading "Non nobis Domine, non nobis. Sed nomini tuo da gloriam", the motto Saint Bernard of Clairvaux gave the Knights Templar.