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rooms with good bathrooms at a great price. Breakfast is simple but decent, with tasty
mountain
chouriço
(spicy sausage), and there's a sociable bar downstairs.
Covão da Ponte
(
www.covaodaponte.com
;
sites per adult/child/tent/car €1.50/1/1.50/1; )
At this lovely, shaded spot
along the Mondego, you can wade, picnic or simply relax by the river's tranquil headwa-
ters. Hikers can also explore the surrounding fields and mountains on three loop trails of
varying lengths. To get here, take the N232 5.4km uphill from Manteigas, then continue
an additional 5km from the signposted turn-off. The poorly marked park entrance is on the
right. There's an intermittently open snack bar as well as showers.
CAMPGROUND
€
Pensão Serradalto
( fax 275 981 151; paragem_serradalto@hotmail.com; Rua 1 de Maio 15; s/d/ste winter €35/45/60, summer €25/35/
50 ; Wed-Mon; )
In the heart of town, the Serradalto offers rooms with wood floors and
simple antique furnishings, plus fine valley views from a sunny, grapevine-shaded upstairs
terrace. Multinight stays earn a €5 discount.
GUESTHOUSE
€
Casa das Obras
( 275 981 155;
www.casadasobras.pt
; Rua Teles de Vasconcelos; r summer/winter €68/80; )
Elegant
and friendly, Manteigas's nicest in-town lodging is a lovely 18th-century town house that
has been carefully renovated to preserve its original grandeur and stone-walled charm. It's
all historic feel and noble elegance but it's no shrine, rather a relaxed spot with a top wel-
come from the family who has owned this place for centuries.
The antique-filled rooms are classy and stylish, but the real joy are the public areas, in-
cluding a wonderful breakfast room where you all eat around a lord-of-the- manor -style
long table, and an atmospheric 16th-century cellar bar. There's also a pool in a grassy
courtyard across the street.
RURAL INN
€€
Hotel Berne
( 275 981 351;
www.hotelberne.com
;
Quinta de Santo António; s/d €55/70; )
Going for a
Swiss feel, this lovely hotel at the bottom of town has cheerful, spotless, wood-accented
rooms. Many units have balconies and double-hinged windows opening onto views of
Manteigas and the mountains above. The restaurant is locally known, the spacious lounge
is a great spot, complete with pool table, and there are good family options.
HOTEL
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