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queijadas de requeijão
(half-sweet, half-savoury cheese tarts) and the house speciality
pastéis de feijoca
(bean cakes).
Luso Pizza
( 275 982 930; Rua Dr Manuel Duarte Leitão; small pizzas €7-9; 11am-11pm)
This tiny place makes
great pizza; pasta appears on the menu but isn't always available.
PIZZERIA
€
PORTUGUESE
€€
Santa Luzia
( 963 968 013; Rua Dr Esteves Carvalho 4; mains €8-15; lunch & dinner)
The crisp reds-and-whites
of the dining area blend seductively with the dark-wood tables at this main-street eatery
whose bar always buzzes with locals enjoying a beer or two. The menu is aimed more at
visitors, but features tasty-enough mountain specialities such as trout and roast goat.
There's polite service and a great outdoor terrace with mountainside perspectives.
Grannitus
(Rua Sobral 3)
All you could want in a mountain -village bar is here: log fire, pool table,
cheap drinks, good atmosphere. Just don't take on the locals at darts unless you're pretty
good at it.
BAR
Information
Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela Office
( 275 980 060; pnse@icnb.pt; Rua 1 de Maio 2; 9am-12.30pm &
2-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
On the main road in the centre of town. Has useful leaflets on walking
routes in the Manteigas area and little else.
9am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Tue-Sat)
Friendly; on
Turismo
(
275 981 129; Rua Dr Esteves de Carvalho 2;
the main road near the petrol station.
Getting There & Away
Two weekday buses connect Manteigas with Guarda. Check with Manteigas'
turismo
for
up-to-the-minute details.
Manteigas is a fairly easy 20-minute drive from the IP2, or a more winding 40-minute
drive from Covilhã.
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