Travel Reference
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Festivals & Events
Held during the first weekend in June,
Festas de Junho
highlights include an all-night drum-
ming competition, a livestock fair, a handicrafts market and fireworks, all rounded off
with Sunday's procession in honour of the main man - São Gonçalo.
Sleeping
Parque de Campismo de
Penedo da Rainha
(
CAMPGROUND
€
255 437 630; ccporto@sapo.pt; Rua Pedro Avelos; sites per adult/tent/car €3.50/2.75/2.25;
Feb-Nov;
)
A big, shady site that cascades down to the river, this campground has a
minimercado
(grocery shop) and bar. It's about 1km upstream (and uphill) from the town centre.
Residencial Estoril
( 255 431 291; mnestoril@hotmail.com; Rua 31 de Janeiro 150-152; s €30, d €35-50)
Jutting out over the
riverbank, Estoril has basic wood-floor rooms with small bathrooms, a couple of them
with sweet views of São Gonçalo's bridge. It is one of the only spots to offer rooms year
round. There's an extra charge for breakfast.
GUESTHOUSE
€
Casa da Calçada
( 255 410 830;
www.casadacalcada.com
;
Largo do Paço 6; s/d €175/186; )
Oozing class and
boasting every creature comfort, this 16th-century palace (rebuilt following Napoleon's
destructive campaign) rises royally above the Ponte de São Gonçalo. Past the antique-
filled parlours lie spacious, elegantly furnished rooms with marble bathrooms. The
Jacuzzi and pool overlook the hotel's vineyards. This Relais & Châteaux property is easily
Amarante's top choice.
LUXURY HOTEL
€€€
Eating
You can get picnic supplies at shops along Rua 31 de Janeiro or at the
mercado municipal
(Rua
Capitão Augusto Casimiro;
8.30am-1pm)
.
CAFE
€
Bar dos Pauzinhos
