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Sleeping
Residencial Solar da Sé
( 254 612 060; Av Visconde Guedes Teixeira 7; s/d €24/39; )
There are great deals to be had on
rooms with French windows opening onto the
sé
. The carpet is a bit aged, but there's a
funky modernist groove you might like. Or love.
GUESTHOUSE
€
Hotel Solar do Espírito Santo
( 254 655 233; Rua Alexandre Herculano 8; s/d €22/39; )
The common areas feature old-
world touches like wooden floors and
azulejo
-lined walls. Rooms are cramped but clean,
with parquet floors.
HOTEL
€
Hotel São Paulo
( 254 613 114;
www.hotelsaopaulo.pt
;
Av 5 de Outubro 22; s/d €30/40; )
Although it's a bit out
of the way, this recently upgraded guesthouse - now a hotel - is one of the best lodging
options. The rooms are clean and bright, with parquet floors. Corner units have extra win-
dows and verandahs, and some rooms even have views.
HOTEL
€
Hotel Solar dos Pachecos
( 254 600 300; Av Visconde Guedes Teixeira 27; s/d €40/65; )
Occupying an impressive
18th-century nobleman's city home, this central place offers clean, carpeted rooms with
exposed stone walls, ample light, high ceilings and wide terraces out the back.
HOTEL
€€
Eating & Drinking
Like most regions that produce good wines, Lamego delivers food to match. Its
fumeiros
(smoked meats) are justly famous and can be found in one of several wonderful gourmet
food shops on Rua de Olaria. Hit the
mercado municipal
(Av 5 de Outubre; 7.30am-6pm Mon-Fri,
7.30am-5pm Sat)
early for fresh fruit and veggies if you're packing a picnic.
Restaurante Trás da Sé
( 254 614 075; Rua Virgílio Correia 12; mains €5-6; lunch & dinner)
Congratulations to the chef
line the walls at this
adega
-style place, where the atmosphere is friendly, the menu short
and simple, the food good and the
vinho maduro
(matured wine) list long.
PORTUGUESE
€
CAFE
€
Scala Cafe
