Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Vila Nova de Foz Côa. A good little display can be viewed in this baroque town house
with Roman foundations. Some English and French are spoken. Guided tours are avail-
able by arrangement with the museum.
Sleeping & Eating
HOSTEL
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Pousada da Juventude
( 279 764 041;
www.pousadasjuventude.pt
;
Caminho Vicinal Currauteles 5; dm/d €13/32; )
This
hostel, in a modern pink-brick building, is well worth the 800m-walk north from the town
centre (1.4km by road). Its basic but handsome doubles have views over a rugged valley;
four-bed dorms are clean and well maintained. Amenities include bar, open kitchen, laun-
dry, cafeteria, games room and large patio with sweeping views.
Hotel Vale do Côa
( 279 760 010;
www.hotelvaledocoa.net
;
Av Cidade Nova 1A; s/d €42/55; )
This modern hotel op-
posite the tourist office offers comfortable , air-conditioned rooms with clean-swept
wooden floors. Most rooms have verandahs with views of the hilly countryside.
HOTEL
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Cafenteria Ritz
(Rua de São Miguel 14; mains €5-7; breakfast, lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
Popular among the locals for
locally styled roast-meat (and only roast meat) dishes. Ritz stays open until midnight.
PORTUGUESE
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António & Julia
(Rua de São Miguel 50; breakfast & lunch Mon-Sat)
Top-quality local hams, sausages, cheese and
honey are available for picnics at this charming shop on the São Miguel strip.
SELF-CATERING
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Restaurante A Marisqueira
(Rua de São Miguel 35; mains €7-25; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
Located on a pleasant pedestrian street
in the old town, this cheery place serves good Portuguese meat dishes and just enough
mariscos
(shellfish) to justify the name in a small but bright contemporary dining room.
PORTUGUESE
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