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Front rooms have large windows with views across to the castle ruins, while the back
rooms are more quiet.
Hotel Parador Santa Catarina
( 273 431 005;
www.hotelparadorsantacatarina.pt
;
Largo da Pousada; s/d midweek €82.50/92.50, weekend €92/
102; )
Every guest gets a private verandah with spectacular views of the gorge
at this luxurious hotel perched on the canyon's edge. Rooms are a handsome mix of tradi-
tional and contemporary, with hardwood floors, flat-screen TVs and large marble bath-
rooms. The attached restaurant is the most upmarket in town.
HOTEL
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Eating
PORTUGUESE
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O Moinho
(Rua do Mercado 47D; pizzas €4.50-7, mains €6.50-10.50; lunch & dinner)
Despite lacklustre service,
this new-town spot serves up glorious Douro views along with a wide-ranging menu fea-
turing pizza, pasta, salads and Portuguese standards.
São Pedro
(Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque; mains €7.50-12.50; lunch daily, dinner Tue-Sun)
This spacious restaurant,
just in from the main old-town gate, serves up a fine
posta á São Pedro
(grilled veal steak
dressed with garlic and olive oil). The €11 tourist menu comes with soup, main, dessert,
wine and coffee.
PORTUGUESE
€€
PORTUGUESE
€€
O Mirandês
(Rua Dom Dinis 7; mains €7-14)
Below the castle, just to the right of the main road leading into
the old town, this unassuming light-filled spot is popular with locals for its great-value
lunch specials and tasty dinners.
Capa d'Honras
(Travessa do Castelo 1; mains €10-15; lunch & dinner)
Named after the sinister-looking cape that is
traditional to the region, this upmarket place just inside the old town gates serves local
specialities such as
posta
(veal steak) as well as very good
bacalhau.
PORTUGUESE
€€
Drinking & Nightlife
