Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gerês has plenty of
pensões,
though in summer you may find some are block-booked for
spa patients and other visitors. Outside July and August, prices plummet.
Parque de Campismo de Vidoeiro
( 253 391 289;
www.adere-pg.pt
;
per adult/tent/car €4/3.60/3.75; mid-May-mid-Oct)
This cool and
shady, hillside, park-run facility is next to the river, about 1km north of Vila do Gerês. Re-
ception is open from 8am till noon and 3pm to 7pm. Avoid it in August, when screaming
school children descend in droves.
CAMPGROUND
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Adelaide Hotel
( 253 390 020;
www.adelaidehotel.pt
; Rua de Arnaçó 45; s/d €45/59; )
This big, modern,
lemon-yellow hotel wins for value. The rooms are spacious, with parquet floors and new
beds. Make sure you get a room with a balcony and views. It is uphill from the southern
end of the town loop, and has a swimming pool on the other side of town and a shuttle to
take you there.
HOTEL
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Hotel Baltazar
( 253 391 131;
www.baltazarhotel.com
; Rua Emy José Lagrifa Mendes 6; s/d €40/50; )
In a fine old
granite building, this friendly, family-run hotel just up from the hot springs has spacious
rooms, many of which look onto a pleasant wooded park. The downstairs restaurant is ex-
cellent.
HOTEL
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Hotel Universal
( 253 390 220;
www.ehgeres.com
; Av Manuel F Costa 115; s/d €45/60; )
Yes, it's kitschy,
but it's still got class. The mosaic stone atrium is leafy and filled with light; rooms are
large and sport headboard radios of a bygone era.
HOTEL
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Hotel Águas do Gerês
( 253 390 190;
www.aguasdogeres.pt
;
Av Manuel F Costa 136; s/d €66/86; )
In a grand fin de
siècle building, this slightly upmarket place has decent, spacious, carpeted rooms with
high ceilings and modern decor that doesn't live up to the exterior. It also runs the hot
springs and offers special packages.
HOTEL
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Eating & Drinking
Lurdes Capela
PORTUGUESE
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