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(Rua Dr Manuel Gomes de Almeida 77; mains €6-13; lunch & dinner)
Family owned and operated, and
almost always packed. Expect top-end service and even better food. We're talking
massive fresh-fish platters with buttered potatoes and vegetables, fluffy, savoury omelettes
and all the beef and cod dishes, too.
Adega Regional
(Av Manuel F Costa 115; mains €10-18; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
Set behind Hotel Universal, and just
above a roaring stream, this historic stone
adega
serves tapas and wine. Saturday-night
karaoke kicks off at 10pm.
PORTUGUESE
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Information
Espaço Internet
(Av Manuel F Costa; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Free internet access up the
stairs across from Hotel Universal.
Park Office
( 253 390 110;
www.adere-pg.pt
; Centro de Educação Ambiental do Vidoeiro; 9am-noon &
2-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
About 1km north of the village on the track leading to the campground.
There are several tour operators nearby that offer water sports, bike rental, horseback rid-
ing, canoeing and canyoning.
Turismo
( 253 391 133;
www.portoenorte.pt
;
Av 20 de Junho 45A; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm summer,
9am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm winter)
On the road into town, right where the road forks.
Getting There & Away
Empresa Hoteleira do Gerês
( 253 390 220;
www.ehgeres.com
)
runs between six and 10 buses daily
from Braga to Gerês (€4.25, 1½ hours), passing through Rio Caldo (€1.25, 1¼ hours).
Buy tickets at Hotel Universal.
RIO CALDO
POP 900 / ELEV 160M
Just below Vila do Gerês, this tiny town sits on the back of the stunning Albufeira de Can-
içada, making it the park's centre for water sports.
The English-run
Água Montanha Lazer
(AML; 253 391 779;
www.aguamontanha.com
; Lugar de
Paredes)
rents out single/double kayaks for €6/9 per hour, plus pedal boats and small motor-
boats. It will also take you wakeboarding (€50 per 20 minutes), or organise kayaking trips
along the Albufeira de Salamonde. AML also rents out three attractively furnished cot-
tages, all with verandahs, kitchen units and water views.
