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bathroom
s and
wi-fi, some with a/c, and there's parking
space too.
R$60
MINEIROS
Dallas
Av Alessandro Marchio 223
T
64 3661 1534,
W
dallashotel.com.br.
A range of rooms, the cheapest of
which have shared bathroom facilities a
nd no
a/c, but
going all the way up to a presidential suite.
R$120
Líder
Rua Elias Machado 18
T
64 3661 1149.
Centrally
located, family-run hotel, and not as basic as you might
expect
- no
a/c, but everything else you need, and with a
smile.
R$80
Pilões Palace
Praça Assis
T
64 3661 1547,
W
piloes
hotel.com.br.
The best hotel in town, right in the centre,
and a decent enough
three-
star. The rooms are a bit retro,
but fine for the price.
R$210
Pinheiros
Rua 8 no. 90
T
64 3661 1942.
Great value for
the price: the rooms are small but homely, all with
CHAPADÃO DO CÉU
Pousada das Emas
Rua Ipê Oeste, Q.17, Lote 1
T
64 3634 1986.
Although it calls itself a
pousada
, this
is really more like a restaurant that rents out a few
rooms, but it's actually a pretty good-value if small and
modest place to st
ay, qui
et and very welcoming, and all
very neat and tidy.
R$90
Vitor
Rua Ipê Leste 213
T
64 3634 1722.
If it wasn't for
the name painted boldly across the top, you'd think this
was a private residence, and it certainly isn't the biggest
hotel in town, but
it's ho
mely, comfortable and friendly,
with coffee on tap.
R$135
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Caldas Novas
More easily accessible than many of Goiás's attractions, the
thermal resorts
of
Caldas
Novas
, around 185km south of Goiânia, are incredibly popular with Brazilians from
beyond the state. It claims to be one of the world's largest hot-spring aquifers, a massive
and very hot natural subterranean reservoir. The healing reputation and the sheer joy of
relaxing in these natural spa resorts lure plenty of people from the urban sprawl of the
São Paulo region. While some people do come for long, expensive courses of treatment,
most visitors are simply here on holiday, relaxing, sunbathing and taking the waters for
a few days or a week.
It gets crowded in the dry season from May to September, but there are thousands of
hotel beds within this relatively small town of only around 40,000 people.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
CALDAS NOVAS
By bus
The rodoviária is in the centre of town at Av Coronel
Bento de Godoy 2095 (
T
64 3454 3530).
Destinations
Brasília (4 daily; 4hr 30min); Goiânia (5 daily;
3hr); São Paulo (4 daily; 13hr).
Tourist information
The Centro de Atendimento ao
Turista is on Praça Mestre Orlando (daily 9am-6pm;
T
64 3454 3524).
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Dody's
Rua Antônio Praça Mestre Orlando
T
64 3454
5127.
Brazilian and particularly local dishes, with the
accent on fish as well as regional vegetables such as
pequí
. The
pexie na telha
(fish in sauce served on an oblong “tile” plate;
R$70 for two) is worth a try.
Tues-Sun 11.30am-4pm &
7pm-midnight.
Hotel Taiyo Thermas
Rua Presidente Castelo Branco
115
T
0800 707 5555 or
T
64 3455 5555,
W
hoteltaiyo
.com.br.
A resort hotel with a big water-park and lots of
sports facilities and entertainment for adults and children.
You have to take half- or full
l board
, although discounts are
often available. Half-board
R$311
Thermas di Roma
Rua São Cristóvão 1110, Solar de
Caldas
T
0800 648 9800 or
T
64 3455 9393,
W
diroma.com.br.
A huge thermal spa hotel in a
beautiful out-of-town location with panoramic views,
over t
wo hun
dred rooms, nine thermal pools and a
sauna.
R$345
Parque Nacional Chapada dos Veadeiros
GO-239, Km 36 • Tues-Sun 8am-6pm • Currently free, but entrance fees are to be introduced •
T
62 3455 1114,
W
www.icmbio.gov.br/parnachapadadosveadeiros
he
Parque Nacional Chapada dos Veadeiros
in the north of Goiás is the heart of the
planalto
, its stunning natural scenery among the most beautiful and distinctive in
Brazil. The hundreds of square kilometres of wild and sparse vegetation, extraordinary
geological formations, cave systems, waterfalls and hiking trails make this one of the
