Guidebook for Poiares
Food Scene
Taverna Vaca das Cordas
38 R. Beato Francisco PachecoGreat steak
Only does two dishes - steak and bacalhau (cod) but they say folk will drive up from Porto for the bacalhau and the steak is gorgeous. All from a wood fired oven.
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Taberna Afonso
1 EM1270Only does two dishes - steak and bacalhau (cod) but they say folk will drive up from Porto for the bacalhau and the steak is gorgeous. All from a wood fired oven.
Superb seafood from lobster, through shellfish to great fish. Very reasonably priced. The local wine, vinho verde, is a heavenly accompaniment to the food.
Pedra Alta
Superb seafood from lobster, through shellfish to great fish. Very reasonably priced. The local wine, vinho verde, is a heavenly accompaniment to the food.
The port of Porto. There's a street full of fish restaurants where they'll barbeques the catch of the day next to your table..
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Matosinhos
The port of Porto. There's a street full of fish restaurants where they'll barbeques the catch of the day next to your table..
Chocolate themed restaurant and hotel. See it to believe it.
Fabbrica di Cioccolato | Hotel Museo del Cioccolato
70 a R. do GontimChocolate themed restaurant and hotel. See it to believe it.
Pizza shop, sit in or take away. Big Mannu clearly eats his oown stuff. You won't go hungry here.
Big Mannus
Pizza shop, sit in or take away. Big Mannu clearly eats his oown stuff. You won't go hungry here.
Parks & Nature
Wonderful conservation area with a lake and farm cultivating special varieties of plant and local rare breeds of animal.
Also has a climb the tree tops experience for children.
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Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons Protected Landscape
Wonderful conservation area with a lake and farm cultivating special varieties of plant and local rare breeds of animal.
Also has a climb the tree tops experience for children.
Trail north from Viana do Castelo oon the coast road and you'll ppass countless beaches each with their own character - rocky, sandy, secluded etc
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VIANA DO CASTELO
Trail north from Viana do Castelo oon the coast road and you'll ppass countless beaches each with their own character - rocky, sandy, secluded etc
Entertainment & Activities
Ponte de Lima hosts a national level canoe cllub but you can rent something more modest to paddle up the river with the kids and take a picnic on one of the river islands.
Açudes
Ponte de Lima hosts a national level canoe cllub but you can rent something more modest to paddle up the river with the kids and take a picnic on one of the river islands.
Great little theater which has a season of events and lots of concerts
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Diogo Bernardes Theatre
66 R. Agostinho José TaveiraGreat little theater which has a season of events and lots of concerts
http://www.worldbikeparks.com/ponte-de-lima-bike-park
If you love your mountain biking!
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ponte de lima
http://www.worldbikeparks.com/ponte-de-lima-bike-park
If you love your mountain biking!
Axis Ponte de Lima
nº 346 Rua dos SobreirosSuperb goolf course. Reasonably priced.
Getting Around
Barroselas
The railway station offers trains to Porto, Barcelos, Viana do castelo and up into Spain.
Shopping
Great little group of shops clustered around the traffic lights. Bread, meat and a couple of cafes. Petrol station there too.
Balugães
Great little group of shops clustered around the traffic lights. Bread, meat and a couple of cafes. Petrol station there too.
This book store has the original Harry Potter Hogwarts staircase in it. JK Rowling spent several years living in Porto
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Livraria Lello
144 R. das CarmelitasThis book store has the original Harry Potter Hogwarts staircase in it. JK Rowling spent several years living in Porto
Sightseeing
GUIMARAES
Historic city - UNESCO world heritage site.
Wonderful cathedral and park with funicular railway, boats and lovely woods.
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Bom Jesus do Monte
Wonderful cathedral and park with funicular railway, boats and lovely woods.
Great fortified town facing the Spanish town of Tui across the river Minho. Visit both for food, fabrics and forts.
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Valença
Great fortified town facing the Spanish town of Tui across the river Minho. Visit both for food, fabrics and forts.
Drinks & Nightlife
ponte de lima
Great town just to hang out in.
All the port caves are together on the south bank of the Douro. Just walk across the bridge and pick one for a tour which is very infrmative about both history and the drink itself. The tours usually come with several taster glasses of port.
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Offley Cellars
62 Rua do ChoupeloAll the port caves are together on the south bank of the Douro. Just walk across the bridge and pick one for a tour which is very infrmative about both history and the drink itself. The tours usually come with several taster glasses of port.