Sete á Sete

The Minho


At the entrance to the old centre, this stone-walled dining room serves top-notch Minho specialities made with the finest, freshest ingredients, such as foda à Monção (local lamb roasted in the wood oven) and the seasonal river eel and cabrito (kid).


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Nearby The Minho attractions

1. Old Monção

0.12 MILES

The best part of Monção’s old town is the utter lack of tourism. It’s almost exclusively a local scene in chestnut-shaded Praça Deu-la-Deu, where a hand…

2. Museu Alvarinho

0.14 MILES

This spiffy new museum in a beautiful old stone building on Monção's main square chronicles the history and production of Alvarinho wine through photos…

3. Palácio da Brejoeira

2.53 MILES

On the N101, 5km south of Monção, this grand early 19th-century neoclassical palace has been open to the public since 2010. Visits are by guided tour only…

4. Catedral de Santa Maria

8.69 MILES

The highlight of the old town is the fortress-like Catedral de Santa Maria. Begun in the 12th century, it reflects a stoic Romanesque style in most of its…

5. Fortaleza de Valença

8.94 MILES

Valença's fortaleza is in fact two fortresses, bristling with bastions, watchtowers, massive gateways and defensive bulwarks, connected by a single bridge…

6. Igreja de Santo Estevão

8.98 MILES

This 14th-century edifice inside the fortaleza, with its neoclassical facade, is one of Valença's best preserved churches.

7. Igreja de Santa Maria dos Anjos

8.99 MILES

Dating from 1276, this now-decrepit Romanesque parish church inside the fortaleza has a tiny chapel at the back with Romano-Gothic inscriptions on the…

8. Roman Milestone

9 MILES

This 1st-century Roman milestone inside the fortaleza is a remnant from the old Braga–Astorga road.