Family-owned and operated, this restaurant offers top-end service and even better food served on a pleasant, open-air upstairs terrace. Look for it on the south end of town, just north of the tourist office.
Lurdes Capela
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
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Escadaria do Bom Jesus do Monte
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Centro Interpretativo das Memórias da Misericórdia de Braga
18.2 MILES
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Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Peneda
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3. Nucleo Museológico de Campo do Gerês
2.45 MILES
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Built during the reign of Afonso III, this 13th-century castle 5km from the Spanish border long served as a key Portuguese military outpost. These days it…
5. Capela de São João de Fraga
12.14 MILES
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6. Cascata de Pitões das Júnias
13.11 MILES
This 30m waterfall crashes down through a rocky cleft about 2km south of Pitões das Júnias.
7. Miradouro Cascata de Pitões das Júnias
13.11 MILES
A 217-step wooden staircase descends to this viewpoint looking across to the Cascata de Pitões das Júnias.
8. Mosteiro de Santa Maria das Júnias
13.49 MILES
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