Pousada de Valença do Minho - São Teotónio
Valença
do Minho
Northern Portugal
Portugal
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The Pousada de Valença
do Minho, S. Teotónio, is set on the highest place of the old fortified
area of Valença, near the Spanish border.
This charming hotel in Northern
Portugal enjoys a magnificent view over Spain, the peaceful river Minho
and the ancient village walls. Its cuisine delicacies are among the best
of the Minho regional traditions.
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| The fortress is a piece
of Gothic and Baroque Military Architecture. The first walls were built
in the 13th century (1200). Nowadays it is a kind of bulwarked system,
Vauban type, built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Gastronomy - Specialty
Restaurant Menu
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Shredded green cabbage soup
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Braised codfish with potatoes
and vegetables
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Regional kid with potatoes and
green vegetables
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Boiled pears in red wine
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| Codfish Buffet
Every single wednesday, we
have a buffet with unique and traditional codfish recipes, as the Portuguese
cookery offers a thousand ways to taste it.
The buffet includes dishes
like the typical Codfish Turnovers, Griled Codfish in Olive Oil, among
many others, as well as a Desert Buffet and coffee.
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Nearest Pousadas:
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Vila Nova Cerveira (16Km)
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Viana do Castelo (64Km)
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Amares (73Km)
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Gerês (100Km)
Fairs and Markets:
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São Teotónio (Ganfei)
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Our Lady of Cabeça (Cristelo
Côvo)
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Our Lady of Health (Urceira)
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Municipality Festival (Valença)
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Interesting Places:
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Town Walls
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Santa Maria dos Anjos Church
(12th Century)
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Santo Estevão Church
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Eirado House (15th Century)
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Misericórdia Chapel (18th
Century)
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Monte de Faro
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Brejoeira Palace
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Sanfins
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Vila Nova de Cerveira
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Vilar de Mouros
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Tuy Cathedral
History
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Air-Conditioning
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Historical/Monumental Building
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Nature/Scenic Area
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Fishing
Activities - At the Pousada:
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Activities outside the
Pousada:
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Fishing (dam)
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Canoeing
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Golf Course
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Country walks
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Fishing (river)
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Cross bow
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Cruises (motorboats and rowboat)
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The Pousada S. Teotónio
has 18 rooms. The rooms are equipped with:
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AC
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Cable TV
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Mini-bar
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Hair drier
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Phone
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Landscape surroundings (River
Minho and Mountain) – 12 rooms have a great view.
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Two of the rooms are for non
smoking people.
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Valença is located
near the northwesternmost Portuguese border with Spain, 52 Km from Viana
do Castelo and 122 Km from Oporto.
Distance to Airport:
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History
of Valença do Minho:
Set on the highest place
of the old fortified area of Valença, near the Spanish border, this
Pousada enjoys a magnificent view over Spain, over the peaceful river Minho
and the ancient village walls. Its cuisine delicacies are among the best
of the Minho regional traditions.
The fortress is a piece of
Gothic and Baroque Military Architecture. The first walls were built in
the 13th century (1200). Nowadays it is a kind of bulwarked system, Vauban
type, built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Placed on the top of two
small hills, it is formed by two polygons: the Magistral Square and the
Coroa or Coroada (Hormeveque style) separated by a ditch that protects
the four Doors (Coroada, Gaviarra, Fonte da Vila and Sol).
It is a bulwarked system
composed by ten towers and two half towers in Coroada, 3 towers in the
South (Santana, S.Jerónimo, Santa Bárbara) and two half towers
in the North (S. José and Santo António) where we can see
embrasures and watch-turrets faceted in the corners.
In the Magistral Square,
there are 7 towers (Lapa, da Esperança, Nossa Senhora do Faro, S.Francisco,
Senhora do Socorro, Senhora do Carmo and S.João). The two enclosed
spaces are separated by these doors called Portas do Meio and a fixed bridge.
