Gouveia

The festival villa: Gouveia

Arriving there seemed easier than it turned out to be but, after a few drifts, we made it. A big thank you to the BT (traffic police) officer for not fining us while we were stopped on the side of the motorway (cursing the gentlemen from viamichelin.com), but instead helping us to get back on the right course to Gouveia.

The lodging: Quinta das Cegonhas

We chose Quinta das Cegonhas as our refuge and what a nice choice it was. Quinta das Cegonhas is ran by a technology-friendly woman called Rieke. Rieke’s lodge is located in Nabainhos, between the villages of Nabais and Melo. It is a very nice “clean air” place and ideal for anyone who likes a calm village atmosphere and landscapes sites. For the ones who like sleeping on the ground, they also have a camping site.

The food

Well, we have only eaten three meals in Gouveia, two at the restaurant “O Jardim”, a local restaurant which an old woman from the town told us about; we liked that place a lot, and the reason we didn’t eat there for a third time was due to the fact that it was closed on Sunday evening. That incident takes us to the last place where we ate, the restaurant “O Italiano” (The Italian). But, do not let the name fool you, the food was nothing to crave for, and there’s not a single Italian dish on the menu.

by Pedro and Catarina

GAR 2007

So we didn't visit Gouveia for the sake of visiting Gouveia, that's a fact.

That being said, Gouveia does have some places which are nice to the eye.

text removed due to its shallowness