Hotel Rural da Freita is offering accommodations in Arouca. Featuring a garden, the 3-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom.
Hotel S. Pedro is a modern hotel in the center of Arouca, offering contemporary rooms and suites and a rooftop bar with views of the surrounding hills. The rooms at Hotel S.
Joe
Portugal
Easy to find, friendly greeting upon arrival by Nuno. Check in was easy, clean room, ac worked great, water pressure in shower great, nice breakfast included. Nuno also was extremely helpful in explaining directions and parking for local sites….. 516 Arouca Suspension Bridge was especially helpful. Nuno was outstanding, as was all the staff we encountered.
Featuring garden views, Casa de Vilarinho in Arouca provides accommodations, a garden, and a shared lounge. There's a private entrance at the bed and breakfast for the convenience of those who stay.
Joanne
United States of America
We had the whole house to ourselves. There was a nice balcony to watch sunsets, a nice kitchen and a loving room where we played games.
Arouca Passadiços Alojamento offers accommodations in Arouca, 21 miles from Santa Maria da Feira Castle and 24 miles from Europarque. This vacation home provides a shared lounge.
James
United States of America
Beautiful yard Fresh bread and coffee. Friendly cat .very well equipped kitchen.
Providing inner courtyard views, Casa do Tanque T2 in Arouca features accommodations and a garden. This apartment provides air-conditioned accommodations with a balcony and free Wifi.
Pêssego - AL is located in Arouca, just 13 miles from Europarque and 14 miles from Santa Maria da Feira Castle. With garden views, this accommodation provides a balcony.
Arouca is an interesting town with great scenery on the...
Arouca is an interesting town with great scenery on the doorstep. It is a good base from which to explore the geopark and to do the 516 suspension bridge experience. Local restaurants and bars are very good value and there is a genuine feel about the place that this is the real Portugal.
John
Portugal
10
Scored 10
Great pleasant town to use as a base for surprising variety...
Great pleasant town to use as a base for surprising variety of walks or swims or river activities in the area. In this area trails are marked out very well for off-road walks with great views and through lovely hamlets. The town itself also houses a variety of museums, supermarkets, shops, and places to drink and eat local treats.
Casper
8.0
Scored 8.0
I went for the 516 bridge and for the river board walk.
I went for the 516 bridge and for the river board walk. Both met my expectations. However, both the bridge and the board walk are very difficult to find, specially the bridge. I understand that it is protected landscape and they cannot simply build a new road. But at least they could improve the signs on the roads - I found the bridge by mere chance and luck and almost missed the assigned time scheduling - and it is very stressful and frustrating to look for the entrance to those two things. I know this is a common problem on this country (lack of proper signs on the roads seems to be a cultural point of honor, just like cod fish dishes), but enough is enough. The stress and frustration of looking for the places can easily ruin the experience and no one wants that. GPS may not be as helpful as one might think on non-urban environment. New tourists: be advised for this and allocate enough time in your timetable for searching and arrival for this two attractions.
Joao
Portugal
10
Scored 10
Crossing the 516 Arouca bridge is a must if you don't have a...
Crossing the 516 Arouca bridge is a must if you don't have a fear of heights! Be warned that there is a 1+km steep downhill walk from the parking lot to the start of the bridge at the Alvarenga entry. Also, if you take the Paiva Walkways after crossing the bridge, the toilets are 4.4 km in, so I suggest that the park put in toilets at the end of the bridge before the walkways.
The posta de vitela at Assembleia restaurant is of high quality. Vegetarian options are so-so, as is true in most restaurants in Portugal.
Grace
Portugal
10
Scored 10
I was mostly in between nature.
I was mostly in between nature. As long as it's kept like this and the aesthetic of the place is maintained ... all is great! :) Fortunately, because of this, I didn't see many modern houses, which was great!!! :))
Carla Sofia
Portugal
10
Scored 10
Absolutely fantastic place, everything is gorgeous, it’s so...
Absolutely fantastic place, everything is gorgeous, it’s so relaxing and watching the animals on the balcony with my breakfast was amazing. We were so lucky to have found this little gem. Tony was an amazing host, so friendly, informative and helpful. He really made our stay perfect. We can’t wait to come back. Really couldn’t recommend enough. Thank you ☺️ Oh and I forgot to add just how wonderful it was to eat fresh warm bread that was delivered to our penthouse for breakfast.
We wished we had booked more nights here.
Apartment is located in a very beautiful and quiet surrounding, it has excellent outdoor areas.
Sr Manuel showed us the way from Arouca onwards, provided excellent information about the Passadicos and the Ponte Arouca 516. He also organized transport to/from Passadicos and the bridge and to the major sightseeing points around Arouca.
All in all, top service and hospitality from the beginning to the end!
The staff are very kind, helpful and friendly, they helped us giving a lot of info about Arouca, the visit to the bridge and some hiking tracks. The room was quite cozy, huge and quiet. The bathroom was really clean.
The bed was also pretty comfortable.
We really had a great time staying at Casa de Vilarinho.
Definitelly will be our choice when we come back to Arouca and we really recommend it! :)
If you want to be surrounded by nature, listen to birds and enjoy from a beautiful view, then here is the right place to stay. The town of Arouca is near by and has a lot to see, besides all what one can experience in the Arouca Geopark ,like the Bridge 516 and Passadiços do Paiva. We enjoyed our stay very much. Thanks also to Mr. Henrique, who gave us very good tips!
Perfect stay in Arouca. In a short walk, you can reach the city centre and find everything you need like restaurants, supermarkets and other services. The hostess was very kind and showed up earlier to check in when we informed her we'd be sooner than expected. The room was spotless, and super spacious, with a lovely balcony. The shared lounge was also incredible.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Casa da Cavada. The house is in a stunning location over looking the Paiva river valley below. Our kids enjoyed exploring the interesting garden. The house is beautifully decorated and very comfortable. If we are ever back in Espiunca or Arouca we will definitely look to stay here again.
Great location for Arouca GeoPark activities. Short drive to everything and short walk to center of Arouca for restaurants, cafés and groceries. Excellent buffet breakfast that also included scrambled eggs and bacon along with the customary cheese, meats, juice, cereal, etc. Basic clean, air conditioned hotel room.
Excellent apartment very modern and thoroughly equipped with electrical appliances and furniture. Excellent location right by Arouca downtown with easy access to local business and restaurants. I like TV, but the one at the apartment was not connected to any service. I score this lodging at 9.5 for this reason.
The host was very kind and helpful. The apartment was really big and provided everything we could ever need during a stay. It really felt like a family home and Arouca is perfectly located, very close to the geopark and brand new bridge 516. Wonderful surprise, I highly recommend this place!
Very good place to spend the night, if you want to travel to the Arouca Bridge, (20min).
Everything in good condition and the room was spotless.
The bigest shower stall i ever had the pleasure to use.
I liked it that you can watch Netflix on your TV
Outstanding property, with very kind and generous people, filled with wonderful animals, coupled with a great scenery, very good looking architecture, and a very central location in the town of Arouca.
I was on a roadtrip in Portugal, late and hurry to find an accomodation for the evening suround Arouca Geopark. So I came in the darkness after a visite of 516Arouca bridge, without a clou, where is
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