The Pousada Sao Teotonio stands on the hill overlooking the old fortified area of Valenca near the Spanish border. This pousada has a magnificent view over mainland Spain, the River Minho and the ancient village walls. Its restaurant serves some of the best delicacies in the Minho region.
Nearby attractions to the Pousada Sao Teotonio include the Santa Maria dos Anjos Church (12th Century), Santo Estevão Church, Eirado House (15th Century), Misericórdia Chapel (18th Century), Monte de Faro, Brejoeira Palace, Sanfins, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Vilar de Mouros, Tuy Cathedral and town walls which surround a ruined fortress which is a piece of Gothic and Baroque Military Architecture. The first walls were built in the 13th century, and now it is a kind of bulwarked system, rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Pousada Sao Teotónio has 18 guest rooms which are well equipped with air conditioning, cable television, a mini bar, telephone and ensuite bathroom with a hairdryer. Twelve of the rooms have a great view over the River Minho and mountains.
The pousada Valença do Minho has its own swimming pool and tennis courts and nearby activities include fishing on the dam and river, canoeing, golf, country walks, archery, rowing and boat cruises on the Minho.
The restaurant serves regional cuisine which might include some of the following specialities on the menu shredded green cabbage soup, braised codfish with potatoes and vegetables, regional kid with potatoes and green vegetables and boiled pears in red wine. Every Wednesday they have a buffet with unique and traditional codfish recipes as Portuguese cookery offers a thousand ways to serve it.
