Hotel Novo Dia

It is in Mêda, on of the most beautiful areas of Portugal, with fields of wines, olives and almond trees. It is a simple, affordable, hotel, not fancy, but has large rooms, with proper duvets that are warm enough in the cold nights, a good breakfast with bread-rolls ham, cheese, and good coffee. The place is clean, staff are friendly and it is located close to a few local restaurants and a pizzeria. In the summer you can swim in the public, outdoor swimming pool, which is located a short stroll from the hotel. The wine in the area is excellent. You can go on walks in the beautiful area or drive to one of the nearby villages. Remember to bring your camera or sketching book!

Not much. Maybe only that public transport is scarce in the area and there are no Ubers. You need a car to get the areas potential. You can also take a train from Porto to Pochiño and find a taxi there to get to Mêda or get friends to pick you up at the train station in Celorico the Beira.

Breakfast a bit simple but quite nice and enough.

Had to change room because the router above the room had problems. Was woken up by a leaf blower at the house next door, at 8 AM or so, which kept going for one hour.

The hotel was clean and quiet, the bed was comfortable and the breakfast was good. For the price, it was about right. I can’t speak a word of Portuguese, but the staff could not do enough to help out.

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