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We really, really liked Chaves. We stayed in the Castelo Hotel which is superb, excellent room - with tea and coffee making facilities! We felt we got a lot of hotel for our money. Very clean and comfortable with excellent staff, helpful and friendly. The castle (museum admission price €1, well worth it just for the views from the top) and its immediate neighbourhood is close by and pleasant to stroll around. An easy walk down to the river brings you to the Roman bridge, a perfect place to sit in the sun and lose an afternoon over a beer or two. Our first evening meal we had at Taska das Caldas and wished we’d spent our second evening there, too. It’s “characterful”, an “experience” but in a good way! Very friendly host greeted us with a white port, then, because we couldn’t decide on starters, brought lots of lovely taster sized portions. The mains were excellent. No room for dessert we just finished with coffee and were bombarded with shots of various águardentes. Didn’t half sleep well! The only disappointment was wanting to walk round the park only to find it closed for works.

The city is amazing. It has grown so much since I last been there some 30 years ago. The thermae museum is for free and it's very informative, restaurants are abundant and serve great food. Bars ensure some nightlife and the river has many options of entertainment. The kid's park on the main square near the Tamega is of superb quality

Chaves is a very interesting and picturesque town. It has lots of nice, reasonably priced restaurants and bars. We found a nice restaurant just down the stone steps from the Roman bridge. The "house red" was excellent.

Its a small town so everything is within easy walking distance. There were nice restaurants and bakers. The streets in the old part are very narrow with overhanging balconies in different colours. There is a spa taking its water from the hot spring with a range of different treatments. 2 days was long enough though. Unless you want to do day trips with the car to other nearby attractions.

Chaves is an attractive old town with a fantastic historical heritage. There are many restaurants but the quality in our opinion is not high. The major downside in the town is the problem with stray dogs. We counted as many as 15 to 20 roaming the town parks. For dog lovers, this is most upsetting. The town council has to do something to solve the problem and not by putting the dogs down.

River walkways.Castle and old town still well worth a visit. However a lot of very rundown buildings in the old town but regeneration underway. It is still the best town for shoe shops in the North of Portugal. Food and drink good value.