Pedra Furada - Staying with Antonio in Portugal

[Vakond]

We arrived to Pedra Furada on the day of the World Cup final, so it was decided that we stay over there that night.
The owner Antonio took great care of us, speaks little English, was very helpful and fortunately he had his 2 beds free for us. After 3 sleepless nights it was a bliss! Clean, tidy, fair price, there is also a restaurant joint with the house. It was very convenient, could recommend it to anyone and from here you can easily walk down to Lugar de Corgo, where Fernanda and Jacinto would welcome you!

Best stage of our walk!

K

 

[butterfly8217]

Sounds great - but where do we find Anotonio? We will be heading there next month and it sound like a good option.
Thanks

 

[periperi]

*this has been edited to be a bit clearer*

I canºt recall the address, but Pedra Furada is a small place (albeit with a lot of outlying houses & farms across a larger area) so you shouldnºt miss Antonio! You'll pass a sign for the town a long time before getting to Restaurant Pedra Furada, which Antonio operates with his sister (the wooden sign youºll see straight ahead in a tree as you approach a t-junction saying Restaurante Pedra Furada 2km is that for Antonio´s place). Kilometres later, youºll walk up the hill into a solid stretch of houses, etc. The restaurante cafe is on a corner with a small stone part directly in front of you, and another sign for the restaurante points left. The cafe, though, is entered directly off the caminho path, and has a big window, dark peach coloured masonry, and an Ola icecream sign.

 

[Grousedoctor]

We stopped at Antonio’s restaurant in Pedra Furada for a break on our way to Barcelos. Had we not had reservations ahead, we would have been very happy to end our walking day here. The restaurant/bar was lovely and the smells coming from the kitchen heavenly. Since it had been raining off and on all day, stopping 10 km short of Barcelos would have been most welcomed. The next day, we went on to Casa Fernanda which was one of our Camino highlights. If you do want a bed at Fernanda’s, I’d suggest you call ahead and reserve one. With a limited number of dorm beds and one private room, and seeing how popular she is, it may take a reservation to get in unless you get lucky and arrive early. Her hospitality is second to none. Photo below of Antonio at his bar.

 

[C clearly]

We stopped at Antonio’s restaurant in Pedra Furada

Was this recently i.e. in 2021? (Just asking because you didn't mention a date, and it's a very old thread.)

 

[Grousedoctor]

We stopped at Antonio’s restaurant in Pedra Furada for a break on our way to Barcelos. Had we not had reservations ahead, we would have been very happy to end our walking day here. The restaurant/bar was lovely and the smells coming from the kitchen heavenly. Since it had been raining off and on all day, stopping 10 km short of Barcelos would have been most welcomed. The next day, we went on to Casa Fernanda which was one of our Camino highlights. If you do want a bed at Fernanda’s, I’d suggest you call ahead and reserve one. With a limited number of dorm beds and one private room, and seeing how popular she is, it may take a reservation to get in unless you get lucky and arrive early. Her hospitality is second to none. Photo below of Antonio at his bar.
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We visited in 2018. Didn’t realize that the original posts were so old.

 

[mspath]

We visited in 2018. Didn’t realize that the original posts were so old.

From the descriptions posted above this seems to be the "dark peach" place as found today on a Google map plus a telephone number

Restaurante Pedra Furada
+351 252 951 144

Restaurante Pedra Furada · R. de Santa Leocádia nº 1415, 4755-392 Pedra Furada, Portugal

âââââ · Restaurant

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Grousedoctor]

From the descriptions posted above this seems to be the "dark peach" place as found today on a Google map plus a telephone number

Restaurante Pedra Furada
+351 252 951 144

Restaurante Pedra Furada · R. de Santa Leocádia nº 1415, 4755-392 Pedra Furada, Portugal

âââââ · Restaurant

maps.app.goo.gl

Yes, that’s the place!

 

[mspath]

Yes, that’s the place!

Bingo!
Grousedoctor, I am so pleased that you did respond to an earlier post. Hopefully these posts will continue to help other pilgims find a delicious meal and a bed.