Portugal Real Food Adventure, featuring Galicia
Portugal Real Food Adventure, featuring Galicia
Uncover the flavours of Portugal on this seven-day adventure full of delicious bites, local wines and age-old culinary traditions. Start off with a tasting tour of Porto – tucking into the iconic francesinha sandwich and plenty of the city's famous fortified wine. Then head south to picnic in the vineyards of the Douro Valley, roll up your sleeves for homestay dinner in Coa Valley and meet a passionate olive oil producer in Marvao. Finish your foodie adventure in the Portuguese capital with a glass or two of ginjinha (wild cherry liqueur), a pastel de nata cooking class and a visit to the historic Mercado da Ribeira.
Activities
Uncover the flavours of Portugal on this seven-day adventure full of delicious bites, local wines and age-old culinary traditions. Start off with a tasting tour of Porto – tucking into the iconic francesinha sandwich and plenty of the city's famous fortified wine. Then head south to picnic in the vineyards of the Douro Valley, roll up your sleeves for homestay dinner in Coa Valley and meet a passionate olive oil producer in Marvao. Finish your foodie adventure in the Portuguese capital with a glass or two of ginjinha (wild cherry liqueur), a pastel de nata cooking class and a visit to the historic Mercado da Ribeira.
Activities
- Porto - Francesinha dinner
- Porto - Food tour inc Pastel de Nata, Tasco, Cachorrinho & Mercearia
- Douro valley - Guided Tour, picnic lunch & wine tasting at Quinta da Pacheca
- Coa valley - homecooked dinner with locally sourced produce
- Alentejo - Farm visit and dinner
- Alentejo - Olive Oil farm visit with tasting & Olive tree planting
- Lisbon - Orientation walk - Leader led
- Evora - Orientation walk Leader led
- Lisbon - Ginginha Tasting
- Lisbon - Pasteis de Nata tasting and cooking class in Belem
- Lisbon - Mercado da Ribeira Visit
- Lisbon - Canned fish tasting at Loja das Conservas
- Explore the Coa Valley, the centre of a rewilding project, and enjoy a night in a homestay-style guesthouse where you’ll join your hosts for a dinner full of local produce.
- Learn how to make the iconic Portuguese tart pastel de nata (egg custard tart) with a cooking class in the Belem area of Lisbon.
- Meet local producers along the way, including winemakers in Douro Valley and an olive oil factory where you can taste-test everyone’s favourite cooking staple.
- Sample iconic regional dishes – francesinha, cured meats, cheese, bolinho de bacalhau (salted cod fritters), canned fish and more – all alongisde a local leader who knows all the best spots.
- Explore the picturesque riverside district of Porto, the coastal hotspot of Lisbon and the rolling hills of the lush Douro Valley – all quintessential stops on a Portugal trip.
Interests
- Culinary and Cooking
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