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'''Bairrada''' is in [[Portugal]].
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'''Bairrada''' is in [[Portugal]]. It is an agro-viticulture zone in centre Portugal, mostly in the meridional part of the Aveiro district.
  
  
  
 
==Cities==
 
==Cities==
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Main city:
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* [[Mealhada]]
  
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* '''[[Mealhada]]'''
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Other cities:
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* [[Anadia]]
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* [[Cantanhede]]
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* [[Oliveira do Bairro]].
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(All are located in Aveiro district, except Cantanhede which is in Coimbra district.)
  
 
==Other destinations==
 
==Other destinations==
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[[Luso]],[[Bucaco]] (Bussaco),[[Curia]],[[Vacarica]],[[Casal Comba]], Anadia,[[Mogofores]],[[Sangalhos]],[[Tocha]].
 
==Understand==
 
==Understand==
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Bairrada, situated between the urban centers of Agueda and Coimbra, stretches itself along 40km from North to South. This region is mainly constituted by vineyards of circumscriptions of Anadia, Cantanhede, Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro. From East to West it starts in the base of Caramulo and Bucaco mountains and goes until the the Littoral sands of the Atlantic.  
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Bairrada, situated between the urban centers of [[Agueda]],[[Aveiro]] and [[Coimbra]], stretches itself along 40km from North to South. This region is mainly constituted by vineyards of circumscriptions of Anadia, Cantanhede, Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro. From East to West it starts in the base of [[Caramulo]] and [[Bucaco]] mountains and goes until the the Littoral sands of the Atlantic.  
  
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The area of Bairrada is 108,000 ha. corresponding approximately 47% of the total area of the central region of Portugal. It presents a concentration of soils with agricultural potentialities (47%) much of the standard soils of the central region (19%). The vine occupies around 15,000 ha. In the seventies, this corresponded to 37% of the volume of the total agricultural production in the central region.  
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The area of Bairrada is 108,000 ha. corresponding approximately of the cities/municipalities of Anadia,Cantanhede,Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro,in the central region of Portugal. It presents a concentration of soils with agricultural potentialities (47%) much of the standard soils of the central region (19%). The vine occupies around 15,000 ha. In the seventies, this corresponded to 37% of the volume of the total agricultural production in the central region.  
 
==Talk==
 
==Talk==
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Portuguese; (some people speak French or English).
 
==Get in==
 
==Get in==
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From [[Aveiro]],[[Coimbra]],[[Porto]],[[Lisbon]],[[Braga]],[[Evora]],[[Guarda]],[[Leiria]],[[Castelo Branco]],[[Viseu]]
  
 
==Get around==
 
==Get around==
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Drive (A1).
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or train(principal stations [[Linha do Norte]] @ Pampilhosa, Mealhada, Mogofores,O.Bairro,Oia,Paraimo/Sangalhos,Curia,Aguim).
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Linha da [[Beira Alta]] :Pampilhosa,Luso/Bussaco,Quinta do Valongo/Vacarica,Trezoi.
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Ramal da Figueira/Cantanhede:Pampilhosa,Mala.
  
 
==See==
 
==See==
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The bucolic town of [[Luso]], the villages of Bucaco (Bussaco Palace hotel),Forest/Mata do Bussaco,Cruz Alta.
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Also: Curia(spa/garden and lagoon).
  
 
===Itineraries===
 
===Itineraries===
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Mealhada-Bucaco/Luso,Curia.
  
 
==Do==
 
==Do==
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Carnaval da Bairrada/Mealhada
  
 
==Eat==
 
==Eat==
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suckling pig
  
 
==Drink==
 
==Drink==
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Regional spumantes (wines/vinho espumante da Bairrada).
 
==Stay safe==
 
==Stay safe==
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==Itinerary==
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Aveiro, a city north of Bairrada, Coimbra, to the south, Figueira da Foz, to the southwest. Note:these 3 cities are actually not in Bairrada, but close by.
  
 
==Get out==
 
==Get out==
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*[[Aveiro]] / [[Barra]] /[[Costa Nova]] /[[Ilhavo]](Vista Alegre/ceramics) / [[Ria de Aveiro]] /[[Sao Jacinto]] peninsula.
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*[[Coimbra]] ,Hub city,University & other monuments in the Capital of central Portugal.
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*[[Mira]] / [[Praia de Mira]] (beach).
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*[[Agueda]] / [[Fermentelos]] (lagoon).
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*[[Figueira da Foz]] ,a panoramic city at the mouth of Mongedo;beach/[[Costa de Prata]],casino.
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*[[Porto]] ,monumental city [cidade Invicta],capital of Norte.
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*[[Viseu]] ,historic city,museum.
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*[[Penacova]] a town by the [[Mondego]] river.
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*[[Lousa]] ,a lovely mountain town.
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Plus:
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* [[Pinhel]] castle and [[Coa]] valley.
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* [[Guarda]] ,cathedral/Se and [[Serra da Estrela]].
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* [[Lamego]] / [[Douro]].
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* [[Tomar]] ,Templary city.
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* [[Leiria]] ,castle and [[Pinhal de Leiria]](pinewood).
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* [[Espinho]] ,beach casino/Costa Verde.
 
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 16 March 2012

Bairrada is in Portugal. It is an agro-viticulture zone in centre Portugal, mostly in the meridional part of the Aveiro district.


Contents

[edit] Cities

Main city:

Other cities:

(All are located in Aveiro district, except Cantanhede which is in Coimbra district.)

[edit] Other destinations

Luso,Bucaco (Bussaco),Curia,Vacarica,Casal Comba, Anadia,Mogofores,Sangalhos,Tocha.

[edit] Understand

Bairrada, situated between the urban centers of Agueda,Aveiro and Coimbra, stretches itself along 40km from North to South. This region is mainly constituted by vineyards of circumscriptions of Anadia, Cantanhede, Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro. From East to West it starts in the base of Caramulo and Bucaco mountains and goes until the the Littoral sands of the Atlantic.

The area of Bairrada is 108,000 ha. corresponding approximately of the cities/municipalities of Anadia,Cantanhede,Mealhada and Oliveira do Bairro,in the central region of Portugal. It presents a concentration of soils with agricultural potentialities (47%) much of the standard soils of the central region (19%). The vine occupies around 15,000 ha. In the seventies, this corresponded to 37% of the volume of the total agricultural production in the central region.

[edit] Talk

Portuguese; (some people speak French or English).

[edit] Get in

From Aveiro,Coimbra,Porto,Lisbon,Braga,Evora,Guarda,Leiria,Castelo Branco,Viseu

[edit] Get around

Drive (A1). or train(principal stations Linha do Norte @ Pampilhosa, Mealhada, Mogofores,O.Bairro,Oia,Paraimo/Sangalhos,Curia,Aguim). Linha da Beira Alta :Pampilhosa,Luso/Bussaco,Quinta do Valongo/Vacarica,Trezoi. Ramal da Figueira/Cantanhede:Pampilhosa,Mala.

[edit][add listing] See

The bucolic town of Luso, the villages of Bucaco (Bussaco Palace hotel),Forest/Mata do Bussaco,Cruz Alta. Also: Curia(spa/garden and lagoon).

[edit] Itineraries

Mealhada-Bucaco/Luso,Curia.

[edit][add listing] Do

Carnaval da Bairrada/Mealhada

[edit][add listing] Eat

suckling pig

[edit][add listing] Drink

Regional spumantes (wines/vinho espumante da Bairrada).

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Itinerary

Aveiro, a city north of Bairrada, Coimbra, to the south, Figueira da Foz, to the southwest. Note:these 3 cities are actually not in Bairrada, but close by.

[edit] Get out

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