Ponte de Lima fortnightly fair ★ 3.9
Fair held every other Monday on the left bank of the Lima, with more than 300 stalls selling ceramics, cheeses, cured meats, bread and clothes. The council publishes each year's dates.
Weekly open-air fair on the Campo da República in Barcelos, known for its pottery. Its stalls also sell cheeses, cured meats and honey from small Minho producers. It starts early and runs to early afternoon.
Portugal Journeys calls Serra da Estrela one of the best cheese pairings at the Portuguese table with Vinho Verde: the wine's acidity cuts the cheese's fat and mild tang. A young, light blend of Loureiro and Arinto, often with Trajadura, does just that.
Nisa is semi-firm, slightly acidic and intensely aromatic. A Vinho Verde white fermented or aged wholly or partly in oak gains body and texture for it, and keeps the high acidity that meets the cheese's own.
Azeitão is buttery and creamy, slightly spicy, acidic and salty. An unoaked varietal Loureiro, light to medium in body with high acidity, cleans the cream from the palate and leaves the spice alone.
Address: Campo da República (Campo da Feira), Barcelos, Vinho Verde
Fair held every other Monday on the left bank of the Lima, with more than 300 stalls selling ceramics, cheeses, cured meats, bread and clothes. The council publishes each year's dates.
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