Bairrada Schedule

Weekend Schedule

12:00-13:00 Registration Part 1 at Astoria Hotel Lobby

For those checking in on Friday, leave bags in storage.

Astória Hotel em Coimbra

13:30 (if previously booked) Leave hotel for Friday Adventure

13:45-14:10 Train to Mealhada – We will provide return tickets.

If you miss the train, you can take a taxi or Uber.

14:20 Messais Tour and Tastings 13-15

These are additional tastings for those that pre-booked them

15:20-15:50 Make Purchases

16:11-16:37 Train to Coimbra

17:00-18:00 Registration Part 2 at Astoria Hotel Lobby, Bubbly flowing

18:00 Welcome toast in Astoria Art Nouveau Lobby, Tastings 1 & 2

18:45 Walk to Flapper and Tuxedo Gala at Passaporte Castle

19:00 Tasting 3
20:00 Dinner & Dancing

00:00 You don't have to go home, yet you can't stay here.

Probably a good time for some sleep or maybe a student pub?

Tomorrow is an early start.

07:30-09:00 Breakfast

9:30 SHARP! Bus leaves for trail

Bring water bottle, flute, a change of clothes and circle stuff, then place it in Bus 1.

(Bus 2 is not going to the circle.)

10:15 ONON – Trail: A hilly 8 km for runners and 5 for walkers.

The beautiful, magical Bussaco National Forrest

11:45 ON INN – Tastings 4 & 5, Lunch and Circle

13:30 Walkers take Bus 1

Runners, put your gear in Bus 1 and run 1200m downhill to Bus 2 (it will be fun)

13:45 All buses Leave for the caves!

SPARKLING SATURDAY CONTINUED!

14:30 Tour and Tastings 6-8 in historic Caves do Solar de São Domingos

16:45 Purchases, 10% discount, fill your suitcase!

17:15-18:00 Bus goes back to Coimbra

19:00 Leave hotel together, Tasting 9 across the street by the Mondego River

19:30 Follow us to Pizza & Wine at Italia

22:00 ish Own expense: Chill at Italia or the adjacent Beers Coimbra Pub

…or at a student pub! ...tomorrow is a later start...

02:00 Time Change! Party more!

07:30-10:00 Breakfast

10:00-11:00 Checkout of hotel

10:30 Tasting 10 across the street by the Mondego River

11:00 Trail through Coimbra, UNESCO World Heritage Site

12:30 Lunchtime Pastries and Sandwiches, Tastings 11 & 12

13:30 Circle14:30 ish goodbye!