Wine & Culinary Tour: Bairrada's Best Tastes

Embark on a half-day winery tour from Coimbra and explore the scenic Bairrada region. Visit traditional wineries, taste exquisite wines and sparkling, and indulge in the famous Bairrada roasted pig.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Caves Messias - A visit to one of these wineries is arranged, based on availability at the time of booking.
  • Associacao Rota da Bairrada - Rota da Bairrada is a venue where all the region’s wine producers are showcased, offering the unique opportunity to explore various wine products in one location. A tasting session of four local wines is…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

After collecting the participants in Coimbra, the journey continued to the village of Mealhada to explore one of the region’s oldest wineries. The group walked through tunnels where thousands of bottles mature, while learning in detail about the sparkling wine production process. There was an opportunity to sample a red table wine, a white wine, and a…

Location
Av. Emídio Navarro 21
Avenida Emídio Navarro
In front of Astória Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Catherinegergely
Mar 23, 2026
Great Wine Tour - Great tour with even greater wine! Had a lovely time and got to taste some delicious wines in very beautiful places. Would definitely recommend this tour!
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Danad6078
Oct 26, 2025
Best way to experience Bairrada wine country - After a delicious traditional lunch of leitão bairrada, we visited the amazing Bairrada wine country, guided by the best guide: Xavier! He made sure we experienced the region in a way that fit our interests. The beautiful estates we passed reminded me a litle of driving through Bordeaux. Wines made from grapes traditionally grown in Bairrada, such as Touriga Nacional, Baga and Maria Gomes, are interesting and delightful. We stopped at the impressive Aliança winery, where the underground art collection is incredible. The visit included a tasting and tour. We also made a visit to a really nice tasting room/wine shop that represents most of the boutique wineries in the region. Highly recommend! This tour is perfect if you have only a day to visit this fascinating part of Portugal. Thank you, Xavier, for a wonderful day!
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128janetm
Jun 22, 2025
Interesting wine tour - After a short drive from Coimbra we visited alianca underground wine museum. The museum was partly dedicated to an art collection of the main owner mostly from his travels throughout Africa. It had an amazing collection of minerals and fossils. The brandy barrels and bottles of sparkling wine were interspersed in stunning caves. The sparkling wine tasted delicious. We then went to a beautiful lookout over the vineyards before going to Curia train station for more wine tasting. Our guide Pedro was excellent and extremely knowledgeable about the wines and the region. Thank you for your recommendations , we bought some when we reached the Algarve.
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Dawn_s
May 2, 2025
Highly Recommend - This was such an amazing experience and far exceeded my expectations. I don’t typically like wine but I enjoyed all the samplings. The underground tour was very interesting as well. Our tour guide went above and beyond for us. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Greg_o
Apr 6, 2025
Xavier was an excellent... - Xavier was an excellent guide. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour & wines. Very informative. Highly recommend!
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Ambassador559232
Feb 26, 2025
Half day Barraida Winery Tour with our guide Pedro! - My spouse and I did the half day tour and it was a private tour with our very knowledgeable guide, Pedro! Pedro was so kind, was on time, drove safely and made sure our visits at both wineries were a great experience. The staff at both locations were also exceptional and kind, going out of their way to ensure we had a great experience! Thank you Pedro and team!!!!! Highly recommend!
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Lucia
Oct 6, 2024
Fun trip! - Xavier and Bia were extremely knowledgeable, and explain very well, the procedure to make spumante, brandy and sangria. While going to the cellar we had the opportunity to see a wonderful exhibition from different parts of the world, which I appreciated very much. And after we went to another place where we got to taste four different types of wines. It was a lovely afternoon and worth going, I got more than what I expected.
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Donald_m
Jul 1, 2024
Great way to spend a few hours. - Amazing tour and wines were delicious. The Underground was breathtaking. Our guide was wonderful and full of knowledge.
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Brunadasilvak2021
Jul 18, 2023
Charming and proactive!! - The guide charming, kind, funny, knows everything about wine and super welcoming. From high tips to tour and restaurants, good and cheap.
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Bryan_d
Nov 15, 2022
A nice afternoon of wine and beautiful scenery just outside Coimbra! - Xavier was an excellent guide and provided an excellent tour! The winery was interesting and the product very good.
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From $94
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).