The “Rota das Colheitas - Route of the Harvests” is a tourist and cultural initiative of the municipality of Vila Verde in partnership with Cultural, Social Associations and other Entities. The purpose of this program is to promote the authenticity of rural life, the realness of the traditions and the richness of the common culture of the municipality, through strategic partners such as farm houses, farmers, artisans, cultural and community associations, parochial centres, restaurants, rural tourism houses, institutions and local businesses.
Sought in this way to promote its sustainability through various types of associated tourism; regain the traditions and promote it as a tourist attraction, but also as a means of preserving the same before their total extinction. The “Route of Harvests” represents the development of a program dedicated to honour the rural area, through the preservation and the promoting of practices and traditions. It’s a program that enforces the sharing and experimentation, directed especially at the distanced public, but fascinated by what we call 'rurality' charm.
With the “Route of Harvests” gathers a series of events and initiatives that were already taking place throughout the municipality, in the period between August and November, and others created purposely under the inspiration of harvests, placed on a tourist agenda dedicated to the enjoyment and feelings.
Tourists and visitors are invited to celebrate with the local people the fruits of the land and the results of harvests, participating in agricultural practices, fairs and festivals, savouring flavours and appreciating tradition ancestors, a religious-pagan mix with centuries of existence. Created to spread over the period of time when the harvests are the concept of the great 'Harvest Festival' of Vila Verde, the Route of the Harvest programme is currently a strong tourist attraction in the municipality, having achieved success as from the first edition.
Previous editions counted on several initiatives beginning as usual at the weekend of 3rd – 5th August in Soutelo, with the Feast of the Melon, in the III Festival Minho, and ending on 30th November. The Route focuses the total activities connected to harvests during months of September and October, reserving November for the pleasures of the preferably good and substantial typical table this time of year. The main news is the introduction of the Feast of Soup from the Pot, in the parish of Sabariz, which promises to become one of the most tempting activities on the Route of the Harvests and the introduction to the Week of the Village, in Ponte St. Vicente, organized by The Restaurante Torres, a tribute to the rural flavours, having as 'main actors' the Farmer’s Soup, the Chicken Rice and as dessert, the Chestnut Pudding.
Location: Vila Verde
Sought in this way to promote its sustainability through various types of associated tourism; regain the traditions and promote it as a tourist attraction, but also as a means of preserving the same before their total extinction. The “Route of Harvests” represents the development of a program dedicated to honour the rural area, through the preservation and the promoting of practices and traditions. It’s a program that enforces the sharing and experimentation, directed especially at the distanced public, but fascinated by what we call 'rurality' charm.
With the “Route of Harvests” gathers a series of events and initiatives that were already taking place throughout the municipality, in the period between August and November, and others created purposely under the inspiration of harvests, placed on a tourist agenda dedicated to the enjoyment and feelings.
Tourists and visitors are invited to celebrate with the local people the fruits of the land and the results of harvests, participating in agricultural practices, fairs and festivals, savouring flavours and appreciating tradition ancestors, a religious-pagan mix with centuries of existence. Created to spread over the period of time when the harvests are the concept of the great 'Harvest Festival' of Vila Verde, the Route of the Harvest programme is currently a strong tourist attraction in the municipality, having achieved success as from the first edition.
Previous editions counted on several initiatives beginning as usual at the weekend of 3rd – 5th August in Soutelo, with the Feast of the Melon, in the III Festival Minho, and ending on 30th November. The Route focuses the total activities connected to harvests during months of September and October, reserving November for the pleasures of the preferably good and substantial typical table this time of year. The main news is the introduction of the Feast of Soup from the Pot, in the parish of Sabariz, which promises to become one of the most tempting activities on the Route of the Harvests and the introduction to the Week of the Village, in Ponte St. Vicente, organized by The Restaurante Torres, a tribute to the rural flavours, having as 'main actors' the Farmer’s Soup, the Chicken Rice and as dessert, the Chestnut Pudding.
Location: Vila Verde
