Strawberry tree fruit Festival - Flavours of Autumn | São Gião

Autumn has arrived and with it, the 1st edition of the Medronho Festival in the mountain village of São Gião!

PROGRAMME:

09:00 a.m. - Opening of the Festival | Raising of the Flags with Performance of the National Anthem

09:15 a.m.- Community breakfast

09:30 a.m. - Talk with entrepreneurs from the medronho bread and Lenda da Beira distillery

10:30 a.m. - Start of the Medronho Brandy Distillation demonstration

11:00 a.m. - Start of the pumpkin competition and nail game

11:30 a.m. - Showcooking of jams and sweets

12.00 p.m. - Desertuna UBI

01:00 p.m.- Community lunch:

Sopa da Pedra (Rock soup)

Torresmos na púcara (Potted meat cooked over firewood

14:30 - Brandy tasting

15:00 - ESTUNINA

16:00 - Sounds and traditions of Alva

17:30 - STOTUNA