Bragança · Shrovetide masks and street parade
Caretos Carnival
When: February or March
BRAGANÇA DISTRICT · PORTUGAL
Bragança
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Mountain cooking, Bísaro pork, chestnuts and robust wines from Portugal’s north-east.See what to eat↓
RegionTrás-os-MontesLocal picks16Coordinates41.81° N · 6.76° WCome hungry. Leave with stories.
THE DISTRICT AT THE TABLE
Taste the district
What to taste across Bragança?
Specialities associated with the district's places and local traditions.
At the table
Savoury dishes associated with places across this district.
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Queijo de Cabra Transmontano DOP
A traditional PDO cheese from Trás-os-Montes, made exclusively from raw Serrana goat’s milk and known for its firm texture and distinctive, slightly piquant flavour.Vegetarian02
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Queijo Terrincho DOP
A cured raw Churra da Terra Quente sheep’s-milk cheese with a semi-hard to hard paste and a flavour that intensifies with age.Vegetarian03
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Castanha da Terra Fria
Chestnuts are central to the region’s food culture and economy.Meat04
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Alheira de Mirandela
One of the best-known cured sausages of Trás-os-Montes, originating in Mirandela in the Bragança district.Meat05
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Enchidos de Porco Bísaro
Salpicão, chouriça, ham and other traditional cured products made from Bísaro pork.Meat06
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Posta à Mirandesa
A thick grilled beef steak and one of the best-known specialities of Trás-os-Montes.Meat07
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Javali à Transmontana
A traditional game dish usually prepared with wine and aromatic herbs.Meat08
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Butelo com Casulas
One of Bragança’s most characteristic dishes: butelo served with dried bean pods.Meat09
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Feijoada à Transmontana
Beans cooked with pork and cured meats in the Trás-os-Montes tradition.Local sweets
Pastries and traditional sweets worth making room for.
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Súplicas
Traditional biscuits and sweets from Trás-os-Montes.Sweets11
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Pastel Brigantino
A traditional pastry from Bragança made with puff pastry, a rich sweet filling and white icing.Sweets12
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Dormidos de Bragança
Traditional sweet rolls from Bragança, known for their soft texture and simple homemade character.Sweets13
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Papos de Anjo de Mirandela
A traditional Mirandela sweet made with egg yolks and generously soaked in sugar syrup.Sweets14
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Mel do Parque de Montesinho DOP
Protected honey from the Montesinho region, known for its rich aroma and distinctive flavour.In the glass
The local drink that completes the experience.
BEYOND THE TABLE
Living traditions
Festivals & traditions
Celebrations, pilgrimages and historical gatherings that reveal another side of local identity.
Bragança · religious and city celebration
Feast of Our Lady of Grace
When: June to September
WALK THE LANDSCAPE
Notable routes
Trails worth following
A short selection of established trails. Check the official route conditions before setting out.
8.1km
THE DISTRICT AT THE TABLE
A district is best understood through its local tables.
Bragança brings together places whose ingredients, recipes and traditions reflect the character of Trás-os-Montes.
Bragança
Queijo de Cabra Transmontano DOP
Queijo Terrincho DOP
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