Archive for the Gastronomy Category

With autumn arrived the appreciated nuts. The smell overruns the streets of downtown, their time has come, they are good roasted and hot … we are speaking, of course, about Chestnuts! No one resists the nut that symbolizes autumn. Chestnut has an ancient tradition in Portuguese gastronomy

Delicious Traditional Sweets December is one of the months everybody looks forward to. We celebrate Christmas, the family meets around a table full of dishes and traditional sweets. At this point, the shop windows of pastries offer these sweets as expected. We are talking about “Bolo Rei”,

April is a sweet month in Coimbra! Not only because we‘re celebrating Easter and eating the typical Easter cakes and almonds, but also because the city is once again hosting the event “O Património Doceiro de Coimbra” (The Sweet Heritage of Coimbra). The event was created in

Portugal is one of the few countries in the world that eats cod preserved in salt. This popular food, subject to a historical process of conservation, practically shaped the Portuguese cuisine. That is why today is so easy to find national delicacies that include this type of

One of GO!walks’ main missions is to show to the visitors the wonderful food produced in Coimbra and center of the country, in general. Although the delicacies of Coimbra’s district include several dishes more known, such as chanfana, the main stars of the region are the typical sweets