41 tempting gastronomic proposals from as many restaurants, taverns, cafes and patisseries, divided into five areas in Portimão and Praia da Rocha, over 45 days. Lots of music and animation to accompany. These are the ingredients of the 2nd Petisco Route in Portimão, which started yesterday, August 31st, and continues until October 14th.
This year, among the novelties of this initiative promoted by Teia d'Impulsos association, is the launch of the application produced at itBase SA for the 2012 edition of Rota do Petisco de Portimão, which is already available on App Store/iTunes Store. This app is compatible with iPhone/iPad operating system iOS 5.0 or higher.
This is a simple “app” that allows you to quickly see which establishments are in each area, locate them on the map and see the snacks or sweets offered by each one, as well as their opening hours. It is also possible to consult the entire cultural program associated with the event on the “app”.
But this second edition of Rota do Petisco is also accompanied by a vast cultural offer, which includes street entertainment, cocktail workshops, commented wine tastings, live music, whose program started yesterday, on the first day of the event, with entertainment street, commented wine tasting and lots of music.
Next to Casa Inglesa (one of the places that make up the Route), the Grupo Coral de Portimão, led by conductor António Vinagre, presented the dozens of people who wanted to be present at the start of the initiative with very Portuguese music. Next to it, there was wine tasting from Portimão (Herdade dos Pimentéis) and Lagoa (Adega Única).
Also present were those responsible for postal bike, the bicycle courier company recently created by two young entrepreneurs from Portimo, and also Delfim Martins, with his «Ural» motorcycle with sidecar, from «bike my side», another innovative project that takes advantage of Rota do Petisco to launch itself.
A postal bike will promote two free bike rides along the Rota do Petisco, on a circuit that will tour the five most voted restaurants on the Portimão Cycle Chic Facebook page, while the Bike My Side pre-launches tours by side car, presenting a route to discover the Route in an original means of transport, for two people, at a promotional price of 30 euros.
But what is the Petisco Route and how does it work?
The 41 participating establishments are organized into five pedestrian zones, identified by the colors blue, yellow, green and red (Portimão) and orange (Praia da Rocha), to make it easier for participants to plan their gastronomic excursions.
Of the total number of establishments, 32 will integrate the Snack modality, consisting of a snack and a drink at a unit price of 2,50 euros, with the remaining nine participating in the Regional Sweet modality, which will consist of a dessert and a drink and will have the unit price of 2,00 euros.
To whet your appetite, some suggestions: in the Zona Azul (riverside area of Portimão) you can taste the Cob Papinhas, Fish Soup or Feijoada de Búzios; in the Yellow Zone (historic center of the city) you can cross some Pataniscas de Bacalhau with a Gaspacho or even with the famous Bifana; still in the historic center (Green Zone) reside – among other delicacies – the Lulinhas, the Xalassa de Atum and the original Patés from the Algarve; further south (Red Zone) coexist the Octopus Salad, the Lingueirão Feijoada and the enigmatic Pica-fish; During the Route, the color of Praia da Rocha will be orange and, among others, the flavors of Peixe Alimado, Patanisca de Sardinha or Tuna Marcado à Algarvia will reign supreme.
Distributed throughout the different areas, there are many regional sweets, such as Tortinha de Laranja, Doce de Alfarroba or Queijinho de Figo.
A Passport With Many Advantages
To complete the Route and never get lost – and to win special offers on top of that – you must have the Route Passport. This small booklet contains all the information, such as the coordinates so that participants can enjoy everything the initiative has to offer, in addition to providing additional benefits, such as discounts at commercial establishments that also wanted to join the initiative.
Available at various participating locations, the Passport can also be obtained free of charge at the Tourist Office and at the Museum of Portimão, and it is also possible to print a simplified version (Pocket Passport) at the website of Teia D'Impulsos.
By collecting 15 stamps in their passport, participants will be entitled to a gift for participating in the Route, consisting of a voucher to visit the Museum of Portimão for two people, also qualifying for several prizes to be drawn: 24 double vouchers for a visit to one wine cellar with wine tasting; 2 double theme park vouchers to choose from; 1 Vitalplan smile insurance (1 year); 4 experiences for two people in sidecar tours by Bike my side; 4 candle baptisms for two people.
Over the 30 days of the 1st Route, which took place in 2012, 9723 menus were sold, with 7932 snacks (82%) and 1791 regional sweets (18%), which resulted in a direct economic impact of around 23.400 euros, to that the opportunity for promotion that all establishments had and the loyalty of new consumers must be added.
Veja here the album opening of the Rota do Petisco.
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