Mealhada

Mealhada is a city and municipality of about 20,000 people in Beira Litoral, Portugal. It's in the subregion of Bairrada, an agro-viticulture zone of central Portugal.

Understand




Mealhada (mee-uh-LYAH-duh, /mi.ɐ.ˈʎa.dɐ/) municipality has 19,358 residents (2021 preliminary). The municipality includes the towns of Luso and Pampilhosa.

By car
A1 motorway exit: Mealhada.

By train
Trains between Aveiro & Coimbra.

The principal stations in the area are: Linha do Norte: Pampilhosa, Mealhada, Mogofores, O.Bairro, Oia, Paraimo/Sangalhos, Curia, Aguim.

Linha da Beira Alta: Pampilhosa, Luso/Bussaco, Quinta do Valongo/Vacarica, Trezoi.

Ramal da Figueira/Cantanhede: Pampilhosa, Mala.

Get around
walk

See




Do
Central Mealhada/jardim/cafes.

Carnaval da Bairrada/Mealhada

Drink
Regional spumantes (wines/vinho espumante da Bairrada).

Go next
Coimbra, a university town with several monuments, city museums, parks.
 * Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal, a city with canals.
 * Beaches: Mira, Figueira da Foz, Serras do Bucaco & Caramulo..
 * The bucolic town of Luso, the villages of Bucaco (Bussaco Palace hotel), Forest/Mata do Bussaco, Cruz Alta.

Also: Curia (spa/garden and lagoon). Plus:
 * Aveiro/Barra/Costa Nova/Ilhavo (Vista Alegre/ceramics)/Ria de Aveiro/Sao Jacinto peninsula.
 * Coimbra, hub city, university & other monuments in the capital of central Portugal.
 * Mira/Praia de Mira (beach).
 * Agueda/Fermentelos (lagoon).
 * Figueira da Foz, a panoramic city at the mouth of Mongedo; beach/Costa de Prata, casino.
 * Porto, monumental city (cidade Invicta), capital of Norte.
 * Viseu, historic city,museum.
 * Penacova, a town by the Mondego river.
 * Lousa, a lovely mountain town.
 * Pinhel, castle and Coa valley.
 * Guarda, cathedral/Se and Serra da Estrela.
 * Tomar, Templar city.
 * Leiria, castle and Pinhal de Leiria(pinewood).
 * Espinho, beach casino/Costa Verde.