Portuguese cuisine is distinguished in the international stage, with the award of two new stars in the Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal. In addition to the 21 restaurants that have appeared in this list, a edição de 2018 recognizes two more units in the Algarve, the restaurants Gusto by Heinz Beck (Quinta do Lago) and Vista (Praia da Rocha).
The gastronomy and wines is a vast heritage taking into account, not only the size of the agricultural activity, Fisheries and support services, mas também, by your social dimension, mirrored in the workplace involved and above all, by cultural expression associated to the activities, traditions and festivities associated with the agricultural cycle, built heritage, the history of refined products and to learn over time in production and gastronomic knitting. This cultural dimension is rich and the cross country, playing a major role in the qualification of our tourist offer and in the differentiation at an international level. For these reasons, the food and wine is one of the assets of Portugal tourist strategy for the next ten years – Tourism Strategy 2027.
Business and looking for Portugal with this motivation want to meet or deepen their knowledge about the products, mas também, contact the authenticity of the lands and. Trata-se, in good part, national consumer, being foreign markets of greatest potential the United Kingdom, the France, the Germany and Spain. As they travel throughout the year, They also contribute to mitigating the effects of seasonality and to the promotion of regional and local based economies. This thread has, por isso, conditions to assert itself more and more as a tourist asset of great importance for Portugal.
