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Anadia · Portugal
Bairrada wine and spas: Anadia
Anadia, in the Bairrada halfway between Aveiro and Coimbra, takes its name from the Latin for "natural spring". Visit the Bairrada Wine Museum, the Two Wheels Museum at the national velodrome and a 19th-century palacete, then relax at the Curia or Vale da Mó spas.
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Anadia lies in the Bairrada, roughly halfway between Aveiro and Coimbra, and became a city on 9 December 2004. According to the linguist José Pedro Machado, its name comes from the Latin aqua nativa, meaning "natural spring".
The town council notes that Roman remains have been found across the municipality, especially at Monte Crasto in Anadia and at Sangalhos, along with the road that linked Olissipo (Lisbon) and Cale (Porto). Sources differ on the first written record of Anadia, giving 943 or 1082. In 1180 Afonso Henriques granted land in Anadia to the nobleman Nuno Guterres, and it later passed to the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra. Manuel I granted Anadia a charter in 1514, and the present municipality was created by decree on 6 November 1836.
The Bairrada Wine Museum (Museu do Vinho Bairrada), opened on 27 September 2003, holds a permanent exhibition called Percursos do Vinho, with items mostly from the last quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, as well as temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. The Two Wheels Museum (Museu das Duas Rodas), opened on 22 June 2021 at the national velodrome in Sangalhos, tells the story of the bicycle and the motorcycle and their strong links to the municipality.
In town, the Palacete José Luciano de Castro, built in 1860 by Alexandre Ferreira de Seabra, author of Portugal's first Code of Civil Procedure, was the home of his son-in-law José Luciano de Castro, leader of the Progressive Party under the liberal monarchy, and is now a museum. The municipality also has two spas, the Termas da Curia and the Termas de Vale da Mó.
Craft beer in Anadia is still a rare find, which makes tracking down a local glass part of the adventure. After the wine museum, ask around for something freshly brewed.
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Frequently asked questions
Opened on 27 September 2003, the museum holds a permanent exhibition called Percursos do Vinho, with items mostly from the last quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, as well as temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. It is a natural starting point for exploring the Bairrada, the wine region in which Anadia lies.
The Museu das Duas Rodas, opened on 22 June 2021 at the national velodrome in Sangalhos, tells the story of the bicycle and the motorcycle and their strong links to the municipality. Sangalhos is also one of the places where Roman remains have been found, along with Monte Crasto in Anadia.
Yes. The municipality has two spas, the Termas da Curia and the Termas de Vale da Mó. Fittingly, according to the linguist José Pedro Machado, the name Anadia comes from the Latin aqua nativa, meaning "natural spring". The town lies roughly halfway between Aveiro and Coimbra.
A house built in 1860 by Alexandre Ferreira de Seabra, author of Portugal's first Code of Civil Procedure, which became the home of his son-in-law José Luciano de Castro, leader of the Progressive Party under the liberal monarchy. It is now a museum in the town centre.