The Factory Floor…

Where over 50 female employees manually prepare sardines using scissors. Here chili peppers or other spices are added to the can.
Where over 50 female employees manually prepare sardines using scissors. Here chili peppers or other spices are added to the can.
And the product.. packaged and ready for shipping.
At the end of the tour, you get to practice wrapping a can with your personal label.
All done manually. In one shift about 1400 cans are packaged using just two strips of tape.
A sampling of the product with two full pours of “Vinho Verde”. My favorite, sardines in olive oil.. delicious.
A first for me.. that hopefully won’t be my last.
A good spot to finish the tour.. or just stop by for a nice place to chill.
Beautiful with the surf not as intense as further south.
Not as difficult as I thought it would be particularly outside of the historical district.
A nice experience learning about wine making followed by fun tasting session.