05/22/24 The City Council of Monforte joins for another year the international campaign Quere o teu mercado (Love your market), which will be held on Saturday, May 25th and Friday, May 31st. The initiative encourages purchases in small local businesses, in this case, in the Plaza de Abastos of Monforte, “marketing channels that guarantee the quality of Galician food products, and in them combine tradition and modernity, through the professionalism of its placeros,” highlighted the mayor of Monforte, José Tomé.
This Saturday, May 25th starting at 12:30 p.m. a tasting of local products from the Placeros will take place in the Plaza de Abastos: cheeses, sausages, empanadas,... accompanied by wines from the D.O. Ribeira Sacra. It will be used to deliver gifts from the “Quere o teu mercado” campaign.
On Friday, May 31st, from 8:00 p.m. a food and wine day will take place, in which the attending public will be able to taste wines from the D.O. Ribeira Sacra with products from the Plaza de Abastos, which will be made by local restaurants. There will be live music with the group from Monforte “Segunda Parte”.
And since last Thursday at the Ribeira Sacra Wine Center the Marida Maio campaign has been taking place. Initiative organized by the Provincial Association of Hostelry and Tourism Entrepreneurs of Lugo (APEHL) and promoted by the Provincial Council of Lugo as free food and wine meetings.
In the next days, which will be on May 23rd and 30 at 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Wineries, restaurants and tourism companies will participate to publicize their products and services. Attendance is free, but reservations are required at 982 412 050 or 982 404 715 because capacity is limited to 30 people.
