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A YEAR IN


        PORTUGAL




      DISCOVER  A Year in Portugal









        JANUARY
                                      Fantasporto (late Feb–early Mar). Porto’s
        △ Epiphany (6 Jan). The day is celebrated by eating   FEBRUARY
        the traditional Epiphany cake, bolo rei (king’s cake).  international film festival shows many science
        Festa de São Gonçalinho (2nd week). A crowd   fiction, horror and fantasy flicks by new directors.
        gathers around Aveiro’s Capela de São Gonçalinho,   △ Carnival (Shrove Tuesday; exact date varies).
        with nets and umbrellas, to catch loaves of bread   Parades, spectacular costumes and floats flood
        thrown from the roof.         Portugal’s streets in a final hurrah before the
                                      sombre days of Lent.









        MAY                           JUNE
        △ Fátima Pilgrimage (13 May). Thousands of   Santo António (12 and 13 June). Lisbon’s Alfama
        pilgrims gather to commemorate the appearance   district comes alive in this riotous celebration.
        of the Virgin to three shepherd children in 1917.   São João (23 and 24 Jun). Watch out for people
        Madeira Flower Festival (mid-May). Funchal’s   with plastic hammers during Porto’s street party.
        shops and houses bloom with flowers during    △ Lisbon Pride (last weekend). A series of LGBT+
        this annual festival, which culminates in an   events take place throughout the capital, including
        enchanting parade.            club nights and a jubilant parade.










        SEPTEMBER                     OCTOBER
        Romaria de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (1st   △ Rock ‘n’ Roll Lisbon Marathon  (mid-Oct).
        week). Three days of processions conclude with a   Runners are accompanied by live bands as they
        pilgrimage to Lamego’s famous shrine.  race from Cascais to Lisbon’s Parque das Nações.
        △ Feiras Novas (early to mid-Sep). Ponte de Lima   Festival Nacional de Gastronomia de Santarém
        hosts a huge market with a fairground, fireworks,   (late Oct–early Nov). Santarém plays host to food
        carnival costumes and a brass band competition.   stalls, wine tastings and cookery demonstrations.
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