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Events Algarve Quarteira Popular Saints of Quarteira Celebrations Contacts Quarteira - Algarve Website: http://www.cm-loule.pt Start Date: 2018-06-12 End Date: 2018-06-28 One of Portugal's most beautiful and elaborate Popular Saints parade has its main stage in Quarteira, on 12, 23 and 28 June 2018. Along the waterfront, hundreds of marchers parade in their original costumes, from the city's different streets, (...) Centro de Portugal Torres Novas Torres Vedras Carnival Telephone: + 351 261 094 746 Celebrations Contacts Torres Vedras E-mail: geral@promotorres.pt Website: http://www.carnavaldetorres.com/ Start Date: 2018-02-09 End Date: 2018-02-14 Color and joy. Torres Vedras is the perfect destination for those who like Carnival. Here it is celebrated one of the most popular Carnivals in the country. In 2018 the theme couldn't be more universal: SEAS and Oceans. One of the highlights of the (...) Madeira Funchal 2/10
Madeira Carnival festivities Celebrations Contacts Funchal Website: http://carnaval.visitmadeira.pt Start Date: 2018-02-07 End Date: 2018-02-14 Carnival officially begins on the Friday before Lent and only ends on Shrove Tuesday, with the whole island being caught up in the intense and contagious liveliness. The Carnival festival in Madeira is one of the region s liveliest festivals. (...) 3/10
Other interesting features Carnival Carnival; Carnival, or "Entrudo", formally designates the period of time between Epiphany (January 6) and Lent, but normally refers to the three "fat days" leading up to Ash Wednesday (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday). These are three days of festivities and (...) Masked Figures Masked Figures; The masked figures are fundamental elements in the popular festivities of the Trás-os-Montes region. They are not exclusively linked to one event, but they appear throughout the year, in such important popular celebrations as Christmas or Carnival. (...) Festivity of the Entrudo Festivity of the Entrudo; The carnival period that begins on January 6, Epiphany, is marked by various moments of community spirit leading up to the festivity of Fat Sunday and Carnival Tuesday, designated by the days of the "Compadres and Comadres" (the "godfathers and (...) The "Mascarados" (masked figures) in Lazarim The "Mascarados" (masked figures) in Lazarim; In Lazarim, in the municipality of Lamego, the Carnival cycle encompasses two periods. The first starts on the fifth Sunday before Fat Sunday, and the second takes place between Fat Sunday and Ash Wednesday. The various celebrations preceding the (...) The Caretos of Podence The Caretos of Podence; In the village of Podence, close to Macedo de Cavaleiros and 40 km from Bragança, Carnival is one of the most important events in the annual calendar. It's when the famous Caretos of Podence appear in the streets, diabolical figures that at this (...) Centro de Portugal Nelas Canas de Senhorim Carnival Canas de Senhorim Carnival; The development of the carnival in Canas de Senhorim has accompanied the town s historical evolution. The carnival was launched following the formation of the neighbourhoods of Paço, where many nobleman lived, and Rossio, where the bourgeoisie (...) 4/10
Torres Vedras Torres Vedras carnival Torres Vedras carnival; Torres Vedras carnival maintains a strong traditional component, constituted by 13 large-scale allegorical floats, groups of masked revellers, typical figures wearing large carved heads, giant figures, and Zés Pereiras drumming groups, with (...) Porto and the North Viana do Castelo Festival of Our Lady in Sorrow Festival of Our Lady in Sorrow; Viana do Castelo s worship of Our Lady in Sorrow dates from 1744, when fishermen first began to call upon her to make sure that the sea would not be rough. 20 August has become established as the day for the festival in her honour. In 1772, a royal (...) 5/10
Protected Areas Porto and the North Macedo de Cavaleiros Geopark Terras de Cavaleiros E-mail: geral@geoparkterrasdecavaleiros.com Website: https://www.geoparkterrasdecavaleiros.com Contacts Head-office: Rua Eng.Moura Pegado; R/C Centro Cultural 5340-302 Macedo de Cavaleiros Tel.: +351 278 428 101/ 917 859 608 Characteristics and Services: Signposted routes; Park area: 700 km2; Guided Tours; The Geopark Global Terras de Cavaleiros (GGTC) encompasses the entire area of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros, covering an area of around 700 km2 in the very heart of the Nordeste Transmontano region.most of this territory is included in (...) 6/10
Regions Madeira Right in the middle of the Atlantic, the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo are a haven of natural beauty. The exotic colours of the flowers stand out from among the blue sea and the emerald green vegetation; this is an archipelago where two thirds (...) 7/10
Suggestions Albufeira do Azibo Follow the path of many migratory birds towards the Albufeira do Azibo dam in the Northeast of Portugal. Come and discover what attracts them. Is it the tranquillity of this Protected Landscape? Or the transparency of the dam s waters, where (...) Algarve Best of Algarve The climate - with over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year and a low annual average rainfall, the Algarve enjoys mild weather throughout the year, which is certainly a big attraction for visitors, both in the summer for a few days on the beach and in (...) Portimão Cruises in Portugal The sea is a natural way of getting to Portugal and a good starting point to gain an insight into the history of this country of explorers. Boats from all over the world dock here, whether via the Atlantic to the west, or the Mediterranean to the (...) Azores Ilha Terceira Terceira, the festive island The island of Terceira, one of the main entry points to the Azores, together with the islands of Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial, forms the central group of the archipelago.as its name implies, this was the third island of the archipelago to be (...) Ilha da Graciosa Graciosa, the white island The Island of Graciosa, classified by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve, is the northernmost of the five that make up the central group of the Azores archipelago. It is known as the White Island, a designation inspired by the island s (...) Madeira 8/10
Entertainment in Madeira Madeira is a destination rich in entertaining events, with a programme full of shows, festivals and exhibitions.this archipelago, with its unique natural landscape and known for its eternal spring climate and exuberant vegetation, is not just an (...) 9/10
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Towns and Villages Algarve Loulé Loulé The date of the city's foundation is uncertain, although it most certainly dates back to the distant past. There are, however, clear traces of the area's occupation by the Romans, with the fishing and fish-salting centre of Cerro da Vila in (...) Centro de Portugal Torres Vedras Torres Vedras Inhabited in prehistoric and Roman times, Torres Vedras received its Charter in the mid-13th century. The Convent of Varatojo, one of the most important religious monuments in the region, was founded in 1470 by King Dom Afonso V, in gratitude for (...) Madeira Funchal Funchal No-one visiting Funchal can be indifferent to its beauty and the hospitality of its people. There are many places to visit in this 500-year old city, and some cannot be missed The capital of Madeira, Funchal is situated on the south coast of the (...) Porto and the North Ponte de Lima Ponte de Lima The Roman bridge that gave its name to this very ancient and very beautiful town, which received its first charter in 1125 from D. Teresa, the mother of the first king of Portugal (a number of years before the foundation of the kingdom). In the (...) 10/10