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Another festival whose origins are lost in history, the St. John of Carreira festivities; the first newspapers mention them in 1850, but some argue they date back to 1652, two centuries earlier.
The support aims to guarantee access to culture for different audiences and contribute to social cohesion and economic development through partnerships with the associative movement.
A centuries-old fishing tradition has returned to Meia Praia in Lagos, with dozens of residents, visitors and local officials gathering to witness the first Arte Xávega launch since the practice The post Traditional Arte Xávega fishing returns to Meia Praia appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The author fondly remembers the washerwomen who would beat the laundry and sing, his mother at the washing stone, the laundry bleaching on the banks, the crickets, dragonflies and tadpoles, and his dog Mondego.
She is the first female potter in the parish, despite being told it was “a man's job”. Constança Santos continues the family business in São Pedro do Corval, in Reguengos de Monsaraz.
The inhabitants of Aldeia das Dez, in Oliveira do Hospital, are promoting the soul and identity of this parish at an International Weaving and Ceramics Meeting.
Manuela Barriguda, from Favaios, is 75 years old and has been a baker since she was 7. Her mother, grandmother, cousins, and aunts were also bakers. In the land of Moscatel, they say they also make the “best bread in the world”.
The second edition of the “Best Bread in Portugal” competition took place at the Bread Museum in Seia. Awards were given in five baking categories, which included innovation.
Two locations in Setúbal have been selected as finalists for the New Seven Wonders of Portugal competition.
Leiria has been recognised for producing the best traditional corn bread (broa) in the national competition.
The national competition to find the best bread in Portugal has concluded with a new winner.
The national competition to find the best bread in Portugal has concluded with a new winner.
The competition to find the best bread in Portugal has concluded with the winner being selected in the town of Seia.
Home News Traditional festivities in Portugal returning its origins Traditional festivities in Portugal returning its origins The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Nazaré return this year to the Terreiro do Sítio, where they have not been held since 1999, the City Council announced, a partner
Event patrons Jorge Bandeira and Lean Cruz will be present at the inauguration.
The Iberian wolf is being honoured at an Art Festival in the village of Benagouro, in the municipality of Vila Real. The event features theatre, cinema, and documentary premieres to promote the value of the Trás-os-Montes habitat.
Musicians in Faro are pleading with the municipal council to guarantee the future of their home inside the historic Fábrica da Cerveja brewery, warning that independent culture in the Algarve The post Faro musicians call for “stable, lasting solution” to brewery drama appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A film made by the community itself that captures minimal, everyday stories from Monte da Caparica, told by its residents under the guidance of Susana Nobre.
Where there was once bustle, Teresa Penas found a dormant community. From listening, she built an intergenerational sharing project where well-being and the environment reside. Can the city reinvent itself?
The five winning sardines of the 16th edition of the Sardinhas 2026 contest represent the fragility of cultural heritage, fado, rice cake, the tomato throw, and Portuguese local pride.
Tavira’s municipal museum is inviting visitors on a guided tour of the salt pans of Tavira for a hands-on experience showing how salt is still produced using traditional methods. The The post Explore Tavira’s iconic salt pans appeared first on Portugal Resident.
“Taberna”, a Roman name that is now a memory for the elderly, a place for stopping, merrymaking, snacks and a morning drink, announced by a laurel branch, a sign, or a ring for tethering a donkey.
How did he go from the “no's” to the top of the best-seller lists? Pedro Freitas reveals the most intimate side of the “City Poet”, the parents who never clipped his wings, and the weight of transforming poetry into life.
Quinta do Canhoto and Adega do Cantor are the first producers to submerge wines in the Algarve sea. In addition to bottles, there is a barrel undergoing underwater aging, a first in Portugal.
“A man without horns is like a plane without wings,” one can read in this establishment in Alcochete. With a relaxed atmosphere and cheeky decor, puns are a constant, from the walls to the menu of the popular Taberna dos Cabrões.
