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1 On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part… |  | |
38.69803 -9.190458 | 2 Around eighty art collectors and antique dealers gather at the Lisbon Congress Centre to sell their valuable goods. The fair attracts approximately 10,000 people who are looking to buy unique… | |
32.6333 -16.8999 | 3 People surge onto the streets of Funchal to celebrate the annual Madeira Carnival. The main street parade takes place on the evening of Carnival Saturday, with plenty of music, dancing and… |  |
37.13987 -8.0233 | 4 At carnival time the people of Loulé really let rip and stage a lively event with plenty of parties. Elaborately decorated floats and people in fancy dress parade along the Avenida José da… | |
39.6874 -7.963 | 5 Fantasporto is a competitive film festival screening around 200 features annually in venues across Porto. Originally focusing on fantasy and science-fiction, it now takes in movies of all… | |
38.693616 -9.419617 | 6 Top national designers send their creations down the catwalk at Moda Lisboa, held at the Cidadela de Cascais in Estoril. The event showcases Portuguese fashion and style to the national and… | |
7 On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part… | | |
38.7254 -9.1506 | 8 Get yourself fit for the Lisbon Half Marathon, the largest in the world. The race starts in Almada on the south side of the 25 de Abril bridge and there's also a mini-marathon for those that… |  |
38.754451 -9.406614 | 9 The PGA European Tour visits the Penha Longa Golf Resort between Cascais and Sintra for the Portuguese Open. Golf fans can combine watching some of Europe's leading players with taking… | |
41.552231 -8.41703 | 10 Braga is both capital of the northern region of Minho and the country's religious capital. It's not surprising then that the city hosts colourful religious celebrations - Holy Week here is a… | |
37.12293 -8.602552 | 11 Held at Praia do Alvor (Alvor Beach), the Portimão Trophy sees some of the world's leading windsurfers in female, male and youth categories take to the waters. The international sports event… | |
12 Portugal hosts its seventh Hot Air Balloon Transcrossing, with 25 teams from three continents taking part. In 2008 the route started in Ponte de Lima and ended in Reguengos de Monsarez. | ||
37.088322 -7.9747 | 13 The world's top drivers race across approximately 1000km of the Algarve, combining fast open stretches with technical, challenging tracks. Portugal's Rally - part of the International… | |
39.6874 -7.963 | 14 Easter Sunday is celebrated in São Bras de Alportel with an unusual ceremony. Men hold decorated torches while running through the streets shouting "Hallelujah". When they reach the parish… |  |
15 On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part… | | |
16 In a tradition dating back to the 16th century, a statue of a bleeding Jesus is carried high on a litter of freshly cut violets. Held in the area of Graça, a hill-top area of Lisbon with a… | ||
38.715995 -9.140279 | 17 Visiting International Orchestras The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation presents invited international orchestras in Lisbon's Coliseu dos Recreios. This season includes concerts by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber… | |
32.6333 -16.8999 | 18 Every April, the smell of fresh flowers fills the streets of Funchal for the Festival of the Flower (Festival da Flor). A parade of cars carries flowers arranged into amazing creations ranging… | |
38.771238 -9.094698 | 19 The Portugal Pavilion in Lisbon's Nations' Park hosts a lip-smacking gourmet festival. Lisbon Fish & Flavours (Peixe em Lisboa) focuses on fresh local fish, but you'll find plenty of other… | |
33.064139 -16.327486 | 20 In 2009, the Porto Santo golf club is the new host of the Madeira Island Open on the PGA European Tour, the first European tournament of the new season. | |
38.528083 -28.626862 | 21 The Peter Café Sport Triathlon is a race with a difference. Competitors take part in windsurfing, cycling and kayaking between and across three of the nine islands of the Azores - Faial, São… |  |
22 Freedom Day is a public holiday to mark the end of the Fascist dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar, which ended in 1974 after 48 years. |  | |
38.762366 -9.157252 | 23 Sporting Lisbon Liga Sagres Football Season Sporting Lisbon (officially Sporting Club de Portugal) welcome Liga Sagres teams to the Estádio José de Alvalade for the 2009/2010 season. Please visit the club's website for full details of… |  |
38.720771 -9.146607 | 24 IndieLisboa is Portugal's premier festival of independent film, aiming to discover new films and directors. Choose from a long list of the latest and most interesting works from around the… | |
25 The Feast of the Cross/The Feast of Our Lady of the Castle This festival is held in Monsanto Castle to commemorate the end of a prolonged siege. Women climb the castle walls to the music of traditional songs and throw pots of flowers and a calf made… |  | |
38.751907 -9.185514 | 26 SL Benfica Liga Sagres Football Season SL Benfica welcome Liga Sagres teams to the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon for the 2009/2010 season. Please visit the club's website for full details of all fixtures. | |
41.163697 -8.587017 | 27 FC Porto Liga Sagres Football Season FC Porto welcome Liga Sagres teams to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto for the 2009/2010 season. Please visit the club's website for full details of all fixtures. | |
38.708402 -9.261324 | 28 The ATP/WTA Estoril Open begins the clay court tennis season at Lisbon's Estadio Nacional, with more than €530,000 in prize money for the male winner. After two days of qualifying rounds… | |
37.139931 -8.53248 | 29 Algarve International Film Festival The annual Algarve International Film Festival, (FICA - Festival Internacional de Cine do Algarve), in the town of Portimão, is Portugal's oldest cinema event, dating back to 1972. It centres… |  |
30 On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part… | | |
40.2101 -8.4183 | 31 At the end of the college year, Coimbra's students burn the faculty ribbons they have worn. Known as Queima das Fitas, the ceremony is accompanied by plenty of drinking as participants take to… | |
38.741221 -9.14704 | 32 Portugal's premier Gulbenkian Orchestra performs its annual season of concerts in the large auditorium at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The orchestra performs a wide-ranging selection of… |  |
38.730346 -9.154553 | 33 Lisbon's open-air book fair in Edward VII Park (Parque Eduardo VII)has been one of the great events in the city's cultural life since the 1930s. Visitors can browse dusty old tomes, new reads… |  |
32.8166 -16.9833 | 34 On the island of São Miguel the celebrations for the Feast of Senhor Santo Christo reach their peak on the fifth Sunday after Easter. Many thousands of people follow a 16th-century image of… |  |
40.5377 -7.2678 | 35 The Feast of the Cross commemorates an ancient victory and is celebrated in Guarda on Ascension Thursday. Local people carry dozens of bejewelled crosses through the fields. It really is a… | |
36 It might be called Rock in Rio, but it's Lisbon that's treated to major names in blues and soul, indie and rock. International bands play on three stages in the specially constructed Rock City… | ||
38.748494 -9.125518 | 37 Following its success in Brazil, Rock in Rio came to Lisbon in 2004 and is now held once every two years in Bela Vista Park. A line-up of internationally renowned bands and plenty of top DJs… |  |
41.64642 -8.74692 | 38 This festival in Alvaraes takes place on Ascension Sunday. There are beautiful displays of flowers and locals throw petals onto the pavement as statues of the saints are carried high through… |  |
39 It might be called Rock in Rio, but it's Lisbon that's treated to major names in blues and soul, indie and rock. International bands play on three stages in the specially constructed Rock City… | ||
38.741221 -9.14704 | 40 The Gulbenkian Choir presents its 2009/2010 season in the Large Auditorium at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's headquarters in Lisbon. The Gulbenkian Orchestra accompanies them and many… |  |
38.748494 -9.125518 | 41 Following its success in Brazil, Rock in Rio came to Lisbon in 2004 and is now held once every two years in Bela Vista Park. A line-up of internationally renowned bands and plenty of top DJs… | |
41.2833 -6.75 | 42 International Music Festival of Castelo Branco Castelo Branco hosts the annual spring International Music Festival of Castelo Branco, with a range of chamber concerts, piano and quartet recitals around the town. There are also concerts… | |
43 The Festa de São Gonçalo in Amarante is an ancient fertility ritual which draws on pre-Christian practices. It is traditional for the young and unmarried to exchange phallic cakes as a token… | ||
38.7254 -9.1506 | 44 Alkantara Festival, dedicated to international performing arts, happens every summer across Lisbon. This annual event aims to build bridges between people and their different cultures and arts… | |
45 Also known as Camões Day, Portugal's National Day marks the anniversary of the death of its greatest poet and writer, Luís de Camões, on 10 June, 1580. You can expect a series of cultural… | ||
38.7254 -9.1506 | 46 The Lisbon Village Festival showcases music, arts and film for the digital generation. Held at venues around the city, it is divided into three main areas: the VIDCF film competition, Village… | |
47 On 13 May 1917 the Virgin Mary reportedly visited three shepherd children in fields near Fatima. Today several million head for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima to take part… | | |
38.933045 -8.862072 | 48 National Agricultural Fair in Santarém Every June Santarém hosts the National Agricultural Fair, with agricultural displays, bullfighting, bull running and folk dancing (in particular the fandango). It's a great opportunity to see… | |
38.703491 -9.39741 | 49 Sun worshippers can watch the world's best windsurfers do their thing at the Guincho Wave Contest, held on Guincho beach in Estoril. Competitors aim to impress the judges with their moves, and… | |
39.6874 -7.963 | 50 Porto a Subir, meaning Porto ascending, is an annual sports event that involves participants running from Riberia to Sé and up the steep steps of Guindais and Codessal. The event is limited to… |
