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Festivities of Lisbon |
The Festivities of Lisbon offer a welter of entertainment activities that will invade Lisbon’s oldest neighborhoods |
With a whiff of summer in the air, the Festivities of Lisbon offer a
welter of entertainment activities that will invade Lisbon’s oldest
neighborhoods, luring lure thousands of people into the streets.
Santo António - Lisbon’s patron saint - overseas the city’s
festivities that reach their highpoint on the evening of June 12,
with a procession of popular marches through the Avenida da
Liberdade. On the afternoon of June 13, a procession in homage to
the popular Saint - who is believed to foster marriages - winds its
way through the streets around the Sé cathedral and provides a
special religious flavor to the festivities.
Evenings are animated by traditional festivities in Lisbon’s oldest neighborhoods - from
Castelo to Mouraria, Graça, Alfama, Ajuda and the Bairro Alto - with lots of music and
dance to the rhythm of popular songs. Decorated with colored globes and garlands, the
city’s streets are invaded by the smell of roasted sardines and sweet basil accompanied
by paper carnations and paintings that allude to Santo António.
June is the main month of these festivities, but they also extend throughout the
summer, including a wide variety of events such as fado, jazz and other musical
performances, fado in the city’s trams, cinema and theatre festivals, sports events and
exhibitions.
Place: Lisboa
Date: Monday, 01 June 2009 - Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Source: www.atl-turismolisboa.pt
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