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Festivities of the Holy Queen |
In honor to Coimbra Patron Saint |
 In even numbered years, in July, Coimbra celebrates the festivities
of its patron saint – the Holy Queen Isabel.
The festivities last around one month and include various
performances, exhibitions, gastronomy/handicrafts fairs, sporting
competitions and lots of entertainment.
The high point is the solemn procession dedicated to the Holy
Queen, in which the wooden framework carrying her effigy,
weighing around 1 ton, is transported by twenty four men through the main streets of
the city between the Graça Church and the Convent of Santa Clara–a-Nova, following a
trajectory that Queen Isabel de Aragão herself walked down many times when she lived
in Coimbra in the 14th century.
Place:Coimbra
Date: to be announced
Source: www.turismo-centro.pt
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