Nazare - |Silver Coast|- Main festivities during the year
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Nazare is known for its beautiful beaches and for its wonderful landscapes as well as for the history and the legend of our "Lady of Nazaré" - The traditions and the local gastronomy are all related with the Atlantic Ocean and t he people of Nazare are very kind welcoming people.
Nazare is a MUST, whenever you visit the Silver Coast of Portugal.
Main festivities in Nazare:
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Each December 31st, Nazaré is the stage of one of the most enthusiastic New Year’s Eves of the country. Live music, cheerfulness and many surprises enchant and amuse inhabitants and visitors. And when midnight sounds an explosion of fireworks lights up the sky bringing joy and party for all night long. |
| | The typical pilgrimage to St. Bras, on February 3rd, sets off the Carnival celebrations, which include traditional music and food, and a visit to the saint’s chapel in the summit of the hill with the same name. Multicoloured disguises and traditional costumes give life to the town; and entertainment goes on inside pubs, discos and local associations with balls. On Carnival’s Sunday and Shrove Tuesday the Marginal Avenue fills with people to watch the parades,where masqueraded people, fantasy groups and some social criticism provide lots of fun to everyone. |
| | Many are the activities during the Holy Week in Nazaré: sportive tournaments, entertainment activities for young people, traditional games, folk dances, Flowery Nazaré contest and many other activities. |
Art “Xávega” – Traditional Fishing Historic Reproduction
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| | Every year, during the months of May and June, each Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. , the beach of Nazaré revives the traditional fishing art – the art “xávega”. Fishermen, women traditionally dressed, and everyone wanting to help, pull in the fishing nets to the shore, in a choreography of strength and colour. Once the nets are opened, with the fish still alive and jumping, begins the historic reproduction of the Fish Auction, like it used to be in the 1930s to the 1950s, right there on the beach. Anyone can buy the fresh fish directly there, just by saying the correct buying order “chui”. |
| | Summer in Nazaré is always very lively. During the day, the sun, the sea and the beach please everybody; beach sports, nature observation tours, and pedagogical and environmental activities for all ages complete the days. At night there are all kind of entertaining activities: live music, folk dances, dance shows, every night a different performance. Streets and pubs are always alive and full of people. Summer brings along popular celebrations in the municipality villages and also bullfights on Saturday nights. The Jazz and Big Band Festivals are also part of the summer entertainment offer. |
Our Lady Of Nazaré Festivities (Nazaré Celebrating) |
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| | Year after year, in September 8th, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré welcomes thousands of pilgrims celebrating the miracle of the lifesaving of the noble Fuas Roupinho in 1182. Besides the religious celebrations, the event “Nazaré Celebrating” presents, during 10 days, a vast program of cultural and musical activities, as well as gastronomy and handicrafts. |
Nazaré International Half-Marathon
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| | Every year, on the 2nd November Sunday, Nazaré welcomes the famous International Half-Marathon, considered as the “mother” of the Portuguese half-marathons. The 1st edition was in 1974 and since then it gathers some of the most respected national and international athletes of the modality. |
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