Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
September
Peak tourist season officially runs until mid-September, when ongoing warm weather
ensures beaches remain packed. Things cool down a bit, and prices dip, as the crowds
dissipate by late September.
Nossa Senhora da Nazaré
The festival of Our Lady of Nazaré brings much life to this eponymous town in
Estremadura, with rich processions, folk music and dancing, bullfights and other competi-
tions.
Feiras Novas
One of Portugal's oldest ongoing events, the New Fairs festival has a massive market and
fair, with folk dances, fireworks and brass bands at Ponte de Lima.
