Caramulo Motorfestival: 2 - 4 of September 2016

This September, journey back several decades and watch a Festival which brings classic and sports vehicles to the roads around Caramulo.


Caramulo Motorfestival 2016 from Museu do Caramulo on Vimeo.

Dedicated to classic and sports cars and motorbikes, the Caramulo Motor Festival combines competition with leisure in an ideal event for all visitors – whether or not motor sports fans.

In addition to the Caramulo Ramp - which counts towards the National Mountain Championship /Caterham Trophy - this Festival incorporate other events such as the Luso-Caramulo Historic Rally, the Viseu-Caramulo Historic Ride and concentrations of classic vehicles offering processions of collector items. In order to see the vehicles in detail, it is also possible to visit the Automobilia trade fair in the Multiuse Pavilion or the collection of cars, motorbikes, velocipedes and miniatures in the Caramulo Museum - one of the Festival organisers.

Take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the spectacular landscapes of the Serra do Caramulo - one of the best locations in Portugal for practising outdoor activities, such as mountain climbing, rappel, slide or BTT cycling. 

Find more information at:
- http://www.caramulo-motorfestival.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/museudocaramulo
- https://twitter.com/museudocaramulo
- https://www.visitportugal.com/Caramulo Motorfestival
- http://www.visitcentrodeportugal.com.pt/caramulo-museum/
- http://www.museu-caramulo.net/

Algarve Events Guide for September 2016

Going to the Algarve during the month of September? So discover here what’s happening in the Algarve region.

The Algarve is known for its beaches, natural landscapes, bars and golf courses. And for its restaurants, hotels, monuments, and of course, for entertainment.

The offer of entertainment destination is diversified and includes events of public and private partners that invite you to enjoy emotions and traditions, sounds and regional flavors, that the Algarve Tourism organizes in this guide leaflet.

Find more information about the Algarve at:
- Algarve Region
- http://www.visitalgarve.pt/
- Brochure "Algarve, Europe's most famous secret"
- Algarve Map 

Don´t miss the Madeira Wine Festival: From the 28th of August to the 11th of September 2016

The Madeira Wine Festival is one of the island´s main tourist attractions that pays tribute to this precious nectar and its undeniable socioeconomic significance. 

Taking place during the grape harvest in late August, early September, the Madeira Wine Harvest Festival is always the perfect excuse to visit Madeira. 

In Funchal, the allegorical light, sound and music shows are the high points of the celebrations that take place at other points on the island. 

For a start, in the Estreito de Câmara de Lobos parish, 12 km from Funchal, the live wine harvests are an excellent opportunity to take part in one of the oldest local traditions, whether picking grapes or following the grape harvester groups.

Find more information about the Madeira Wine Festival at:- http://festasdovinhomadeira.visitmadeira.pt/
- http://www.visitmadeira.pt/
- https://www.visitportugal.com/Madeira Wine Fest

New Series of World Heritage Guide Books by Turismo de Portugal

As part of the initiative by Turismo de Portugal (Portuguese Tourist Board) to promote itineraries that visit monuments and sites classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, the third series of " World Heritage Guide Books” has been released. This time, the focus is on Lisbon, Sintra, Évora and Elvas.

This series comprises three guides, one about Lisbon, one about Sintra and one about Évora and Elvas. The guides suggest different themed itineraries in each of the four World Heritage sites. In Lisbon, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Tower are city's foremost sites; in the Cultural Landscape of Sintra, the intention is to demonstrate the perfect harmony achieved between built and natural heritage; in Évora, the visit takes in the city centre; and in Elvas, visitors learn about the history of a city-barracks on the border between Portugal and Spain.

The guides are available in Portuguese, French and English, and can be purchased in book shops, at the classified monuments and online from the publisher, Porto Editora.They are also available as a free app for iOS and Android, made available by JiTTravel.  The first itinerary, featuring Sintra, can already be downloaded and those relating to the other sites will be made available progressively over the coming weeks.

The first two series of the "World Heritage Guide Books" were dedicated to "The Heart of Portugal", featuring the Monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça, and the Convent of Christ in Tomar (first series); and the "North of Portugal", suggesting visits to the Historical Centres of Guimarães and Porto, the Cultural Landscape of the Alto Douro Vinhateiro wine region, and the Site of the Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Vale do Côa (second series).

You can see the brochures for the guide books in the section "Looking for...?" / "Brochures, Maps and Videos" on the Visitportugal website.

Discover Madeira

Right in the middle of the Atlantic, the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo are a haven of natural beauty. The exotic colours of the flowers stand out from among the blue sea and the emerald green vegetation; this is an archipelago where two thirds are a protected area and where the largest Laurisilva forest in the world is located.



The springtime temperature, felt all year round, cries out for open air activities. You can go for a walk along the network of levadas (irrigation channels), visit the city of Funchal and discover the heritage associated with the Discoveries or roam freely around the island. Boat rides are an excellent way of admiring the coastline from a different perspective.

In such a naturally welcoming environment, balance and well-being are taken for granted. Madeira offers various tourist complexes and accesses to the sea with prime conditions for leisure boating and scuba diving. The island of Porto Santo, in particular, is the ideal place to escape from stress and undertake a thalassotherapy programme, or a beach holiday combined with a spot of golf.

Popular feasts, which take place all year round, are opportunities to appreciate traditional gastronomic flavours and see Madeira partying, especially for the Carnival parades, the Flower Festival, the Atlantic Festival and, above all, the end-of-year fireworks display.

Find more information about Madeira islands at:
- https://www.visitportugal.com/Madeira
- http://www.visitmadeira.pt/
- http://madeiraallyear.com/
- http://www.exploremadeira.pt/

If you are a music fan, don´t miss the 2016 edition of MEO Sudoeste Festival in Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo

The Sudoeste (Southwest) Festival is the biggest summer festival in Portugal. It takes place between 3 to 7 of August,in Zambujeira do Mar, a fishing town on the Alentejo coast famous for its beautiful beaches and mild temperatures.

For five days there are performances by bands of various types. The show carries on through the early hours and onwards with electronic music, but to know all that will happen, take a look at its official website.

As always, the party takes place at Zambujeira do Mar, a fishing town on the Alentejo coast famous for its beautiful beaches and mild temperatures. Those who acquire the festival pass have access to free camping, which means a vacation week for a very nice price!

Find more information about the MEO Sudoeste Festival at:
- For Meo Sudoeste Guide click here
- http://sudoeste.meo.pt
- https://www.facebook.com/MEOSudoeste
- https://twitter.com/MEOSudoeste
- https://www.instagram.com/meosudoeste/
- Press-Kits (download here)

New Video Mapping show in Lisbon: The Faces of Lisboa

Once again Terreiro do Paço will be the setting for a free video mapping show with the theme “The Faces of Lisboa”. The show will run from 5 to 14 August, in a summer celebration where the city of Lisboa reveals some of its stories, people, places and special moments.

Through its not just historic but timeless characters, such as the fishmonger, the master paver and the knife sharpener, visitors to Lisboa see it going about its business then and now, its evolution, transformation and its many faces.

Taking the sea as inspiration in a powerfully captivating opening sequence, the visitor goes swimming with some fish until these end up in the fishmonger’s basket, as he sells his wares in the square and marketplace. From here the voyage continues through a traditional Lisboa neighbourhood with its houses painted different colours, as it awakens and the knife sharpener arrives riding his old bicycle.

We simultaneously jump to where the master pavers are laying “calçada” stones, a livelihood which not only brings the pathways of Lisboa together, but also its people. Lines of tracks then appear, branching out from one side of the street to another as trams loom over the façade and then give way to an image of steel beams and construction work that fills the screen, commemorating this year the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April bridge.

Towards the future we go, as the many faces of Lisboa and its traders wish us well - from washerwomen, newspaper vendors and pavers to our modern technologies that have given us such things as the metro, or telecommunications - bridging our past and present, with its technological advances and entrepreneurial spirit.

 

Dates: From 5 to 14 of august
Schedule: Daily sessions, at 9:45 pm, 10:30 pm, 11:15 pm, day 7 sessions at 10.30 pm and 11.15 pm
Location: At terreiro do paço (metro: terreiro do paço)
Duration: 15 minutes
Free entry

Source: Turismo de Lisboa