Feasts of Agony

How to participate in the agony festivals in Viana

Arriving in Viana do Castelo in August is to feel the pulse of a city that knows how to celebrate. Decorated streets, the Lima River as a stage, bells, bass...

How to participate in the agony festivals in Viana

Arriving in Viana do Castelo in August is to feel the pulse of a city that knows how to celebrate. Decorated streets, the Lima River as a stage, bells, bass...

Discover the parade of stewardesses in Viana

August arrives, and Viana do Castelo transforms. The streets fill with ribbons and flowers, bass drums keep time, bells respond, and the river seems to hear the city's call. Among...

Discover the parade of stewardesses in Viana

August arrives, and Viana do Castelo transforms. The streets fill with ribbons and flowers, bass drums keep time, bells respond, and the river seems to hear the city's call. Among...

Traditions: Fishermen's Devotion to Our Lady of...

The smell of salt, resin, and damp nets lingers on the skin and in the memory. Anyone who passes by the mouth of the Lima River on stormy days realizes...

Traditions: Fishermen's Devotion to Our Lady of...

The smell of salt, resin, and damp nets lingers on the skin and in the memory. Anyone who passes by the mouth of the Lima River on stormy days realizes...

The importance of vianafestas' role in organizi...

There are territories that recognize each other through what they do together. In Viana do Castelo, collective life takes shape on dates that mobilize streets, squares, and memories. At the...

The importance of vianafestas' role in organizi...

There are territories that recognize each other through what they do together. In Viana do Castelo, collective life takes shape on dates that mobilize streets, squares, and memories. At the...

Discover Viana crafts at festivals

Viana do Castelo vibrates with a craftsmanship that leaps to the eye as the streets fill with color, music, scents, and the promise of celebration. Crafts gain a voice, calling...

Discover Viana crafts at festivals

Viana do Castelo vibrates with a craftsmanship that leaps to the eye as the streets fill with color, music, scents, and the promise of celebration. Crafts gain a voice, calling...

The symbolism of flowers in religious processions

The scent of rosemary wafts through the street before the fanfare drums are heard. Doors open, colorful quilts on the balconies, children in white robes arranging petals on the ground....

The symbolism of flowers in religious processions

The scent of rosemary wafts through the street before the fanfare drums are heard. Doors open, colorful quilts on the balconies, children in white robes arranging petals on the ground....