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Estoril Open
April 2 - 5
Even if you don’t consider
yourself a golf fan, the Estoril Open de Portugal is an
event worth attending, simply because of its location.
Held every April,
this years match will take place, for the second consecutive
year, at
Oitavos Dunes in Cascais, and has earned the reputation as
being one of the top 100 golf courses in the world.
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Belém Music Days Festival
April 24 - 26
For the
third year running, this increasingly popular music festival
is held in the historic Belém district of Lisbon.
The Festival features a 3-day virtual music marathon with
everything from soloists to full orchestras. Founded as a
way of promoting classical music, Music Days gives festival
goers access to many different genres.
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Feria de Abril
April 28 - May 3
April Fair
is considered to be one of the most colorful celebrations in
all of Spain. A wonderfully friendly festival where visitors
become part of what is very much a local event.
Indeed,
April Fair is considered the top social activity for
residents of Seville. Fair goers are treated to a
bombardment of color and culture as they experience the best
that Andalusia have to offer.
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Córdoba
Patios Festival
May 6 - 17
May sees a succession of festivals in
Córdoba, but none of them is more memorable or more fragrant
than the Patio Festival and Competition.
Traditionally held the first week of
May, some also call it the 'Battle of the Flowers.' Just the
name gives you a hint of the vibrant explosion of color and
scents. View the whitewashed walls with hanging pots in a
variety of patterns and the beautiful array of flowers.
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Feria de San Isidro
May 8 - June 1
The Feria de San Isidro is known as Madrid’s biggest party
in which the entire city takes part. The festivities honor
the city’s Patron Saint of peasants, San Isidro.
While
May 15th is indeed a local holiday, the festival
begins the Friday prior and continues for three weeks. The
city streets come alive with concerts, performances,
fairgrounds and open air parties in which visitors can
easily blend with the locals.
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Pilgrimage to Fátima
May 12 - 13
Taking part in this amazing pilgrimage is an
opportunity to be part of one of history’s great annual
religious events.
Since 1917, tens of thousands have made the trek to the
village of Fátima, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three
shepherd children. Each year the faithful make their way to
this small village in Portugal
to participate in what has become the Pilgrimage to Fátima.
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