Festivals and pilgrimages  

Get to the festivities by train in comfort and no hassle.

Enjoy the best of Portugal’s popular festivals and pilgrimages without any worries. Avoid the traffic, travel in comfort, and arrive at the heart of the celebration easily and safely.

Discover Portugal’s festivals and pilgrimages

Find destinations, dates, tips, and hop on the train

Hands holding a lit balloon on the night of São João in Ribeira, Porto
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

São João in Porto and Braga

A night of balloons, squeaky hammers and special trains.
Traditional potted basil
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

Santo António of Lisbon

There will be more trains for the processions and celebrations in Lisbon in honour of its patron saint on the night of 12–13 June.
A night-time aerial view of the town of Barcelos, lit up and with fireworks from the festival.
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

Festival of the Crosses

The first of the major Minho pilgrimages takes place in Barcelos.
Fireworks in Porto, over the Dom Luís I Bridge.
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

New Year's Eve is by train

Take the train and make the most of New Year's Eve in Lisbon and Porto.
Carnival costumes
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

Take the train to the Carnival celebrations

Call your friends and family, join in the festivities, and take the train to watch the parades.
Mordomas of the Senhora da Agonia Festival, wearing their traditional costumes and gold jewelry.
Insitucional Turismo Minho
10/10/24

Senhora da Agonia pilgrimage

Come by train to Viana do Castelo and take part in the festivities of the Senhora da Agonia Pilgrimage.
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A cycle path by the sea and countryside, with grass and stones, in the Minho region.
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Minho line

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Where trains and bicycles complete the journey.

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Grafismo em tons de verde.
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Green Rail Pass

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Simple, flexible and environmentally friendly.

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Executive woman with a tablet and a man on the phone, facing each other at a meeting table by the window, on the Alfa Pendular.
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