February is the month where lots of towns in Portugal celebrate their famous carnivals.
And Ponte de Lima is no exception, but I am not going to write about this one but the one in the town of Barcelos
To be honest they are pretty much the same:
school parades, kids wearing costumes, huge concerts on the main square and lots of traditional Portuguese dishes and decadent fair food.
I happen to like Barcelo’s carnival over ours in
Ponte de Lima because I think it’s bigger and also on one of the nights of the carnival they organize a mask contest where participants show incredible creativity and is so much fun to watch!
And just like in our Feiras Novas in September the carnival ends with the “Cabeçudos”parade.
So, if you are in town in the month of February, forget about San Valentine’s and come to celebrate CARNAVAL!
