This weekend Oporto celebrates the Saint Martins’ weekend. It is a typical Portuguese tradition coming from a very distant past. Normally, this celebration happens in one of the last weeks of summer like weather and people call it the “Saint Martins’ summer”. One of the most proeminent features of this celebration is the traditional chestnut roasting that tends to be in held in a big community bonfire. Everyone helps preparing the bonfire and the chestnuts, and everyone eats at the end.
To celebrate this year’s Saint Martins’ weekend, there will be plenty of bonfires in Oporto and most of them are free. If you are visiting Oporto, this is an opportunity you cannot miss!!
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