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June 26, 2013

The Festival Of Popular Saints


The Festival of Popular Saints - St. Anthony, St. John and St. Peter -are the main reason for which the so sadly degradedcity of Coimbra downtown dresses in colour, celebration and joy. The small alleys dress up in ribbons, small pots of basils and paper flowers and acquire a new liveliness that suits it so perfectly. At the end of the day, in the small restaurants that abound at any corner one feels the the smell of fresh grilled sardines and peppers , that entice to the consumption of great red wine and tastyolives. Coimbra goes out to the streets, and so seems,beyond borders! Congratulations Coimbra!


Os Santos Populares  - Santo António, S. João e S. Pedro - dão o mote para que a tristemente degradada baixa Conimbricense se vista de cor, de festa e de alegria. As pequena ruelas vestem-se de fitas, de manjericos e de flores de papel e ganham uma nova viçosidade, que lhes assenta tão bem. Ao final do dia, nos pequenos restaurantes que abundam em qualquer canto sente-se o cheiro da sardinha fresca e do pimento a assar, a apelar ao consumo do bom vinho tinto e à saborosa azeitona. Coimbra sai à rua e, pelos vistos, além fonteiras! Parabéns Coimbra!




















9 comments:

  1. Aída lindas fotos de una gran fiesta,, usted es de Coimbra..??. Yo estuve ahí hace 2 años ,,, linda ciudad

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  2. Looks like a very nice and interesting festival. Lovely decorations. I really love these colors.
    Great photos.
    xx

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  3. Si es que el verano se huele en el aire. Qué preciosas y coloridas la calles de Coimbra!!! Besos y feliz semana.

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  4. Coimbra is wonderful and special, its religious sense is unique with the devoting feast so peculiar is somehow like Italy!
    Your photos are fabulouse!
    Fantasic day, my !

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  5. Me encanta el colorido y la sensación de fiesta! Quiero estar ahi!

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  6. Hi Aida! How cool and funny! Wish I was there to see all the celebrations! Looks like an amusing feast! You took beautiful photos, so colorful and bright!:) Kisses my dear, have a good day! xo

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  7. Rule #1: There's nothing a party can't fix.

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  8. Ok, se há coisa que eu não suporto são os santos populares ;) o que quase fez o meu pai deserdar-me ahahahah, já que ele era rapaz da Graça e de S. Vicente de Fora, ia nas marchas com a irmã - a belezona do bairro nos seus tempos - e vivia intensamente essas datas. Sardinhas também não é cá comigo, já o tinto e a azeitona mais o pimento assado hnam nham, venham eles ;)
    http://fashionfauxpas-mintjulep.blogspot.pt/

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  9. Sooooooo beautiful ^__^

    Lots of love,

    Nicole

    www.nicoleta.me

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