2024

FÊTE DE NOSSA SENHORA DA ASSUNÇÃO

Religious festival

The Feast of the Virgin Mary is an important religious festival throughout the Azores. It is particularly celebrated in Vila do Porto (Santa Maria), as Mary is the town's patron saint. Kermesses, concerts, shows and local produce markets bring the town's municipal garden to life. This is also the case in Vila Nova, on the island of Terceira, and in Corvo, which celebrate their patron saint, Nossa Senhora dos Milagres (Our Lady of Miracles).

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