Food Festival in Santarém

Friday, 15 October 2010 20:04

One of Europe's biggest food festivals will take place at the Casa do Campino in Santarém from 16 October to 1 November. The doors will be open to the public from noon until 4 pm and again from 7 pm until midnight Monday to Friday, and continually from noon until midnight at weekends. A small entrance fee is charged. The event has grown considerably since its launch 30 years ago. Today it features the best in regional cooking, as well as handicrafts (most items are for sale) and folk dancing from all over country, including Madeira and the Azores. Every part of Portugal has its day to provide a typical feast along with regional-style singing and dancing and other forms of local entertainment. Representative restaurants from Galicia and São Tomé and Principe will also be present at this year's festival.