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Feira de Monchique: 26-28 Oct
Annual Fair selling everyday bargains from a tablecloth to a donkey & a fun fair.
Feira dos Enchidos: 1 March
Sample the locally produced sausages, cured ham & Medronho.
Feira do Presunto: Late June
Buy local Presunto (locally cured ham) at it's best and taste some Medronho.
Santos Populares: June
Monchique celebrates the religious Saints of Santo Antonio, San Joao, San Pedro & Santa Isabel with processions & dances.
Dia de Todos os Santos: 1 November
Celebrate All Saint's Day with roasted chestnuts & warming Medronho at the street parties held in Marmelete & Casais .
Local Monthly Market: Every 2nd Friday
Typical Portugese country market.
Caldas de Monchique
Sample the thermal water at the Roman spa of nearby Caldas which is still famous for the treatment of rheumatism & bronchitis.
Foia
Highest point of the Algarve offering spectacular views over Southern Portugal. |
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