October 13 | National Pilgrim Day
Guimarães and Barcelos mark the date with free activities for everyone over the weekend, with mandatory registration.
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The celebrations, in collaboration with the Associação Espaço Jacobeus, take place within the framework of the Management Plan for the Torres Route, which crosses a vast area of the Municipality.
> October 12 | Saturday
Tour of sites of interest related to the Caminos de Santiago: Church of São Francisco and Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
4:00 PM – Inauguration of the photography exhibition “Shutter on the Camino”
Location: Headquarters of the Union of Parishes of Oliveira, São Paio, and São Sebastião
9:00 PM – Screening of the film “12 on the Camino”
Location: Círculo de Arte e Recreio
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> October 13| Sunday
9:00 AM – Meeting point at the Tourism Office in Praça de São Tiago
10:00 AM – Walk along a section of the Torres Route in Guimarães (starting from the “Monumento Caminho” to Largo da Oliveira)
12:00 PM – Solemn Pilgrim Mass at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
1:00 PM – Community lunch in the garden of the Tourism Office
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REGISTRATION HERE
> October 12 | Saturday
5:00 PM – Presentation of the project “Echoes of the Camino” – Oliveira’s Musical Band
Location: Salão Nobre dos Paços do Concelho (Noble Hall of the City Hall)
9:00 PM – Book presentation: “I don’t feel like a pilgrim. Has the essence of the Camino de Santiago ended?” by Marcelo Ramalho
Location: Casa da Azenha
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> October 13 | Sunday
Collective Pilgrimage – Central Portuguese Camino (Porto and North)
8:00 AM – Meeting point: Monastery of Vairão
12:15 PM – Stop at the Pilgrim Park of Macieira de Rates
2:00 PM – “Feel the Camino”
Location: Pedra Furada Restaurant
4:30 PM – Live recreation of the Legend of the Barcelos Rooster by the group “Amigos do Pato”
Location: Paço dos Condes
17h30 – 5:30 PM – Inauguration of the photography exhibition “Barcelos on the Camino de Santiago” (Promoter: Cidade de Barcelos Albergue)
Location: Espaço Cultura
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REGISTRATION HERE
