On the 14th of August, we are celebrating the 631 years of the Battle of Aljubarrota, one of the most important battles in the history of Portugal. Here consolidated Portuguese independence from Castile in the reign of John I.
The date serves as a theme for the annual Medieval Aljubarrota, a festive recreation and environmental dynamics that lived in the Middle Age in Portugal. Mark already on your agenda - 12 to 15 August - come and enjoy this trip to the past, in a time of great national figures that tell much to this land: Nuno Alvares Pereira, Padeira of Aljubarrota, D. João I.
On August 14 watch the recreation of the Battle of Aljubarrota with hundreds of participants in the fields of Aljubarrota village to recount one of the most important episodes in the history of Portugal. On the last day of the event on 15 August, we highlight the Medieval Marriage and Cortege of Closure.
See the program here.