{"id":5656,"date":"2024-05-27T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T15:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2025-05-27T23:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T23:17:54","slug":"portuguese-public-holidays-that-feel-like-a-proper-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.pestana.com\/en\/portuguese-public-holidays-that-feel-like-a-proper-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese public holidays that feel like a proper vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Whether you’re pining for holidays past or those yet to come, a weekend getaway is always a great idea. With conveniently placed public holidays in late-May, June and August, what better than a<\/span>\u00a0short holiday in Portugal<\/span><\/a>, which gives you the chance to recharge your batteries and have a wonderful time, wherever you go.<\/span><\/p>\n

May began with a major public holiday on the 1st<\/span> (Labour Day), with another to come. The Feast of Corpus Cristi falls on 30th May, which is an ideally-placed Thursday for a four-day getaway. In June, Cam\u00f5es and the Portuguese Communities Day falls on the 10th, which is a Monday. In Portugal, many towns and cities celebrate a municipal holiday, which is normally associated with a religious figure, during the same month. In Lisbon, it\u2019s S\u00e3o Ant\u00f3nio, which is on the 13th (Thursday). In Porto, Braga and Tavira, S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o’s Day is celebrated on the 24th, a Monday, while the places where S\u00e3o Pedro is the patron saint, such as \u00c9vora, the public holiday is less fortunate (29th, a Saturday). We can’t bid farewell to summer without mention of the August public holiday on the 15th, the day of the Assumption of Mary: a Thursday combined with Friday and the weekend, when you can toast the month synonymous with collective rest.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t\t