Immigrate to Portugal by purchasing property and enjoy life in Portugal: April in Portugal is filled with festivals, offering a feast for the senses. Whether you love seafood, sweets, flowers, music, or film, there are excellent choices to suit every taste.
In the April of the human world, everything is thriving, with spring warmth and blooming flowers. In the southwest of Europe, Portugal is also experiencing a revival, bathed in brilliant and bright scenery. April is filled with festivals, offering a feast for the senses. Whether you love seafood, sweets, flowers, music, or film, there are excellent choices to suit every taste. Take advantage of the April sunshine and go for an outing in Portugal!
Lisbon Fish and Flavours
The 11-day "Lisbon Fish and Flavours" festival in April is a grand gathering for fish dishes and seafood feasts. Friends and family gather together in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere that nourishes the taste buds, with a dazzling array of delightful delicacies. Not only can you get up close to the cuisine, but you can also enjoy delicious offerings from top restaurants and their chefs from all over. Live music and a joyful atmosphere, paired with a book or a glass of fine wine, are the best accompaniments to the meal.
Date: April 9, 2015 - April 19, 2015
Chocolate Festival
Sweet lovers come from far and wide, attracted by the "Óbidos International Chocolate Festival." The festival lasts for more than half a month, and the narrow medieval alleys transform into a market paradise of cakes and delicacies, where tasting and purchasing are highly welcomed. The "Children's Chocolate House" is the most captivating for children, with educational and fun activities and delicious-smelling kitchens that are hard to resist. Adults can participate in cooking classes to learn basic chocolate recipes and watch the spectacular pastry chef competitions—the "Chocolate Master of the Year" and the "International Chocolate Recipe Competition." You can also admire chocolate sculptures, each one a unique work of art crafted with ingenuity.
Date: April 16, 2015 - May 3, 2015
Madeira Flower Festival
Every year after Easter, Madeira, with its gentle spring breeze, is like a graceful queen, adorned with extra elegance by the Flower Festival. To celebrate the precious spring light and the blooming of flowers, this festival is particularly eye-catching. The Madeira Islands are located in a subtropical climate, and the hosting of the Flower Festival makes Funchal colorful and a charming sight. The Flower Festival opens on Saturday, when hundreds of children in bright costumes flock to the Funchal City Hall to visit the flower-covered "Wall of Hope." The next day, colorful floats slowly drive onto the streets to meet the world, and the air is filled with a fresh, faint, and subtle fragrance; this is the Madeira Flower Parade. At the same time, to commemorate this moment, the giant flower carpets created by Madeira's artists are unforgettable, and flowers are also cleverly decorated throughout the streets.
Date: April 16, 2015 - April 22, 2015
Music Days in Belém
The "Music Days" event is held at the Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon. This music festival is a 3-day musical marathon that attempts to introduce people to classical music in an eclectic way. During the intermission, the audience can also visit the Centro Cultural de Belém, a landmark modern building in Portugal. A moment of contemplation in the lounge area offers a view of the beautiful scenery along the riverbank.
Date: April 24, 2015 - April 26, 2015
Madeira Film Festival
The Madeira Film Festival can be described as the most extraordinary independent film festival in Europe, and this year it will kick off at Reid's Palace Hotel. In 1999, the Madeira Islands were designated as a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO because they possess the world's largest temperate rainforest, covering 15,000 hectares. The Madeira Film Festival intends to strengthen global scientific understanding of temperate rainforests and their animal and plant ecosystems through its own influence.
