São João festival Douro River Cruise with Dinner Included

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What is the São João festival?
  • Before we get into the actual tips and tricks to make the most of São João festival, let’s first briefly look at how this party came to be celebrated in Porto.
  • São João festival originated has a pagan festivity back in the 14th century as a celebration and thanks to the sun god for a good harvest and abundance. 
  • It was later Christianised as a celebration to São João by the Church, but many of the pagan customs persist even to this day, like the usage of wild leek, basil and the bonfires.
  • All in all, in its many incarnations, this festival has been celebrated in Porto for about 700 years and it is truly part of the city’s identity.

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Itinerary

19:30

  • Boarding the Marina do Freixo Porto 
  • Beginning of the Cruise
  • Dinner On Board
23:45
  • Positioning of the Boats to watch the Fireworks
00:30
  • Animation with Music Allusive to the Festivity 
01:00
  • Disembarkation at the Marina do Freixo Porto
  • End of our Services

Includes:

  • Douro River Cruise
  • Animation with Music
  • Dinner Served On Board

Not Included:

  • Extras


CRUISE OF SIX BRIDGES – PORTO 
  • Passengers that wish to take the Cruise of the Six Bridges gather at the Estiva wharf. Besides rich and spectacular scenery, during this cruise we will admire the six bridges that connect Porto and V.N. de Gaia. After leaving the Estiva wharf we begin to observe the “Ribeira” – riverside area, the D. Luís Bridge, the Serra do Pilar Monastery, the Infante Bridge, the D. Maria Pia Bridge, the S. João Bridge and the Freixo Bridge. 
  • Once we reach the S. João Bridge, we turn back in order to admire the stunning city of Porto, World Heritage. Once we have passed the D. Luís Bridge, we navigate a little further, towards the ocean, in order to see the Arrábida Bridge. Here we cannot help but stop and admire beautiful Afurada, a fishermen’s village. At this point, we can calmly observe the harbour entrance, the striking beauty of the river and sea that join together and interlace as something that is part of one life only. 
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