The old flower torch festival of São Brás de Alportel is all that remains of a once popular Easter celebration that took place throughout the Algarve.
On this religious day where Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ, this small town becomes alive with colour hosting a procession with flower torches. Visitors are also greeted with beautiful made carpets of fresh flowers along the main streets, swept and carpeted in rosemary, lavender and wild flowers, when women hang their finest bedcovers from their balconies and windows. A treat not to be missed if you’re around Easter time!
On this religious day where Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ, this small town becomes alive with colour hosting a procession with flower torches. Visitors are also greeted with beautiful made carpets of fresh flowers along the main streets, swept and carpeted in rosemary, lavender and wild flowers, when women hang their finest bedcovers from their balconies and windows. A treat not to be missed if you’re around Easter time!
