The Feira dos Grazes takes place in Sendim, in the civil parish union of Sendim e Atenor, in the municipality of Miranda do Douro, over an October weekend. It is a fair with more than a hundred stallholders, where local products such as wine and olive oil are sold, and which complements its commercial side with several moments of popular music.
The fair is organised by the Comissão de Festas and forms part of the set of initiatives it maintains throughout the year, aimed at raising funds for the village's summer festivities. It is, therefore, a festival brought to life by the community and for the community, part of the calendar of activities that year after year sustains local festive life.
In the heart of the Miranda plateau, where the Douro carves out borders and the plain stretches as far as the eye can see, stand Sendim, Atenor and the village of Teixeira — a deep Portugal of stone, silence and wind. Sendim preserves archaeological remains and Roman ruins that speak of ancient settlements, and earned a name far beyond the border thanks to its inter-Celtic festival, which sets the village vibrating to the rhythm of bagpipes, drums and songs. Joining these lands is the generous table of Trás-os-Montes, with the celebrated posta à mirandesa, the tabafeia and the timeless sweets. To visit these villages is to accept the invitation of an authentic land, where tradition is not a backdrop, but the truth of everyday life.
