Bravo Festival

The Festa do Bravo is celebrated in Pedrógão Pequeno, in the parish of the same name, in the municipality of Sertã, in honour of the Archangel Saint Rafael. It is a festival that combines the religious and the popular, with a Mass and procession marking the devotion to the patron saint. Throughout the days of festivities, the village also comes alive at the Street Festival, in the concerts and in the traditional raffle, moments that bring together the community and visitors in a spirit of togetherness.

There are places that keep time in their stones and silences, and Pedrógão Pequeno, in the municipality of Sertã, is one of them. With roots stretching back to Antiquity and a past shaped by domains and reconquests, it was elevated to town status in the 15th century and received its royal charter from King Manuel I. Its heritage reveals itself slowly, between the Parish Church, devotional chapels and remains such as the Roman road and the pillory. And then there is the table, always an invitation, with maranhos and other genuine flavours of the highland tradition. A place small in name, but great in its attachment to its roots.