V Grape Harvest Fair

The Vindimas Fair takes place at the Tâmega River Park, in the parish of Sobretâmega, in the municipality of Marco de Canaveses, and is organised by the Comissão de Festas de Sobretâmega. It is a gathering dedicated to local traditions, culture and gastronomy, featuring food and wine from the region, live music and the re-enactment of a traditional grape harvest, recalling the ancient gestures of picking grapes along the riverbank. This fair is part of a wider set of celebrations in the parish, the Festivities in Honour of Saint Mary of Sobretâmega, which take place in the same River Park and have as their religious centrepiece the Igreja de Santa Maria de Sobretâmega, located on the right bank of the Tâmega river. These festivities are marked by deep-rooted traditions such as the arruadas, the despique de bombos and the Procession of Candles on Saturday night, with the support of the Câmara Municipal de Marco de Canaveses and the Junta de Freguesia.

Nestled along the banks of the Tâmega, in the south of the municipality of Marco de Canaveses, Sobretâmega is a discreet land that carries centuries of history, having once been the seat of an ancient municipality known as Canaveses. Its patrimonial heart is the Church of Saint Mary of Sobretâmega, of late medieval character and Romanesque flavour, which tradition holds was founded by Queen D. Mafalda in the 12th century. The Tâmega River Park invites visitors to enjoy the peaceful riverbanks and reconnect with a nature that accompanied generations of farmers and millers. At the table, its identity reveals itself through honest flavours such as 'Verde' (bazulaque), the Freixo cornbread and the Chapeleiro wine. A small parish with a great memory, where the land and faith go hand in hand.