{"id":1762,"date":"2009-08-10T12:33:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T02:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2009-08-10T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T02:33:04","slug":"algarve-food-festival-sardine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/portugal\/algarve-food-festival-sardine","title":{"rendered":"Seafood Festival time in the Algarve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>August is<strong> seafood festival <\/strong>season in the Algarve and seafood lovers will have a feast of a time at the <strong>Portim\u00e3o Sardine Festiva<\/strong>l and the <strong>Olh\u00e3o Shellfish Festival<\/strong>.\u00a0 Both these festivals now form part of the <strong>Algarve Gourmet program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Portim\u00e3o Sardine Festival (August 8 &#8211; 17)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Portim\u00e3o <\/strong>is situated towards the western end of the Algarve coast, just before Lagos.\u00a0 Held at the <strong>Portimao riverside<\/strong>, this festival has become become one of Portim\u00e3o\u2019s trademark events. Organized by the local council, the <strong>Sardine Festival<\/strong> is well attended by locals and tourists alike.<\/p>\n<p>The grills are already fired up and the familiar aroma of fresh sardines grilling permeates the atmosphere &#8211; I&#8217;m hungry already! Apart from sardines there will be other <strong>Portuguese culinary delights<\/strong>, cooking demonstrations by gourmet chefs and plenty of good wine and beer.\u00a0 And, as you enjoy your freshly grilled sardines with bread, there&#8217;s plenty of live music and concerts to entertain and handicraft stalls to fill up your shopping bags with.\u00a0 A grand fireworks display closes the Festival on the last evening.<\/p>\n<h4>Olh\u00e3o Shellfish Festival (August 11 &#8211; 16)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Olh\u00e3o <\/strong>is just a little east of <strong>Faro <\/strong>and is the Algarve\u2019s <strong>biggest fishing port<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Shellfish Festival is held in the <strong>Jardim Pescador Olhanense<\/strong>, next to the avenue on the <strong>Ria waterfront<\/strong>. 50,000 visitors are expected to descend upon the 100 or so eateries offering every imaginable seafood delicacy, from octopus and squid to clams, prawns, mussels and the ubiquitous grilled sardines.\u00a0 Ria Formosa is the least polluted area in Europe and promises that the best quality of shellfish will be served at the <strong>Olh\u00e3o Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;ll be a broad range of popular folk music and live concerts geared to appeal to visitors of different age range and musical tastes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com\/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=188512&amp;merchantID=1734&amp;programmeID=5108&amp;mediaID=29474&amp;tracking=&amp;url=\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/banners.affiliatefuture.com\/1734\/29474.gif?resize=234%2C60\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August is seafood festival season in the Algarve and seafood lovers will have a feast of a time at the Portim\u00e3o Sardine Festival and the Olh\u00e3o Shellfish Festival.\u00a0 Both these festivals now form part of the Algarve Gourmet program. 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