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Santo António night – the longest night of the year

It’s the longest night of the year and the most fun as well! On Santo António night, June 12th, everyone in Lisbon goes out to party in honour of their beloved Saint Anthony. Thousands of persons flood the streets of the historic neighbourhoods, there’s music, food…

Santo António Church – a small chapel dedicated to one of the greatest saints of Lisbon

Santo António Church, or Saint Anthony’s church, marks the birthplace of one of Lisbon’s most beloved saints. We may share Saint Anthony with the Italian city of Padua, where Saint Anthony became famous, but it was in the beautiful city of Lisbon that Fernando de…