The village of Fernão Joanes, in the municipality of Guarda, is holding the Transhumance Festival this weekend, which includes walks with around a thousand sheep and goats, ethnographic recreations, sheep shearing and bread and cheese making demonstrations, traditional workshops and gastronomic experiences with lamb. The event, which celebrates the centuries-old tradition of seasonal movement of flocks to the pastures of Serra da Estrela, also includes musical performances, the "Hotel a thousand stars" experience with camping in shepherd's huts, and a mass in honor of the shepherds. Organized since 2006 by the Cultural and Recreational Association of Fernão Joanes, the festival is part of the Grande Rota da Transumância (Great Route of Transhumance) calendar and is considered the first in Portugal dedicated to this practice.
Jornal do Centro09/09/26, 10:00
