Medieval travel to Santa Maria da Feira expects to receive 700 thousand people – Cities

The medieval journey of Santa Maria da Feira opens its doors next Wednesday for the 22nd edition. This year, the organization is putting on greater comfort of the enclosure, by modifying certain spaces to receive more public in the shows and to make the restoration areas more fluid.

The re-enactment of the reign of D. Pedro I results from an investment of 1.3 million euros, in an event that officials guarantee to be "100% self-sufficient". For this, it is essential the daily work of more than two thousand people, who will present 67 shows a day, in a total of 1692 exhibitions throughout the contest, which ends on August 12th.

The record of entries is surpassed each year and, in this trip to Terra de Santa Maria, the organization expects that about 700 thousand visitors will cross the road. enclosure of 33 hectares. To match the expressive figures, a bench with 580 additional seats has already been installed.

In this way, the eyeglass anchor, next to the Guimbras forest, today receives about 2500 people. Still in terms of catering, the number of tables and benches in the Orfeão food courts and the municipal swimming pools doubled

"The concept of this year is the opening, the space open, open to more public, more convenience "explained the general manager of the event, Paulo Sérgio Pais. "We want people to fully enjoy the content and we are strengthening the conditions for that," he said.

Daily ticket prices range from 2.5 to 4.5 euros. In the case of bracelets in transit, the value is seven or eight euros depending on the date of purchase, in which case the cost of optional access can be added to certain thematic areas of the event.