The oldest bell is that of St Mary and St Ildefonso, cast in 1618 and donated to the Cathedral by Dr. Pedro Sánchez de Aguilar, a Yucatan creole from Valladolid.

Many thousands of people welcomed the summer in Porto the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by ...

The church in a successful marketing operation adds the saint into the solstice celebration,” he said. The festival’s essence lies in having the freedom to use a plastic hammer on friends and ...

People cheer and shoot video of a group releasing a flying lantern while celebrating the Saint John feast by the the Douro river in Porto, northern Portugal, Monday night, June 23, 2025.

A Christian holiday with pagan roots, the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist — Porto's patron saint — is celebrated with fireworks, balloons and lots of grilled sardines.

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — On Porto's steep streets, several thousands of people celebrated the summer in the way the city has been doing it for decades and centuries: by bonking friends and ...

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — St. John's Eve — São João in Portuguese — is considered to be the longest night of the year and among the most special for locals.