{"id":58774,"date":"2026-10-13T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&#038;p=58774"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:06:25","slug":"carnaval-de-loule","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/de\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/algarve-region\/carnaval-de-loule\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnaval de Loul\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At carnival time, Loul\u00e9 fills with one of the oldest and liveliest celebrations of the Algarve. The corso of decorated floats, the samba groups and the masked revellers take over the streets of the town for days of colour, music and satire, drawing visitors from across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History and traditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carnival of Loul\u00e9 grew through the twentieth century into a reference of the Algarve&#8217;s carnival tradition, joining the town&#8217;s groups, associations and samba schools in an event made by the community. Each edition renews the satire of the floats and the costumes with the humour of the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Was Sie erwarten k\u00f6nnen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The corso of decorated floats through the town.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The samba schools and dancing groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The masked revellers and the children&#8217;s carnival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The music and the light of the southern carnival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carnival is celebrated each year at carnival time, in February or March, with dates that change every year. Confirm the programme of each edition with the municipality before your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nearby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The town of <a href=\"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/de\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/algarve-region\/loule\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Loul\u00e9<\/a> lies in the heart of the Algarve, between the sea and the hills of the barrocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cm-loule.pt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cm-loule.pt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image credit: Carnaval de Loul\u00e9, by Valternet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Algarve&#8217;s great carnival, with parades of colour through the streets of Loul\u00e9.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58769,"parent":12380,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[1072],"attraction-categ":[1066],"localidade":[265],"content-type":[],"grupo-de-experiencias":[],"experiencia-tipo":[],"gestao":[1102],"regioes_turisticas_term":[113],"class_list":["post-58774","to-visit","type-to-visit","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","tag-region-of-portugal","attraction-categ-festivals-events","localidade-loule","gestao-56-publicado","regioes_turisticas_term-algarve"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - 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