Tomorrow starts the Ponte de Lima Horse Fair

The Ponte de Lima Horse Fair is an already established mark of cultural and touristic quality, internationally recognized.

The municipality of Ponte de Lima chooses to strongly emphasize again the Horse Fair, an awarded event by the Tourism of Portugal, which has greatly contributed to boosting the town and the region of Alto Minho.

Its main objective is the internationalization of the Horse Fair as an anchor event, being an excellent way of promoting tourism and indigenous products abroad.

In June 2010, and before the huge success recorded in previous editions, the 4th Horse Fair will be held between 24 and 27, an initiative that makes Ponte de Lima a dynamic sportive, cultural and touristic spot that conquered a leading role as far as equestrian events are concerned, promoting and increasing their visibility.

Despite the few years of life, the Ponte de Lima Horse Fair is an already established mark of cultural and touristic quality, internationally recognized.

In 2008 the National Competition of Tourism Projects of Excellence, sponsored by “Turismo de Portugal”, considered Ponte de Lima Horse Fair as one of the best events of tourist activities at national level, in a set of 132 candidates. The jury, chaired by André Jordan, valued the ability to promote Portugal notoriety as a tourist destination.

In September 2009, Daniel Campelo, Mayor of Ponte de Lima, received the Medal of Touristic Merit. The organization by the Municipality of Ponte de Lima of a set of events that projected the county and the country at national and International level, including the Horse Fair, was determinant for this distinction.

Over the years, the Ponte de Lima Horse Fair has been attracting many national and foreign breeders and captivating an increasingly diverse audience, which turns the fair into a cultural destination of excellence; where the finesse allied to the most marked traditions of our identity devote Ponte de Lima as a distinct brand.

Much of its success, which has been increasing with each edition, is due to the effort and contribution of all those involved in the Horse Fair and who believe that this is a means of promoting values, traditions and regional products that conserve the memory of a distant past, where the horse is a constant presence in the course of our History.