São Pedro da Afurada

Afurada is located near the mouth of the Douro river, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Afurada's people seem to be very devoted to St. Peter and every year there is a religious holiday in St. Peter's name (on 29 June), where people make processions, pray, and party throughout the night.

It is customary for people to eat sardines in that week, baked with the typical Broa de Avintes, a type of corn bread made in the nearby village of Avintes.

People usually dress in their traditional fishermen and fisherwomen clothes to pay respect for their patron saint, Peter.

However, St. Peter's image is central at this place, the former location of a church in his name that was destroyed in a flood.