'It's obvious' that on the night of February 12, there will be thousands of revellers enjoying Carnival on the streets of Vila Nova de Famalicão and the suggestion is that they come to the city using public transport, on the free buses provided by the municipality or by train, taking advantage of the promotional ticket resulting from the partnership established between the municipality and CP - Comboios de Portugal.
"Carnival in Famalicão is all about spontaneity, fantasy and fun. We want everyone to be able to live this experience to the full and in safety, which is why every year we ensure this mobility plan," emphasised Mário Passos, the mayor.
The promotional train ticket is on sale from today, Monday 29th, until February 10th, for the promotional price of 3 euros (return) on urban and regional trains from Porto, with a stop and departure in Vila Nova de Famalicão on the 12th and 13th of February. Tickets can be bought at CP ticket offices.
There will also be 12 bus lines leaving from various parishes in the municipality - Joane, Pedome, Riba de Ave, Bairro, Ribeirão, Fradelos, Gondifelos, Nine (via Arnoso), Nine (via Lemenhe), Portela, Jesufrei and Lousado - at 9.45pm, 10.30pm and 11.15pm, heading for the city centre, where the party goes on until dawn.
The return journeys are scheduled for 03h00, 04h00 and 05h00, leaving from Parque 1.º de Maio, in front of the D. Sancho I Secondary School.
Bus journeys are free of charge. All the stops can be consulted here.
For Carnival night, the programme is already well known: no set time or place, but with the guarantee that the party will be a blast. The entertainment will take to the streets, with contagious fun and revelry, and the city's bars and cafés will open their doors and keep the party going until the early hours of the morning.
In addition to publicising and highlighting the Famalicão Carnival, the local authority provides all the logistical support and is responsible for the entertainment in four venues in Rua Luís Barroso, Praça 9 de Abril, Praça D. Maria II and Praça - Mercado Municipal.