Festival Catraia
The sustainable tide arrives to Praia da Tocha

CATRAIA emerges as a volunteer project by a group of young people who have always believed in the potential of Praia da Tocha, a hidden gem on the Portuguese coast, which still preserves a strong fishing tradition and little mass tourism.

Combining the belief in a decentralized culture of large urban areas and access to all with a strong component of ecological awareness, it is an event whose protagonist is the marine litter that annually presents the beach.

The CATRAIA logo is inspired by the meaning of the word according to Idalécio Cação's “Dicionário de Termos Gandareses”:

“The expression “walking to Catraia” is used, which means walking along the beach by the seaside in search of the spoils that the waves leave on the sand.”

For the construction of the logo, marine garbage collected at Praia da Tocha was used. This logo was built with the help of the Gandarese community.