Chocolate world- International Chocolate Festival 2020



Why is Óbidos Portugal Chocolate Festival celebrated?

King Alfonso IV, father of Pedro was against the forbidden romance of Prince Pedro and Ines, which happened around 14th century. The King ordered Ines to be killed and Prince Pedro launched civil war to avenge Ines.

This whole incident inspired poets and artists to celebrate the romance of Prince Pedro and Ines by sculpting the Chocolate and that’s how the chocolate festival born.

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