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✈️How to get to Swr Barroselas Metal Fest
Planning your trip to Swr Barroselas Metal Fest? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), about 44 km from the venue.
- Allow about 62 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Porto or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Swr Barroselas Metal Fest
Accommodation near the Swr Barroselas Metal Fest site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Porto, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Porto.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🗺️Things to do near Swr Barroselas Metal Fest
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Swr Barroselas Metal Fest. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Porto and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
SWR Barroselas Metal Fest 2026: the extreme metal festival in Barroselas, Portugal
Founded in 1998, SWR Barroselas Metal Fest is one of Europe's most uncompromising metal festivals. Located in Barroselas, northern Portugal, it attracts a devoted community of extreme music fans seeking authenticity and underground discoveries.
The 2026 edition runs from April 29 to May 2, featuring 34 artists across death metal, black metal, and grindcore. Headliners include Exhumed in goregrind, Revenge in war metal, and -16- in sludge.
The lineup explores every facet of extreme metal: death-doom, technical death metal, depressive black metal, thrash metal, hardcore punk. Acts like Primitive Man, Mortiferum, Vastum, and Beherit embody the festival's uncompromising spirit.
Four days of radical metal in Barroselas for extreme music enthusiasts. Check the full lineup.
