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Alriza Fallas celebrations. Alzira. (Valencia). Mar 15,2015.
… The Valencia town of Alzira celebrates the Fallas fiesta 16-19 March. Huge allegoric papier mâché statues are consumed by fire on the night of San José. This is the culminating moment of the celebrations, where you will also come across the acrid smell of gunpowder from the mascletás (a spectacle of…
Festivity | Valencia
El Vítor procession. Mayorga. (Valladolid). Sep 27,2015.
… Fire, song and prayers to the Saint. Every year, on 27 September, the feast of Santo Toribio de Mogroviejo is celebrated in Mayorga. It commemorates the arrival of the Saint’s relics to his birthplace. There is a procession called El Vítor, where residents of the village walk with flaming torches ma…
Festivity | Valladolid
Cabrales (strong cheese from Asturias) Fair. Cabrales. (Asturias). Aug 30,2015. Gastronomía.
… In the Asturias village of Arenas de Cabrales, in the heart of the Picos de Europa Mountains, the “Cabrales” Cheese Competition is held on the last Sunday in August. At this celebration, folklore and tradition come together with the tasting and sale of this exquisite product, considered as one of th…
Festivity | Asturias
Traditional bull-running. Medina del Campo. (Valladolid). Sep 02,2015. Popular.
… Medina del Campo, in Valladolid, organises bull-running during its festivities in honour of the patron saint, in September. Traditional bull-running takes place during the festivities in honour of San Antolín, and the streets are filled with fun and music. The bulls are taken from the countryside to…
Festivity | Valladolid
… Halfway through October, Fiestas in honour of the Patron Saint, San Lucas, are held in Jaén. This was traditionally an agricultural/livestock fair and takes place in an enclosure separated into stands and marquees, with a broad range of events. Among these we should draw attention to the National Au…
Festivity | Jaén
… In September, harvest time in the villages of Valldolid Province, the Fair is held in the city in honour of its patron saint, la Virgen de San Lorenzo. Concerts in the Plaza Mayor, attractions and rides in the designated fairground and a culinary display with the participation of various regional re…
Festivity | Valladolid
Gernika market. Guernica. (Vizcaya - Bizkaia). Oct 26,2015.
… This is one of the most popular gastronomic festivals in the Basque Country and takes place in the historic centre of Gernika – Lumo on the last Monday of October. The stars of the marketplace are the baserritarras (local farmers) and their products, which are displayed on some 900 stalls placed in …
Festivity | Vizcaya - Bizkaia
Renaissance Week. Medina del Campo. (Valladolid). Aug 13,2015. Conmemoración. Representación.
… Medina del Campo, in Valladolid, is travelling back to the 15th and 16th centuries for a few days, to remember its heyday. Different parts of the town such as the Plaza Mayor square, the Reales Carnicerías building, Plaza Segovia square and the area around La Mota Castle will hold Renaissance Week a…
Festivity | Valladolid
Bilbao's "Aste Nagusia" (Great Week) Celebrations. Bilbao. (Vizcaya - Bizkaia).
… During the Semana Grande de Bilbao, there are fiestas in honour of the Virgen de Begoña. Bilbao is the setting for concerts, shows, theatre, fireworks and children's activities at different points in the city, such as Plaza Nueva square, Bizkaia, Unamuno and Encarnación squares, and the Urbitarte an…
Festivity | Vizcaya - Bizkaia
… In October, Zaragoza celebrates the Pilar Fiestas. These are the main annual fiestas in the regional capital of Aragon, characterised by a broad range of activities that fill the streets with fun, colour and entertainment for a week at the least. The programme brings together theatre performances, c…
Festivity | Zaragoza
Virgen de la Guía Fiesta. Llanes. (Asturias). Popular.
… The most noteworthy part of this celebration is the nocturnal procession with the statue of the patron saint. Llanes , in Asturias, celebrates the Virgen de la Guía patron saint’s fiesta in September. The most noteworthy part of the event is the nocturnal procession on 7 September. Hundreds of women…
Festivity | Asturias
El Cipotegato. Tarazona. (Zaragoza). Aug 27,2015. Popular.
… Festive tradition in the town of Tarazona , in Zaragoza (Aragon ) featuring the main character, known as the Cipotegato (a jester), and the tomatoes with which he is pelted as he runs through the streets. The Cipotegato is the star of these festivities in Tarazona, and every 27 August, starting at n…
Festivity | Zaragoza
