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Nuestra Señora de La Merced Fiesta. Barcelona.
… These are the most important fiestas in the city of Barcelona , celebrated around 24 September. These fiestas were first held in 1871, in honour of the Virgen de la Merced, named patron saint of the city by Pope Pious IX in 1868. The programme for the fiesta centres especially on Mediterranean cultu…
Festivity | Barcelona
Bull and Horse Droving in Segorbe. Segorbe. (Castellón - Castelló). Sep 07,2015.
… You can see this exciting spectacle during the patron saint’s fiesta in Segorbe . Various riders skilfully guide a heard of bulls through the crowd. Excitement and risk go hand in hand at this unique, spectacular celebration, which brings thousands of people to the village of Segorbe year after year…
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
San Vicente Ferrer patron saint's day fiesta. Vall d'Uixó, La. (Castellón - Castelló). Apr 06,2015.
… Bulls, young bulls, firework castles, dances and open-air celebrations make up the programme for the San Vicente Ferrer fiestas, held every year in La Vall d’Uixó, in Castellón province. At the same time a major agricultural fair takes place, attracting people from all over the province, and there i…
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
Festivities of La Magdalena. Castellón de la Plana. (Castellón - Castelló). Feb 27,2016. Popular.
… Fiestas of the Magdalena de Castellón of Plana. These are the festivities of Castellón de la Plana, which commemorate its origins. They date from the 15th century, and other prominent activities are the Pregó Parade and the night procession of Retorno. These festivities established in the 15th centu…
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
The Cantabrian Wars. Corrales de Buelna, Los. (Cantabria). Aug 28,2015. Popular.
… The town of Corrales de Buelna, in the Region of Cantabria, recreates the last resistance of Hispania against Roman domination in the 1st century BC. This festive reconstruction of the Cantabrian Wars has been held since 2001 and takes place from the last weekend in August to the first in September.…
Festivity | Cantabria
“La Vijanera” Festival. Molledo. (Cantabria). Jan 04,2016. Popular.
… Every first Sunday of the year, the village of Silió (Molledo, Cantabria ) celebrates this carnival-type festival symbolising the triumph of good over evil. With its origins in Roman traditions, the spectacle attracts the participation of crowds of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and…
Festivity | Cantabria
Segorbe Patron Saint's Day Fiestas. Segorbe. (Castellón - Castelló). Aug 29,2015.
… The fiesta includes an extensive programme with a range of cultural, recreational and sporting activities. Segorbe , in the province of Castellón, celebrates its patron saint's day festivities, in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, de Loreto y de la Cueva Santa, between August and September. …
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
… Peñiscola pays tribute to its patron saint with the danses , traditional ancestral dances. In September, Peñíscola, on the coast of Castellón, commemorates the Virgen de la Ermitana. The most outstanding element of these fiestas are the danses, traditional dances that are the pinnacle of the town’s …
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
… Fun for all ages and religious worship come together at these festivities. La Vall d’Uixó, in Castellón, holds its patron saint’s fiestas in October, starting with the proclamation of the queen of the fiestas and her court. The programme of events includes: bullfights; sporting, cultural and musical…
Festivity | Castellón - Castelló
… This celebration is a tribute to the sailors of Torrevieja (Alicante province), who travelled to trade with Cuba, bringing these popular melodies back with them. The Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition is the most outstanding event of its type in Spain. This village on the s…
Festivity | Alicante - Alacant
Festivities in honour of Santiago Apóstol. Santiago de Compostela. (A Coruña).
… The festivities celebrated in honour of the patron saint of Spain and Galicia reach their peak during what is known as the Apostle's Fire, the offering to the Saint and the exciting ceremony when the 'botafumeiro' or giant incense burner is swung through the cathedral . According to legend, it was t…
Festivity | A Coruña
The San Juan Bonfires. La Coruña. (A Coruña). Jun 15,2014.
… A Coruña , in the Region of Galicia , becomes one huge bonfire to celebrate the arrival of summer on the night of San Juan. Different activities related to this fiesta get underway as early as May, and throughout June there are a large number of cultural, social, sporting and traditional events. Cha…
Festivity | A Coruña
