by Katharina Giesler | Jan 25, 2017 | Andalusia
The Jerez Horse Fair, (Feria del Caballo) is one of three major traditional festivals held in Andalucia, in Southern Spain. This year’s festival takes place from 13 – 20 May with events kicking off at 10pm on the Saturday evening. For a whole week, the streets...
by Katharina Giesler | Dec 28, 2016 | Spain generally
The chiming of the New Year bells in Spain – be it via the local church bells nearest TV set – heralds a unique, and hilarious tradition. From Madrid to Murcia, Badajoz to Bilbao, Spaniards and visitors the country over hurriedly eat twelve grapes to mark the final...
by Katharina Giesler | Nov 9, 2016 | Andalusia
They say you know that Spring has sprung in southern Spain when Seville’s Feria de Abril (April Fair) kicks off. This vibrant, traditional and highly colorful weeklong Spanish shindig draws visitors from near and far to eat, drink, dance and make merry each year. If...
by Katharina Giesler | Sep 21, 2016 | Catalonia
Pass through a plaza in Barcelona or Tarragona, or any number of Catalan towns and villages during a local festival and you could be in for a breathtaking sight: local men, women and children standing on each other’s shoulders up to ten tiers high. The human tower or...
by Katharina Giesler | Aug 31, 2016 | Levante
La Tomatina is a festival unlike any other. It culminates when – for a couple of crazy hours – the small town of Bunyol (near Valencia) becomes a battleground for the world’s biggest food fight. Tens of thousands of people gleefully hurl ripe tomatoes at each other,...
