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At the beginning of spring, the village around this Spanish city turns into a sea of colors as fruit orchards bloom, filling the surroundings with a multi-colored blanket of flowers. The festival offers a rich cultural program for tourists and residents, including tourist routes, poetry readings, exhibitions, classical music concerts, and photo competitions. In addition, there will also be gastronomy events with typical local products.

The 50km pilgrimage to the Javier Castle that takes place to worship Saint Francis Xavier, who saved the town from epidemic.Hundreds of people, mainly young people, from Spain and abroad take part in it.

A celebration that commemorates the beginnings of the city. Among the many attractions of this festival stand the procession of “Pregó”that announces the celebration, or the night procession called “El Retorno”, but also a march with “gaiatas” – multi-colored lanterns. In addition, you can also find concerts, pyrotechnic shows, flower celebrations, and gastronomic tastings.

The Beer Festival in Barcelona is one of the largest craft beer festivals in southern Europe. If you are passionate about beer, its production and a wide range of flavors, we recommend planning a trip to Barcelona at the end of March and visit this fun festival. It’s definitely worth going to this event to taste 350 different types of beers, including Belgian, English and Russian beverages. In addition, a stand was reserved for Brau Beviale, which all beer lovers know as one of the most important beer fair in the world.

Every year the festival includes feature-length and short films and documentaries in Spanish. The city is transformed into a center for debate and a meeting point for figures in the film industry, but also as a showcase of a wide range of productions. What is more, during the festival you can attend film cycles, exhibitions and parallel activities. It’s also a great opportunity to get to know Málaga.

This fire festival is probably the most famous one organized to welcome spring. At this time, Valencia pulsates with the rhythm of pyrotechnic shows and resounds with the music to which participants of the fiesta party until dawn. The culmination of the festival is the final “La Crema”, when all of the prepared beautiful paper structures set up on the streets of Valencia begin to burn, and fill the city with the glow and heat of flames.

Tango Festival in Granada is undoubtedly one of the most important musical events in the city’s cultural calendar. It offers numerous musical performances, live concerts and dance workshops. The audience can watch performances, but also take an active part in various attractions, such as: tango shows, photo exhibitions, discussion panels on culture, poetry, and many other endeavors.

Finding amanitas ponderosas is extremely difficult, that’s why lovers of mushroom picking from all over Spain and Portugal come to Extremadura to participate in the search for this mushroom – highly valued in many regions of the country. During the festival, a special guide shows how to look for gurumelo and where it can grow. Mushroom feast days are also an opportunity to taste mushroom dishes and participate in cultural events: exhibitions and concerts.

The rally of old cars. All participating vehicles belong to private individuals and the year of production is 1930 or older. Participants in this unique rally are primarily Spaniards, although there will also be guests from neighboring countries. They will get prizes for vehicles in the best technical condition, and with a high share of original parts. Attendees in the most interesting costumes from past eras will also be honored. The event will be attended by over 80 cars, which before and after the rally can be seen up close in Sitges and nearby Barcelona.

The popular Málaga Half Marathon will take place for the thirtieth time. After many years of running along the same route, organizers decided to introduce changes and set a new route that will start and end in the same place, giving viewers much more opportunities to support and participate. The route will start at Paseo Central del Parque de Málaga, right in the city center. Much of the route will run through both the southern and northern parts of this Mediterranean metropolis. This gives you great opportunities to find the right place to watch the run depending on where in Málaga you will stop.

The green island of São Miguel has been organizing car rallies for 55 years. The best rally drivers in Europe, as usual, will have to face narrow roads, gravel surfaces, changing weather and sharp turns, but surrounded with the picturesque lake Lagoa das Sete Cidades.

If you are a wine lover, we can this festival will not disappoint your expectations. You can choose from a hundred different events, which include: wine tasting, wine therapy sessions, trips to the countryside where vineyards grow, open days and classes for specialists in the wine sector. We encourage you to participate in Empordà and learn about new flavors and trends in the wine industry.

The celebration of last days of Jesus Christ before His death. This event focuses on showing the Passion with all of its scenes and participation of more than 400 actors and unique attributes. The festivity is widely celebrated for over 40 years and means a lot to Spanish people.

All participants of this Tamborada, in black tunics and with their own drum, gather on Easter Tuesday at night in front of the town hall, where the traditional drum beat begins at midnight. Similarly in the morning on Good Friday and on Easter Sunday. This event, both in the city of Mula and in other places where this tradition exists, has been officially inscribed on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.

This event means a lot to the inhabitants, because it commemorates the passion and death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. It confirms the Christian tradition deeply rooted in the region. During the Santa Semana celebrations various processions and celebrations take place. Many follow the trails of the most beautiful and important monuments of Mérida, which gives residents the opportunity to preserve the image of the heritage of ancestors. A special event for Santa Semana is “Via Crucis” – a procession that silently heads towards the Roman Amphitheater. In addition to the procession, there are colorful parades during, and the residents are happy to see Easter coming.

The famous Way of the Cross with torches will pass through the city streets. It will end with adoration of the Crucified Christ and at midnight “The first tamborada”, a strong beat on the drums announcing Holy Week.

Holy Thursday of Easter is celebrated here in a very special and quite spooky way: in the streets of the city there is a night parade of five skeletons which dance to the rhythm of drums. They are accompanied by residents dressed in black, long robes. “Dance of Death” is a theater performance that is an integral part of the procession in Verges and symbolizes the fragility of people’s lives. This is a unique event at which shivers will run down your back.

This is the centuries-old custom of flagellation. On Holy Thursday and Good Friday this municipality is full of so-called “picaos” who whip their backs until the skin turns purple. Then volunteers give them twelve pricks with sharp glass pieces embedded in beeswax. According to ancient beliefs, this is how bad blood flows from the body. Then picaos go barefoot, wrapped only in white canvas and pull heavy chains behind them.

The theatrical performance of the Passion on Easter Saturday that is the oldest event of this type in the region. With the participation of around 250 actors and scenes full of colorful decorations, you can see the most emblematic moments of Jesus Christ’s live, including Resurrection and Ascension.

A week full of cultural events such as exhibitions, concerts, conferences, but also typical products tasting. All of these accompanied by the parade with the sound of “dulzaina” (Spanish instrument), bullfights, and many other activities.

A great fiesta to welcome spring (a series of cultural events as part of the “Fiestas de la Primavera”). Colorful teams pulled by oxen and horses pass through the city, from which various food products are thrown into the crowd. You can see folk costumes, music and dance performances, floral gifts for the Mother of God, and above all, live cooking of regional gastronomy with its tasting.

Celebrations of the legend of Saint George with participation of around 200 actors, but not only they can put on medieval clothes. You can also do it to feel the atmosphere of the 14^thcentury, what we highly recommend. Accompanied events involve parades, concerts, sports events, performances, and medieval market, where traditional food and handicraft.

The continuation of the “Fiestas de la Primavera” in Murcia are parades related to the tradition of the Sardine Funeral (Entierro de la Sardina). In the program of this fiesta, the streets of the city are traversed by about 30 “grupos sardineros”, so carnival bands and professional comedians. The culmination of the holiday is the unusually effective burning of a large, cardboard figure of a sardine.

Another celebrations of Moors and Christians to honor San Jorge Martir, but in this city it is a special one, because it is separated for two different dates, as the next part of celebration of the same saint is held in September, but the one in April is centuries old.

Wine tasting event, where around 20 wineries producing Mantilla-Moriles wines take place. Beside tasting exquisite wines, you can also eat tapas and go to open-air concerts, during which you can admire remarkable beauty of Córdoba.

On this day Barcelona celebrates its World Book Day and Valentine’s Day, but also commemorates the death of the Saint Patron of Catalonia (Sant Jordi). The streets of Barcelona are filled with rose markets and bookstores. You can find new publications and sometimes even meet well-known authors of books signing their works. According to tradition, a woman should be given a rose by her beloved and give him a gift in the form of a book. There are also other attractions like open days organized at the Generalitat Palace. In the Chapel of Sant Jordi, which at the time is decorated with colorful roses, a mass is held, during which flowers brought with people can be blessed.

The obligatory feast of all gourmands and the theme of this year’s event will be “The Mad Twenties”. As usual, at the foot of the medieval castle there will be stalls with various sweets made of chocolate and a tent with an exhibition of chocolate sculptures – real sweet masterpieces. There will also be a local specialty – cherry“Ginjinha de Óbidos”, served in chocolate cups. Adults and children will be able to take part in culinary workshops and see the secrets of professional chefs’ work during live shows. Of course, each of the prepared dishes will have chocolate or cocoa beans in its composition.

In Alcoy this celebration has gained international fame. The local tradition is associated with the legendary battle at its gates from the time of the Reconquista. St.George on a horse supposedly appeared over the walls of Alcoy to residents defending the city, what decided about their victory. To celebrate this, each of the days is dedicated to various shows. You can also see spectacular performances of medieval music and songs, parades of Christian and Muslim troops entering the city, religious processions in honor of St. George, and follow the course of the decisive battle. Moros y Cristianos in Alcoy is also an opportunity to enjoy local gastronomy and try a typical drink that is locally made, coffee liqueur  (licor cafe).

Religious procession that leads to the Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza, where people very often go by horses, and then sing and dance in front of the entrance.

Batalla de las Flores is a tradition typical of Cordoba. Spaniards celebrate the welcome of spring loudly during the parade with platforms, which are impressive buildings decorated with thousands of flowers pulled by cars. Inside them, there are people who throw flowers at the public gathered on the street, and those who catch them, throw them back. Hence the name of the event, the flower battle.

This marathon belongs to the silver Race Road category of the International Association of Athletics Federation. Madrid Marathon offers a completely urban route that passes by the city’s main attractions and will be complemented by live music from the beginning to the end of the route.

Once again, the city is filled with colorful crowds and tourists not only from Spain, but from various corners of the world and people interested in Spanish culture and folklore, as it is one of the most famous events highlighting the folklore of southern Spain. Part of the city is sacrificed only for the celebration of this typically Spanish, colorful and of unusual size holiday. All Seville residents dress up in traditional costumes from this Andalusia region and flamenco dresses. The area called Real de la Feria is completely occupied by tents, called “casetas”, i.e. canvas pavilions of varying sizes in which you can drink good wine or other drink, have a good lunch or dinner. In addition, at this time in Seville, bull fights are taking place, what is known as the typical Spanish “corrida”, attracting thousands of spectators to the arenas.

From April 29 to May 3, 2020, the best European golfers will return to Spain to participate in this tournament. This is one of the two European Tour 2020 tournaments that will take place in Spain, so you can’t miss it. What’s more, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) awarded Andalusia in 2017 with the “European Golf Destination of the Year” award for the quantity and quality of local golf courses.

An event that brings together the cultures and traditions of over 30 countries through their gastronomy, art and folklore. You can find marquees featuring the participating countries and regions, where you can get to know the typical gastronomic fare of each area. There are also attractions for children, an international trade fair, open-air exhibitions and live performances. An excellent way to travel “around the world in five days”.

Cheese lovers can enjoy a great tasting in Extremadura where the Feria Nacional del Queso takes place every year. At the cheese fair you can try the best domestic and foreign products. The calendar of the event is varied and very interesting.

A celebration sacrificed to commemorate old custom when men (mayos) were visiting houses of women (mayas), during which men were singing to their ladies. When accepted, they could paint a flowerpot on a chosen one’s house, and when rejected, they could throw the paint at a house. Beside this “visiting ritual” you can also see the competition for the best-decorated lantern, listen to folk music, and visit food fairs.

During the fiesta, on many squares of the city you can see crosses decorated with red flowers, where residents compete with each other for the best decorated cross. This is often combined with an outdoor event around the cross. It looks a bit like a religious event, though with alcohol and dancing.