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• The Javieradas. Javier.

  Vanaf Mar 10, 2013 tot May 18, 2013

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  … Javier. Navarre. This pilgrimage in honour of San Francisco Javier takes place every March in the town of Javier, in Navarre. During the two first weekends in March, thousands of pilgrims flood the roads leading to the Castle of Javier in order to venerate the Saint. This pilgrimage covers a distanc…

• The Caballada Fiesta. Atienza.

  May 19, 2013

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  … Atienza. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) Popular fiestas with typical costumes that recreate the history of the town. It commemorates the charge of muleteers in Atienza, 1162, that saved king Alfonso VIII from falling into the hands of his uncle, Ferdinand II of León, who wanted to seize the throne…

• San Isidro Fair. Madrid.

  Vanaf May 10, 2013 tot May 19, 2013

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  … Madrid. http://www.esmadrid.com/. In the month of May Madrid celebrates the fiestas in honour of San Isidro, the city’s patron saint. Bullfights play an important role in these celebrations, with a top-level line-up and a fair that lasts some two weeks, with normal bullfights and “rejoneo” (horsebac…

• Girona, temps de flors (flower season). Gerona.

  Vanaf May 11, 2013 tot May 19, 2013

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  … Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) http://www.gironatempsdeflors.net. The Girona, temps de flors (flower season) show is held every year in Girona's Barri Vell neighbourhood, filling the city with plants and spectacular floral displays for a few days. This floral exhibition converts different monuments, co…

• Cordoba patios festival/competition. Córdoba.

  Vanaf May 8, 2013 tot May 19, 2013

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  … Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The Courtyards Festival will reveal Cordoba at its most festive, where the streets are filled with the sounds of flamenco and the scent of jasmine and orange blossom. During the days of the Festival, the residents of the old part of Cordoba pro…

• El Rocío Pilgrimage. Almonte.

  Vanaf May 18, 2013 tot May 20, 2013

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  … Almonte. Huelva. (Andalusia) More than a million people and close to one hundred different brotherhoods enjoy the wonderful festive atmosphere of this pilgrimage to the village of El Rocío. The celebration combines religion and fiesta, and is held 50 days after Easter. Hundreds of thousands of peopl…

• L'Aplec del Caragol gastronomic snail festival. Lérida.

  Vanaf May 24, 2013 tot May 26, 2013

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  … Lleida. Lleida. (Catalonia) http://www.aplec.org/. L’Aplec del Caragol (The Snail Meet) is Lleida's gastronomic fiesta par excellence. For three days, thousands of locals from Lleida, organised into different groups and associations, along with visitors to the town, celebrate this fiesta whose main …

• Cordoba Fair. Córdoba.

  Vanaf May 25, 2013 tot Jun 1, 2013

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  … Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) At the end of May Cordoba celebrates the Fair in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Our Lady of Health). The fiesta has a marked Andalusian flavour. There are “casetas” (marquees with food, drink and music) erected at the city’s fair ground, most of which are open to…

• La Patum de Berga Fiesta. Berga.

  Vanaf May 30, 2013 tot Jun 2, 2013

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  … Berga. Barcelona. (Catalonia) The fiesta of La Patum de Berga in Catalonia has been declared Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The fiesta coincides with Corpus Christi and includes a whole series of theatrical representations, characters and figures that fill the…

• Corpus Christi in Sitges. Sitges.

  Vanaf May 30, 2013 tot Jun 2, 2013

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  … Sitges. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Carpets of flowers adorn the main streets of this town in the province of Barcelona. Sitges , just 35 kilometres from Barcelona, is filled with colour and the aroma of flowers during the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi in spring. The highlight of the festivi…

• Corpus Christi in Villa de Mazo. Villa de Mazo.

  Jun 2, 2013

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  … Pueblo, El. Villa de Mazo. La Palma. (Canary Islands) Villa de Mazo, on the Canary Island of La Palma, fills with colour and the scent of flowers for the spring feast of Corpus Christi. This fiesta has a full programme of celebrations, with sporting competitions, exhibitions, contests, theatre, chil…

• Corpus Christi in Toledo. Toledo.

  Vanaf May 27, 2013 tot Jun 2, 2013

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  … Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Toledo ’s streets are clothed in finery to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi: a solemn procession which takes place in an atmosphere of singing, the aroma of herbs, and spiritual fervour. Corpus Christi is Toledo’s most important festival and one of its oldest. Althou…

• Corpus Christi in Granada. Granada.

  Vanaf May 27, 2013 tot Jun 2, 2013

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  … Granada. (Andalusia) In May and June, Granada celebrates the Corpus Christi fiesta, whose origins go back to efforts made to “Christianise” the population after centuries of Moorish domination. Theatre, Zarzuela (Spanish light opera), concerts, exhibitions and shows fill the city. The “casetas” (mar…

• Corpus Christi in Ponteareas. Ponteareas.

  Jun 2, 2013

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  … Ponteareas. Pontevedra. (Galicia) This fiesta is held on the Sunday after Corpus Christi in Ponteareas. It is the most important celebration on the calendar of this town in the province of Pontevedra. The festivities are notable for the spectacular floral carpets that are prepared for the solemn Sun…

• Corpus Procession. Béjar.

  Jun 2, 2013

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  … Béjar. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayobejar.com. www.aytobejar.com. The town of Béjar (Salamanca) celebrates the festival of Corpus Christi in its own distinctive way with the "Procession of the Moss Men". The celebration of the Corpus Christi in Béjar combines the procession of the sa…

• Corpus Christi in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife). San Cristóbal de la Laguna.

  Jun 2, 2013

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  … San Cristóbal de la Laguna. Tenerife. (Canary Islands) This is one of the oldest religious festivals to take place on the island of Tenerife, when the streets of San Cristóbal de la Laguna are carpeted with flowers. The celebration is also known as the 'flower festival', as the citizens decorate the…

• Corpus Christi and Pilgrimage of San Isidro. Orotava, La.

  Jun 6, 2013

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  … Orotava, La. Tenerife. (Canary Islands) This festival dates from the 19th century. The most solemn act is the creation of carpets of natural flowers throughout the streets of the historic centre. The Pilgrimage consists of a procession of believers who carry aloft the figures of the patron saints of…

• Festivities of San Bernabé. Logroño.

  Vanaf Jun 7, 2013 tot Jun 12, 2013

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  … Logroño. La Rioja. Every year, the festivities in Logroño in honour of the city's patron saint commemorate the victory over the French troops under the command of André de Foix, lord of Asparrot and Count of Foix. This event lies somewhere between myth and reality. According to tradition, the inhabi…

• Medieval Festival in Briones. Briones.

  Vanaf Jun 15, 2013 tot Jun 16, 2013

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  … Briones. La Rioja. www.brionesmedieval.com. Almost 700 people are preparing their costumes and decking out the streets and the doorways of the noble homes in the historic quarter of Briones (La Rioja) in order to recreate the life of a Castilian town in the 14th century. This is a popular event whic…

• Paso del Fuego (fire walking) and Las Móndidas festival. San Pedro Manrique.

  Jun 23, 2013

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  … San Pedro Manrique. Soria. (Castile-Leon) Fire walk. The Móndidas (San Pedro Manrique; Soria). Of unknown origins. It is said that only local townsfolk can complete the walk without being burned. Each year on 23 June, Midsummer night's eve, this ritual takes place in the town of San Pedro Manrique, …

• Sant Joan. Tarragona.

  Vanaf Jun 23, 2013 tot Jun 24, 2013

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  … Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.tarragonaturisme.cat. The city of Tarragona celebrates the shortest night of the year with its traditional bonfires. The summer solstice is traditionally a night of magic, spells and portents. Tarragona celebrates this date with street dancing, popular feasts and firecrack…

• The San Juan Bonfires. La Coruña.

  Vanaf Jun 23, 2013 tot Jun 24, 2013

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  … Coruña, A. A Coruña. (Galicia) 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, sporti…

• The Battle of Wine. Haro.

  Jun 29, 2013

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  … Haro. La Rioja. In the Rioja town of Haro, an unusual fiesta is held on 29 June, the feast of San Pedro: the Battle of Wine. The origins of this tradition could go back to a dispute with the nearby village of Miranda de Ebro over the ownership of some local crags. First there is a mass, and then thi…

• Bonfires of San Juan. Alicante.

  Vanaf Jun 14, 2013 tot Jun 29, 2013

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  … Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Bonfires of San Juan (Alicante). Alicante celebrates the coming of summer with the bonfires of San Juan. In a spectacular display of music, colour and fireworks, thousands of people throng the streets to experience this fiesta which pays tri…

• 'De la Luna al Fuego' ('from the Moon to Fire') festival. Zafra.

  Vanaf Jun 21, 2013 tot Jun 30, 2013

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  … Zafra. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: turismo@zafra.es. www.zafra.es. This event aims to celebrate two festivals: the Corpus Christi and San Juan. This event takes place within the city walls and recreates the atmosphere of the street markets in the 16th-18th centuries, and is held to coincide with …