To visit a festival in a different country is a once in a lifetime experience. Here some tips for the most well-known and unique festivals in Spain.
Spain has its fair share of "must visit at least once in a lifetime" festivals, such as La Tomatina. However, if you're a daredevil, you might prefer Los Sanfermines. This festival is most famous for the bullrun where a group of thrillseeking participants try to stay ahead of a number of bulls for a 875 meter parcour that stretches
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Did you enjoy having secret food fights as a child? You can relive the thrill of throwing food but in a completely socially acceptable way at Spain's La Tomatina festival. Also known as the world's biggest food fight. On the day of La Tomatina, usually in August, approximately 40 tonnes of tomatoes are delivered to the city, which you can
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Each year in March, Valencia hosts Las Fallas, a week-long festival with paella competitions, fireworks, music and floats with colourful constructions called 'fallas'. The festival ends with a burning of the fallas to symbolise rebirth and celebrate the start of spring.
Officially the festival runs from March 15 to 19, but the atmosphere starts building from the beginning of
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