¡TUNAS in Valencia!

From 30 September to 2 October in Valencia will be held the III Certamen Nacional Científico-Técnico de Tunas. A tuna is a group of students in traditional/old university clothes which is characterized by singing, playing instruments and traveling. Not all members of tuna are profesional musicians, sometimes just a few of them. It is an ancient tradition that…

La Mercè 2016 – festa mayor in Barcelona

Every year at the end of September in Barcelona takes place the biggest festival in town. There are organized an infinity number of activities like concerts at different points of the city, exhibitions, circus, street theatre, audiovisual shows, fireworks etc. The most traditional side of the festival are castellers (human towers), diables (devils), falconers (man…

Rules and Tips for #LaTomatina2016

La Tomatina starts already in 2 days! Are you ready for one of the craziest ‪‎food festivals‬? Before starting the tomato battle remember about a few things for your own safety and comfort. THE RULES OF LA TOMATINA Organizers ask participants to respect following rules: Do not enter with bottles or hard objects – you can cause…

Reggae for freedom – Rototom Sunsplash Festival is coming!

Rototom Sunsplash – the biggest reggae festival in Europe starts in a few days! From 13 to 20 August the beach of Benicàssim will gather thousands of people. This is a week of enjoying one of the greatest events of reggae culture. Rototom Sunsplash is not just a music festival. It also has a variety…

Music in the Parks of Barcelona, from June to August.

This summer once again you will have the opportunity to enjoy jazz and classical music in the parks of Barcelona. During three months the green spaces of the heart of Cataluña will be the scenes of free concerts in the serie Music in the Parks. Barcelona’s parks will be filled with music at sunset. The Ciutadella park, l’Estacio del…

La Tomatina

La Tomatina is one of the craziest festival in Spain in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes. Everything started in the last Wednesday of August in 1945. The local youth, like most citizens, was taking part in the traditional parade of Giants and Big-Heads figures. Suddenly among the…