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Fiesta Time!
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Dive
into a taste of traditional Spanish life this year, join the fiestas.
With many
to choose from across Spain
and the Balearics, you won’t have trouble finding the perfect one for
you.
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Possibly the most well known
Spanish festivals are the bull
festivals. Held in various places such as Pamplona and all over
Andalucía, runners
dress in white with a red scarf tied around their necks and they begin
the
ceremony by praying to God before setting off on the dangerous and
adrenaline
fuelled run to the bull ring. After an exciting day at the festival
unwind by
the pool in your beautiful Spanish villa, before
heading out for an evening in
the city. The streets will still be buzzing with the day’s excitement
late into
the night. A bull festival is not complete before an evening party.
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If you are looking for a
light hearted and fun festival
experience but don’t fancy the mud and floods of Glastonbury, the
festival La
Tomatina may be for you. The
main event
is a giant tomato fight! The tomato lorries arrive at 11am and the
crowds dive
in - chaos reigns for the next three hours. Set in Bunyol the Festival
is
officially on the last Wednesday in August but the party really starts
to ramp
up earlier in the week. This
festival is
extremely popular with crowds who flock from all over Spain and Europe.
Not far
from the action are a selection of rural Spanish villas with pools,
set
in
vibrant gardens full of orange, lemon fig and olive trees with stunning
mountain views; the ideal place to wash off the tomato juice and relax
after the
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| Las Fallas Festival in
Valencia provides one of the year’s
biggest and best fireworks displays. Taking place on March 19th,
the
festival celebrates the feast day of Saint Jose, the patron sait of
carpenters. Throughout
the year giant
‘fallas’ or papier mache figures are built and are displayed in
Valencian city
squares in the five days leading up to the festival.
Build yourself up for the night time events
with a glass of sangria by the pool in your traditional Spanish villa.
On the
night of the festival the figures are burnt and the party commences as
Spain’s
Mediterranean Coast comes alive with over two million visitors
descending for
the huge firework displays and street parties. |
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| Across
from mainland Spain, Mahon (Mao) in Menorca celebrates the
‘Virgen de Carmen Fiesta’ or the Festival of the Virgin Carmen. Carmen
is the
patron saint of sailors and fishermen. In July, fishermen gather their
boats in
the port of Mao to be blessed by the saint. A statue of her is carried
through
the streets to the harbour by the local men and all the locals come to
receive
blessing. The fishermen return to the seas to work and the statue is
returned
to her church. It is then the party begins, with all night street
parties and
fireworks you will be glad to return to the peace and tranquillity of a
traditional
villa to regain your energy in the next day! |
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Ibiza, possibly best known for
its extravagant party night
life, also offers the chance for you to relax and recuperate during the
day and
what better way to do that than in a stunning modern villa with a
private pool.
Take part in a more traditional and cultural experience in Ibiza, visit
the San
Ciriacois Festival which takes place in Ibiza town during August. The festival begins with a
traditional
communal meal in the town, paying homage to Ibiza’s patron saint, San
Ciriacois, before an incredible display of floats, flowers, fireworks
and of
course, street parties to take you through another night in Ibiza.
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