‘EL ROCIO’ PILGRIMAGE 07th-10th of JUNE 2019
The Rocío dates back to the 15th Century. It was then that a hunter discovered an image of the virgin in a tree trunk within Doñana Park. Continue reading EL ROCIO (II) -A brief history & ‘How to hallucinate without taking drugs’, El Rocío -Huelva-
“Los Escobazos” Festival takes place on the 7th of December, the day preceding the Virgin Conception in which brooms take the leading role in this village in La Vera Valley. Continue reading “Los Escobazos” (The large brooms), Jarandilla de la Vera -Cáceres-
Wet, dirty, greasy or sticky, it doesn´t matter; quite the opposite, it looks as if this kind of festival attracts more and more visitors; and The Cascamorras is a good example of it.
From the 6th to the 9th of September
August 28, 2020
It was a shock for me when talking to a foreigner about ‘La Tomatina’ festival, he did not understand what I meant. I was sure my English was good enough to be understood and I preferred to suppose he did not know what I was talking about. And I finally realized I was right, he had never ever heard about it before. Continue reading ‘La Tomatina’, Buñol -Valencia-
