Gallery: Catalunya Day 2016, Tarragona
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets on 11 September 2016, Catalunya Day, to demand independence from Spain. For the first time this year, the pro-independence rallies took...
Gallery: Festa Jove, El Perelló, 30 July 2016
El Perelló’s annual Festa Jove took place on Saturday 30 July. It featured ‘correfocs’ – fire runs – one of the most exciting spectacles of Catalan culture. There was...
Festes del Carme July 2016, L’Ampolla
Between 14 and 17 July, L’Ampolla celebrated La Mare de Déu del Carme, the town’s patron saint and the saint of the sea and fishermen. The celebrations reached their peak on Saturday...
Catifes de Corpus: L’Ametlla de Mar, 29 May 2016
The Roman Catholic festival of Corpus Christi was marked on Sunday 29 May. The streets of many towns in Catalunya were filled with intricate carpets (‘Catifes de Corpus’ in Catalan) of...
Firabril, El Perelló, 16-17 April 2016
Thousands of visitors came to El Perelló’s famous Firabril, the town’s celebration of honey and oil, on 16 and 17 April 2016. Stands were laden with food and drink, artisans displayed...
Giant mural shows off El Perelló’s attractions
El Perelló’s giant mural in Parc de les Comes is now finished after 18 months of planning and another 18 months of work. The project was devised and led by local artist Linda Bradish who...
Carnestoltes, El Perelló, 12-13 February 2016
Carnival in El Perelló took place – in spite of the rain – on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 February. The under-threes kicked off the celebrations, all dressed as medics. Their truck and...
