Spanish Bike Tours

Spain is a festive country where different festivals are celebrated at different times of the year. All these involve a lot of fun and excitement. Some of the festivals celebrated here are:

Travel Spain (Sanfremines)– This is better known as the Running of the Bulls. The San Fermin festival in Pamplona starts on July 7 and lasts for a week. People wear white shirts and the red sash and go on the street to find bulls and outrun them. There are also many carnivals and ferris wheels. Many giant puppets are taken on the streets in a parade at night and bands accompany them. The festival closes on July 14 at the Plaza Consistorial where people sing mournful poems.

Travel Spain (Semana Santa) – More than a million people come to Seville in the week of Easter to watch this festival, which begins on Palm Sunday and closes on Easter. During the 16^th century, Catholics wanted to bring the passion of Christ to the common people on the street. Holy figures were made from wood and clothed in the best fabrics. They were placed in the front of the parade, which went to the Cathedral of Seville and returned.

Travel Spain (Feria de Abril ) – People come to the city of Andalusia for this festival. The most frequented place in Seville is the cathedral here. This is the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the world and the largest medieval Gothic edifice. Seville is famous for the festivals held during Easter as well as the April festival. You will find a lot of Flamenco dancing and bull fighting during the april festival which does not have any set dates. Many beautiful women dressed in flowery dresses do the Flamenco dance. This dance takes place in the evening. A lot of bullfights take place during the day.

This festival takes place on the banks of the Guadalquivir River. Many tents are set up here during this time. There are separate tents for the Spanish families and separate ones for the tourists.

Travel Spain( Las Fallas de San Jose) – Seville is situated in Southern Spain. But Valencia is found on the eastern coast. Valencia is the place which one should visit in the spring. The Las Fallas de San Jose takes place from March 13-19. The Fallas are gaint models made using paper mache, wood and wax. These fallas are burnt after ten days when the festival ends in the middle of a lot of cheer and fireworks.

Travel Spain (Romeria Viking )- The Catoira region in Pontevedra, Galicia is the place for some fun and adventure. The Romeria Vikinga is held on August 3 every year. A Viking raid of the Spanish coast is acted out every year. A Viking ship attacks the ‘Torres de Oeste’ or ‘Towers of the East’. 30 Vikings come to fight and demand for wine. A feast of red wine and seafood is served at the end of this.