Festivals and events

January 22: Tossa de Mar – Dia de Sant Vicenç January 22: Llançà – Dia de Sant Vicenç June 23-24: Palamós – Dia de Sant Joan June 29: Tossa de Mar – Dia de Sant Pere June 29: Begur – Dia de Sant Pere June 29: Calella de Palafrugell – Dia de Sant Pere July […]

If one day you find yourself in the midst of a traditional Catalan fiesta on a central town square somewhere, you are likely to see people in white pants and colourful shirts making elaborate human towers by climbing on each other’s shoulders. Your first thought might be that the circus is in town, but once […]

Сatalonia and the Costa Brava coast have gastronomic campaigns and gourmet festivals aplenty, featuring sea urchins, leeks, snails and even fish salad dressing. So why not apples too? The culinary festival La poma a la cuina, Apples in the Kitchen, has been taking place in Torroella de Montgrí and L’Estartit every October since 2006. Right […]

July and August are prime time for vacations, festivals and celebrations of all sorts across Spain. The International Fireworks Competition in Blanes, Focs de Blanes, is one of the most memorable, accessible, and loudest among them in the Costa Brava. The fireworks on July 26, the day of the town’s patron saint Saint Anne, are […]

The Catalan version of surf and turf, Mar i Muntanya, could refer to the region’s main natural attractions — the sea and the mountains — just as easily. However, in Catalonia, it simply singles out the dishes made both with meat and fish. For home cooks, surf and turf is the perfect way to make […]

Less processed meat and sausages, more fresh fish and seafood—sounds like a great lifestyle change! It is so easy to adopt at least temporarily while you’re visiting the Mediterranean coast. And if your vacation happens to take place in the Costa Brava in May, you have even more choices when it comes to fish: in […]

Most holidays and events in the Costa Brava can be easily categorized into the following types: political, religious, cultural, city days, music festivals, fairs. There aren’t many that are one-of-a-kind whose iterations you won’t find elsewhere, but a couple come to mind still: the books and roses of San Jordi, the calçots festival in Valls, […]

While exploring the Catalan countryside, you may encounter posters announcing local events involving bulls. Before you google whether Catalonia has reversed its ban on bullfighting, it should be noted that yes, bullfighting in Catalonia is banned1, but it’s far from the only type of bull-bullying event in the Pyrenees. Correbous2, the Catalan version of bullfighting, […]

November is a quiet month in Barcelona, with nothing for the locals to celebrate. For those of you who are in town and longing for a party at that time, you are well advised to research the happenings in nearby towns — many municipalities surrounding Barcelona have rich event calendars even in the off-season. For […]