Carnival always ends on Ash Wednesday, and its culminating event in Spain remains unchanged throughout the country, ending in the humorous Sardine Funeral. In Platja d’Aro, the mourning procession gathers at a central square and unhurriedly takes the “casket” to the nearby RV parking spot where a big bonfire may be safely started. After the […]
In anticipation of All Saints’ Day, mobile grills baking chestnuts and sweet potato appear on squares and streets of every town and village in Catalonia. Passersby have an option of pairing these seasonal treats with the local dessert wine made from the Moscatel grape. Depending on the locale, the event is called either castañada (in […]
This gastronomic campaign focusing on the beloved cooking ingredient, local mushrooms, takes place in Lllagostera every October. During the campaign, the best restaurants in town offer mushroom-themed prix fixe menus during lunchtime, adding mushrooms to soups, appetizers and main courses.
Carbonera is an educational festival dedicated to the disappeared trade of charcoal burning. The festival starts on the first Saturday of October and lasts for four weeks. It takes place on the estate Mas Frigola next to the village Sant Climent de Peralta in the municipality of Forallac. The first Carbonera took place in 1993.
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