Articles tagged with 'Fiesta' | Spain

The streets of Valencia come alive in March with the arrival of spring marked by the annual Las Fallas festival. Fireworks, music, traditional clothing and giant sculptures, made from papier-mâché and taking the shape of well-known personalities and ...

August is almost upon us and anyone planning to visit Spain next month may find themselves immersed in some of the most fun and wacky fiestas on earth. Most towns hold their own fiestas, and cities like Madrid have different neighbourhood fiestas eac...

From 2-5 May, London's Southbank Centre will be taken over by Campo Viejo wine, bringing Spanish food, art, culture and of course, vino, to the capital. While Spanish sunshine can't be guaranteed, the four-day fiesta will undoubtedly bring lots of fu...

The hugely popular Las Fallas festival in Valencia kicks off on 14 March and once again promises to bring six days of fun-filled hedonism to the city.Held annually in honour of St Joseph, Las Fallas is a huge festival to mark the arrival of spring th...

Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is the last week of Lent and undoubtedly one of the country’s most important festivals since it forms an integral part of Spanish identity. Most Spanish cities, towns and villages have their own unique, centuries-old tradi...