¡Carnaval on La Costa Brava!
The most (in)famous Carnavales happen in Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans. Costa Brava Carnavales are smaller in scale but still lots of fun!
The most (in)famous Carnavales happen in Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans. Costa Brava Carnavales are smaller in scale but still lots of fun!
Every 14 February cards, flowers & chocolates are exchanged between loved ones in the name of St. Valentine. How did these traditions begin?
A calçotada is a basically a BBQ with lots of calçots and lots of meat. It’s great fun, even if a bit messy. Best not wear your best outfit!
Sea urchins go by many monikers in Catalan: garotes, urissos, oriços, eriçons de mar (sea hedgehogs), but in Palafrugell they are garoines!
Catalans have some pretty unusual Christmas traditions not found anywhere else in Spain, or elsewhere, some of them involving poo. Yes, poo!
Halloween is often seen as an American custom, but where did it really originate and why is it observed around the world? And in Catalunya?
When autumn rains begin to fall Catalans traditionally ”hunt” mushrooms, and some of the best spots are in the Pyrenean foothills of Girona.
St Jordi is the patron saint of Catalunya and on his feast day on 23 April men and women exchange red roses and books as tokens of affection
Semana Santa, or Easter week, is the biggest religious event annually in Christianity and it is celebrated with particular fervour in Spain.
