Category: Past events

The funeral of the Sardine

The funeral of the Sardine

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 […]

Begur en Flor

Begur en Flor

Gastronomic Campaign “Mushrooms in the Kitchen”

Gastronomic Campaign “Mushrooms in the Kitchen”

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.

Rock & Wine – Platja d’Aro

Rock & Wine – Platja d’Aro

International Festival of Magic

International Festival of Magic

Festival of Spring

Festival of Spring

Festes de Primavera is the main festival of the year in Palafrugell, invented by the locals after the ban on Carnival parties in 1963. The fiesta takes place during the second weekend of Easter and goes on for three days starting on Friday. The festival culminates with the Sunday parade Carroussel Costa Brava that has […]

Colonial Fair “1900: Un americano a Cadaqués”

Colonial Fair “1900: Un americano a Cadaqués”

The Indianos Fair is dedicated to the Cadaques-born emigrants to Cuba, where many of them became wealthy and returned to Spain to spend their fortune.

Gastronomic Days Tastets de Mar, la Clova

Gastronomic Days Tastets de Mar, la Clova

The annual gastronomic campaign in Torroella de Montgrí and L’Estartit, whose focus is mollusks — mussels, donaxes, sea snails, cockles. Photo album «Torroella de Montgrí»

American Cars Platja d’Aro

American Cars Platja d’Aro

The annual gathering of the members of American Car Club de Catalunya (AMCCC), founded in 1989 to unite lovers of American cars. Photo album «Platja d’Aro»