Category: Catalan Festivals

The Calcotada: Why Catalans Love Eating Burned Onions

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Mar 5, 2015 | Catalan Festivals, Catalonia | 29 |

By the late afternoon, my stomach was definitely making it known it was time to eat lunch....

5 Things to Know About Partying for Carnaval in Sitges

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Feb 26, 2014 | Catalan Festivals, Catalonia, Sitges | 9 |

Tomorrow is officially the first day of the Carnaval festivities for 2014! This raucous festival...

Catalan Correfocs in Barcelona

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Aug 21, 2013 | Barcelona, Catalan Festivals, Catalonia, Where in Spain Wednesday | 18 |

Today is the last day of Barcelona’s Festa Major de Gràcia! To celebrate, here’s a...

Carnaval in Sitges (a.k.a. “Gay Ibiza”)

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Feb 26, 2012 | Barcelona, Catalan Festivals, Sitges | 3 |

This past week, Spain’s been celebrating Carnaval, a week-long excuse for parties, costumes,...

Catalan Festivals: La Mercè

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Dec 3, 2011 | Barcelona, Catalan Festivals | 0 |

La Mercè is a festival that takes place in late September all over Catalonia. It’s a pretty...

Catalan Festivals: Festa Major de Gràcia

by Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) | Oct 20, 2011 | Catalan Festivals, Festa Major de Gràcia, fiesta, Grácia | 2 |

During my first summer in Barcelona, I heard people talking excitedly about the Gràcia festival. I...

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