Festival de la Manzana de Valleseco

"Barlovento's patronal fiesta is crowned by its Batalla de Lepanto, a spectacular Bien de Interés Cultural re-enactment of the 1571 naval battle performed by villagers with wooden ships, period costumes and cannon-fire in the village square, one of the most theatrical folk customs in the Canaries."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Batalla de Lepanto

"The small banana-growing village of La Guancha on Tenerife's northern coast marks its patronal feast day with a traditional romería, folk costumes, decorated carts and communal feasting in the main square."

Fiestas Patronales de La Guancha

"Tiny Fasnia, perched above the volcanic ravines of Tenerife's remote southeastern coast, throws its annual patronal fiesta with processions through cobbled streets and traditional baile de magos folk dancing."

Fiestas Patronales de Fasnia

"Tijarafe, whose clifftop position offers the most vertiginous sunsets on La Palma, celebrates its patron Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria with the island's unique Danza del Diablo fire dance, a tradition of extraordinary folk-theatrical power declared of ethnographic value."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

"Spain's highest village, perched at nearly 1,400 metres on the southern flank of Teide, celebrates its twin patron saints with a hilltop romería and folk programme surrounded by ancient pine forest and views across the volcanic landscape."

Fiestas Patronales de San Roque y San Agustín

"Pilgrims carry the image of the Virgen del Socorro from Güímar's church of San Pedro down to her clifftop chapel on the beach of Chimisay in a night-time procession that re-enacts the legend of the Virgin's appearance to the ancient Guanche people."

Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Señora del Socorro

"Every Assumption night this white hilltop village in the Axarquia opens its plaza to free-flowing local wine, folk music and dancing under the stars in one of the most atmospheric harvest nights on the Malaga coast hinterland."

La Noche del Vino

"Periana, a small Axarquian village that leads Spain in peach cultivation, dedicates three August days to its famous peaches with free tastings, traditional music by pandas de verdiales and a market of local agricultural produce."

Fiesta del Melocotón

"Montilla's harvest festival, declared of Tourist Interest, centres on the traditional Pisa de la Uva grape-treading, an offering of must to the Virgen de las Viñas, equestrian displays at the municipal ring, and a wine tunnel where visitors can taste over a hundred references of the local Montilla-Moriles DO for a token fee."

Fiesta de la Vendimia

"The village of Cea, home of Galicia's most prized PGI-protected round loaves, celebrates its ancient bread-baking tradition with traditional wood-fired oven demonstrations, dough-kneading contests and mass tastings of the bread that has been traded across Galicia for centuries."

Festa do Pan de Cea

"Every first Saturday of September this tiny Axarquian village whitewashes its facades, fills the streets with old farming tools and life-size costumed figures, and distributes thousands of litres of ice-cold ajoblanco almond soup to visitors, closing the night with a great bonfire and flamenco at the Noche de las Candelas."

Fiesta del Ajoblanco

"Bollullos, heart of the Condado de Huelva wine DO, throws a five-day harvest festival with grape treading, wine blessings, flamenco nights and open bodegas in the town that produces some of Andalusia's most underrated white wines."

Fiestas de la Vendimia