Mercado Romano de Iesso de Guissona

"The remote Pallars Sobirà village of Alins stages its Festa Major alongside the Baixada de Falles, an ancient fire custom in which blazing pine torches are carried down the mountain at nightfall, a tradition rooted in pre-Christian solstice rites and listed among Catalonia's most spectacular popular customs."

Festa Major i Baixada de Falles d'Alins

"Albanyà, a tiny village in the Alt Empordà foothills near the Alta Garrotxa natural area, holds its intimate Festa Major in summer with the traditional mix of sardanes, gegants and outdoor communal activities that define the Catalan village festivity."

Festa Major d'Albanyà

"The capital of Alta Ribagorça in the Pyrenean foothills, Pont de Suert holds its Festa Major with cercaviles of gegants i capgrossos, sardana dancing, verbenes and a riverside old-town setting that perfectly captures Catalan mountain popular culture."

Festa Major de Pont de Suert

"This small village of the Conca de Barberà celebrates its Festa Major of Sant Cristòfol, the patron of drivers, with a programme combining community gastronomy, religious tradition, sardana music and the convivial atmosphere of the Catalan village square."

Festa Major de Sant Cristòfol de Vallfogona de Riucorb

"In the valleys of Alta Ribagorça, including the UNESCO-listed Romanesque churches area of the Vall de Boí, the ancient fire custom of the Falles sees blazing torches carried down from the mountain summits at nightfall, one of the most visually spectacular fire traditions in the Pyrenees."

Bajada de Fallas en la Alta Ribagorça

"Esterri d'Àneu, the main village of the high Pallars Sobirà valley, hosts Esbaiola't, an annual folk and roots music festival set in the Pyrenean mountain landscape that brings together traditional Catalan and international folk groups in an intimate outdoor setting."

Festival Esbaiola't d'Esterri d'Àneu

"Each August near the world-famous fossil site, hundreds of costumed participants restage the 1054 Battle of Atapuerca in which King Garcia III of Navarre fell to the forces of Fernando I of Castile, a turning point that reshaped the medieval kingdoms of Spain."

XXXI Representación Histórica de la Batalla de Atapuerca

"In its XXIV edition, Los Corrales de Buelna re-enacts the last resistance of the Cantabrian tribes against Rome, with 1,500 participants, thirteen Celtic tribes, thirteen Roman legions, a reconstructed Roman camp and Cantabrian village, and the only Fiesta of International Tourist Interest in Cantabria."

Guerras Cántabras

"Ribadavia's entire medieval Jewish quarter is transformed into a living 15th-century scene for three days, with jousting, craft markets, Sephardic music, and costumed townspeople in one of Galicia's finest declared heritage festivals."

Festa da Istoria

"Over 300 villagers and visitors recreate an 8th-century battle between Moors and Christians in Aínsa's stone-arcaded plaza, acting out the legend of the miraculous red cross that, according to tradition, secured the Christian victory and gave Aragon its shield."

Recreación Histórica Moros y Cristianos de Aínsa

"Each July the walled Roman city of Asturica Augusta comes back to life as hundreds of participants in period dress recreate the clash between Asturian tribes and Roman legions on the streets of what was once the most important city in northwest Hispania."

Recreación Histórica de Astures y Romanos

"This handsome Salamanca market town revives the Baroque era for a weekend with period-costumed traders, craft stalls, live music and a historic atmosphere centred on its Renaissance main square."

Feria Barroca