SPAIN TRAVEL YEAR ROUND EVENTS

pain is one of the better        has already attracted visitors
countries in the world with     from all parts of the world. The
rich culture based on           celebration is offered to San
religion and customs. The country     Fermin, the patron saint of
is inhabited of about 45 million      Pamplona. This religious and
people of whom 80-94% are Roman       unusual celebration makes
Catholics. This is the reason why     Pamplona a good destination for
local as well as national events      your Spain travel.
are based on Catholicism and
faith. Spain is also home to          Skiing and Mountaineering. Visit
several great things to do. While     Catalunya, Aragon, and
in this country, you will never       Torremolinos and Malaga in
have to worry how to spend your       Andalucia and stay at one of the
days because believe it or not,       top winter resorts in Spain.
Spain travel can give you total       Perfect time to go is during the
vacation experience.                  late spring where you can have
                                      your winter sports by day and go
Here are some of the events you       at the beach and sunbathe in the
can catch and the things you can      afternoon.
do if you decide to travel to
Spain:                                Watch the Primera Liga Live. See
                                      you favorite football stars like
Run with the bulls. If you dare       Zidane, Raul, Roberto Carlos,
and tough enough to face the          Figo, Ronaldo, and David Beckham
challenge of running with the         as they all play for the best
bulls or simply want to join the      football team in the UAFA Cup:
fun without actually getting face     Real Madrid.
to face with the bull, Pamplona
should be your destination. The       Café all Day. Treat yourself in
festival happens every July and       the relaxing day at one of the

café in Spain. The country has
lots of cafés in every village,       Take a glimpse of Diego
town, and city where you can          Velazquez’s art in Prado Gallery
spend your whole day chatting         in Madrid. Diego Velazquez
with friends or alone savoring        painted the "Old Woman Cooking
the Spain environment.                Eggs" and "The Rokeby Venus". And
                                      of course, who would not
Go to local village fiesta. Spain     recognize Pablo Picasso? See his
travel might not be complete if       work Guernica at the Reina Sofia.
you haven’t seen any local            Or visit the Picasso Foundation
village fiestas. Since every town     in Malaga.
has their own patron saints to
offer thanksgiving, you can never     Stay during the Holy Week. Spain
miss attending one. Fiestas           travel is also ideal during holy
normally have parades, religious      week where the whole country
activities, and parties during        commemorates that passion, death,
the night.                            and resurrection of the Lord
                                      Jesus Christ. See all the plays,
Meet the Artists. Spain travel        activities, traditions, and the
would introduce you to several        celebration of the country. If
world-renowned artists. Visit         you are not a Catholic, you can
Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum       still witness this activity.
in Bilbao, Barcelona beach’s
giant copper fish and other           Eat Snails. The Snail Festival
Gehny’s contemporary structures.      happens every snail Lleida give
Know more about the art of Antoni     you a different appetite for
Gaudi in his structures at            food. Although snails are the
Barcelona and get introduced with     main course, you can also drink,
his unusual tile style and            dance, and eat other local foods
graceful organic curve.               all day and all night.

About the Author:

Robert Thatcher is a freelance publisher based in Cupertino, California. He publishes articles and reports in various ezines and provides spain travel resources on www.your-spain-travel.info.

Spain Travel Year Round Events