La Merce is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It celebrates the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy, La Mare de Déu de la Mercè, the patron saint of Barcelona. Although the actual feast day is September 24, th…
Jumping over newborn babies in the street would attract so many health and safety authorities in the UK that there would be none left to control the workplace. Yet the Spanish tradition of baby jumping has been around since 1620 and, despite common i…
The Festival of St Fermin is an annual festival held in Pamplona in the Basque region of northern Spain. It is held in honour of one of the patron saints of Navarre, St Fermin and was brought to wider attention by writer Ernest Hemmingway, who was co…
1st June sees the start of the 2011 Ibiza Rocks season. A party hotel on a party island, Ibiza Rocks has a 17 week programme of gigs over the summer with appearances from the Vaccines, the Wombats, Biffy Clyro and Tinie Tempah to name but a few. Gues…
The running of the bulls is the highlight of the week long San Fermin festival. It tests a mans mettle and his ability to run nimbly through the streets whilst being chased by a herd of angry bulls.