La Tomatina – brutal tomato battle festival in Bunol/Valencia/Spain
July 21st, 2009 Posted in travel, attractions, event, tips, vacation, accommodation, holiday, europeIf you are traveling thru the Spain in the end of August you must not miss La Tomatina in Bunol which is in the Valencia region. Tens of thousands of participants (approximately 20,000–50,000 tourists) come from all over the world to fight in a brutal battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. The result of this is red colored city which is extremely interesting to see. And this is the time when people get med with pleasure of pelting, and being pelted, by tomatoes.
Before the actually event there is week long festival features music, parades, dancing and fireworks. There is even competition in paella cooking among the participations of the festival, which is going on the night before the tomato fight. Tradition is that women wear all white skirt and men have no shirt on. There is no limit for number of participants but there is limited accommodation in Bunol at that time. Many people stay in Valencia and travel by bus or train to Bunol, about 38 km outside the city.
There are some unwritten rules on the festivals that over the years became respected by participants. Some of these rules are: it is forbidden for everyone to mash or squeeze tomato before throwing; festival is just for the tomato lovers and no other vegetables can be used; you are not allowed to rip the t-shirt of others and so on. Reading some of these rules you can get a picture what kind of festival this is and definitely it has to be on the list of experiences if you are near by.
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