Francesc Riverola,
Hi everyone
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to visit a small village named El Catllar near Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). The village was celebrating its yearly festival known here in Catalonia as “Festa Major”. The holidays last a few days and you can enjoy night music, kids activities, a village gathering for supper all together and many other activities…. and of course, you can get Castells.
As taken from The Wikipedia “A castell is a human tower traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres (teams) meet and try to build the most impressive towers they can.
This tradition originated in Valls, near Tarragona, so El Catllar is in the middle of the land of Castells.
Well… to see how they load and download such human towers is a must as it is absolutely breathtaking.
I took some pictures for you and also you can see a Castell live at YouTube.
Enjoy them
Francesc
Francesc!
I was at El Catllar too for their Festa Major! Spending the weekend at a friend’s house. I think that we almost met!
See you after holidays.