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San Fermin 2008

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The running of the bulls in Pamplona, or San Fermin, is coming up in a few days. So if you are on the camino frances, in the Pamplona area you might want to stop by and participate in the celebrations (running in front of the bulls would be optional).

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Tags: Fiestas · Pilgrim related · Tourism

5 days of fiestas in Santiago de Compostela

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

This year, May 1st fell on a Thursday, leading to many Spaniards to take Friday off and make a long weekend out of it.

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Tags: Events in Santiago · Fiestas · Old Town Santiago · Santiago related

The 33rd Festa do Queixo

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Galicia, and Spain, are well know for their fiestas (or festas as they say in Galicia). The big season is summer, when there are one of these fiestas every weekend. They usually have a theme, and I saw in the paper today that the 33rd Cheese fiesta will be held this upcoming weekend, kicking off the [...]

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Tags: Fiestas · Tourism