A trip to Valencia in August would not be complete without a once in a lifetime experience at the La Tomatina festival near Bunol.
The annual event is known worldwide as the greatest fight in the food and an unforgettable holiday experience and unique in Europe.
About 40,000 people filled the streets to fight each year for tomatoes, which always takes place in late August and is believed to date back toThe mid-1940s.
Although there are many festivals around the source of legends, has probably had its origin in 1945 when a brawl broke out in a carnival parade in the square. Participants threw tomatoes in the face by a local support until the conflict is resolved by the police - but the following year, the people returned to the square with their own tomatoes, continue the tradition.
Until the mid-1950s event, the festival was a normal summerBunol and the local municipality has assumed responsibility for planning and promoting the event in 1980 - a movement that is the size Tomatina has grown today.
The events get under way when the local farmers deposit loads of tomatoes in the streets and fire them into the crowd - this one hour a food fight, with a constantly replenished supply of tomatoes from trucks through the village.
The municipality has a set of rules to helpParticipants security - must tomato pulp, before being thrown and festival-goers can not tear each other T-shirt or anything else that throw tomatoes.
You should also keep an eye on the trucks of tomatoes through the village and the sound of fire in accordance with the set that the end of the tomato fight to hear the signals. Subsequently, no more tomatoes can be thrown and participants flock to the river to get clean.
While it is safe Tomatinathe highlight of the trip to Spain in August, you can do to break your other destinations to explore. The nearby city of Valencia is for those who want a piece of history in the Old Town or enjoy the sun on the beach. And other villages near Valencia offer much to entice festival-goers, including a night of wine and cheese all the festivals.
Finally, you may want to explore the beautiful city of Barcelona - which can be reached by train from Valencia - enjoycosmopolitan atmosphere of a couple of days before returning home.
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