Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Castells
Top 10 Music, Theatre
& Art Festivals
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Festival del Grec
Barcelona's largest music,
theatre and dance festival.
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Late Jun-Jul • 93 316 11
11 or 90 210 12 12
Castells
is one of Catalonia's
most spectacular folk traditions.
Trained
castellers
stand on each
other's shoulders to create a hu-
man castle - the highest tower
takes the prize. The crowning mo-
ment is when a child scales the
human mass to make the sign of
the cross.
Castells
are often per-
formed in Plaça Sant Jaume.
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Jun
(
Sardanes
@
Festival del Sónar
This electronic music and
multimedia festival has techno-
logy fairs and musical events.
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Mid Jun • www.sonar.es
£
Festival Internacional
“The magnificent, moving
ring” is how Catalan poet Joan
Maragall described the
sardana
,
Catalonia's regional dance. Sub-
dued yet intricate, it is performed
to the tunes of the
cobla
, a tradi-
tional brass and woodwind band.
Sardanes
can be seen in Plaça
de la Seu and Plaça Sant Jaume
year round
(see p14)
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Catalan Christmas &
de Jazz
Big-name and experimental
live jazz. d
Oct-Dec • 93 481
70 40
• www.theproject.es
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Sitges International
Film Festival
The foremost fantasy film
festival in the world. d
Early
Oct • www.cinemasitges.com
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Festival de Música
Antiga
Concerts of early music in the
Barri Gòtic and at L'Auditori.
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Apr & May • 93 247 93 00
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Clàssica als Parcs
Cavalcada del Reis
The
Nadal
(Christmas) season
begins on 1 December with the
arrival of the festive artisan fairs.
On 5 January is the Cavalcada
dels Reis, the spectacular Three
Kings Parade. In Barcelona, the
kings arrive by sea and are
welcomed by city officials in
front of transfixed children.
Classical music concerts
are held in the city's parks.
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Jul • 010
&
Festival de Guitarra
International guitar festival.
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Mar-Jun • 93 481 70 40
• www.theproject.es
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Festival de Músiques
del Món
Ethnic and world music acts at
L'Auditori. d
Oct • 93 247 93 00
(
Festival de Flamenco
A week of outstanding
flamenco music at the CCCB
in the Raval.
d
Late May
• 93 443 43 46
)
Festival de Música
The Spanish village of
Llívia, just over the French
border, presents choral
groups and orchestras from
around the world.
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Llívia
• Aug & Dec • 97 289 60 11
Castells
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Tickets for Festival del Grec & Festival Internacional de Jazz are
available from the Caixa de Catalunya ticket line: 90 210 12 12.
