In any case, the town of Buñol cannot be described as a tourist paradise, but for the sake of the La Tomatina festival, which takes place every last Wednesday in August (this year, too, they did not fail the tradition), it turns into a paradise for all lovers of throwing tomatoes. It's a real massacre, except instead of blood, tomato juice flows, and with all the parties and side events that surround this week-long festival, the phrase "paint the town red"* takes on its literal meaning.
Although you are La Tomatina festival built his name on golden apples, as they also call tomatoes, but the town Buñol, which lies 38 km away from Valencia and after the 'battle' it looks like we witnessed a mass slaughter, it also turns into a 'massacre' of peace. The week-long festival is full parties, street music, parade, dances and fireworks. And yes, if you find such things immature, let me reassure you a little. Immature there are also tomatoes.
The central event of La Tomatina is a one-hour fight with tomatoes, the fight with this fruit, yes fruit, is not only complemented by entertainment and music, but also other competitions, such as climbing a dizzyingly high pole, where competitors climb to claim the piece hams, which is suspended at the top. But the only appetizer of the 'red battle' is cooking paella preparation competition (Spanish rice dishes).
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Since 2013, he has been fighting the battle on the streets of Buñol no more than 20 thousand 'men', because a small town that rests 9000 thousand inhabitants, simply cannot digest any more. In previous years, they flocked here from all over the world 50 thousand visitors and the city was literally bursting at the seams.
It probably goes without saying that if you go to a festival, don't wear any white dress or especially in any outfit you ever think of wearing. Note the unofficial 'code' La Tomatine, which says come in for the beach, that is swimwear, but it is also recommended mask or swimming glasses.
A case of the world's biggest food fight, and the festival's arsenal is stocked every year with more than 100 tons ammunition (read unripe tomatoes). They announce the beginning of the tomato fight water cannons, who also stop the massacre. Roots of Battle they go back deep into the last century, when two quarreling neighbors exchanged verbal abuse for tomato abuse.
*rejoice loudly
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