In Spain, presents at Christmas time “are brought” to children by the Three Wise Men. These Three Kings, Melchoir, Caspar and Balthazar came, with great symbolic meaning, from the Orient to pay homage and deliver presents to Jesus of Nazareth.
During the month of February, the city of Teruel relives the tragic love story between Isabel de Segura and Juan Diego Martínez de Marcilla, The Lovers of Teruel, legendary characters
from the 13th century. You’ll be able to see first-hand how the historic city centre becomes a stage where the different scenes from this eternal love story are played out.
Experience the incredible outbreak of joy as the people spill out onto the streets to celebrate Carnival in a symphony of colour, joy and ingenuity. Celebrations at carnival time are some of the most wellattended and entertaining festivities in Spain. Although carnival is celebrated all over the country, the festivities in Cadiz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Águilas are the most spectacular, original and internationally renowned.
We bid farewell to the winter with the Fallas de San Jose Bonfire Festival in Valencia, when the whole city is devoted to its festival and the music. During the week of 19 March, the city is filled with ninots (gigantic structures made of wood, cardboard and plaster, all based on socially critical humour) which end up as spectacular bonfires. They date back to a tradition in the carpenters’ guild, which in the 18th century used to burn old furniture in the streets to celebrate the end of winter.
