Barcelona, Spain – Festivals and events: La Feria de Abril
Every year in Barcelona, Spain, at the end of Abril, there is a festival called ‘La Feria de Abril’. La Feria de Abril is worth a visit if you are staying in Barcelona for a few days in spring. La Feria de Abril is held in an area called ‘Forum’ by Barcelona beach, at the furthest northern extremity of Barcelona coast line, a newly developed area.
La Feria de Abril is dedicated to the Spanish people from the south of the country, especially from Andalusia, who immigrated to Barcelona. This is the reason why flamenco plays such a big role in Le Feria de Abril in Barcelona. If you like this dance form, you will be able to enjoy watching a lot of different performances in various tents. Also, you will be able to dance to flamenco music, as in many tents it is possible to get up and dance.
The entrance to La Feria de Abril, in Barcelona, is free of charge and the festival occupies a big open-air area. This area is occupied by various stalls where visitors can buy products typical of Andalusia, such as food, wines, handicrafts and flamenco shoes, dresses and shawls. Also, there are several tents in which flamenco music is played and danced and in which you can sit down and eat and drink, or just drink standing up, while watching a flamenco performance. The most popular and typical food in the Feria de Abril, Barcelona, include fried small green peppers (pimientos del padron); fried anchovies (boquerones fritos); fried squid; jamon (Spanish ham); torradas (big slices of bread, dressed with olive oil and tomato juice and with on top a choice of various ingredients such as Spanish ham, anchovies, grilled peppers) and more.
La Feria de Abril in Barcelona, is a very good idea to spend a day or night out in Barcelona, during your trip. This festival usually lasts three days in a row, it is held on a week end at the end of April every year and it is open from 10 am to 1 am (even later on Saturday night).
You can book accommodation including Barcelona apartments and Barcelona hotels with Holiday Velvet.
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La Feria de Abril is dedicated to the Spanish people from the south of the country, especially from Andalusia, who immigrated to Barcelona. This is the reason why flamenco plays such a big role in Le Feria de Abril in Barcelona. If you like this dance form, you will be able to enjoy watching a lot of different performances in various tents. Also, you will be able to dance to flamenco music, as in many tents it is possible to get up and dance.The entrance to La Feria de Abril, in Barcelona, is free of charge and the festival occupies a big open-air area. This area is occupied by various stalls where visitors can buy products typical of Andalusia, such as food, wines, handicrafts and flamenco shoes, dresses and shawls. Also, there are several tents in which flamenco music is played and danced and in which you can sit down and eat and drink, or just drink standing up, while watching a flamenco performance. The most popular and typical food in the Feria de Abril, Barcelona, include fried small green peppers (pimientos del padron); fried anchovies (boquerones fritos); fried squid; jamon (Spanish ham); torradas (big slices of bread, dressed with olive oil and tomato juice and with on top a choice of various ingredients such as Spanish ham, anchovies, grilled peppers) and more.
La Feria de Abril in Barcelona, is a very good idea to spend a day or night out in Barcelona, during your trip. This festival usually lasts three days in a row, it is held on a week end at the end of April every year and it is open from 10 am to 1 am (even later on Saturday night).
You can book accommodation including Barcelona apartments and Barcelona hotels with Holiday Velvet.
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