Fiestas of National Tourist Interest of Spain
The category of Fiesta of National Tourist Interest (Spanish: Fiestas de Interés Turístico Nacional, Basque: Interes Turistiko Nazionaleko Jaiak, Catalan: Festes d'Interès Turístic Nacional / Valencian: Festes d'Interés Turístic Nacional, Galician: Festas de Interese Turístico Nacional) in Spain is an honorary designation given by the General Secretariat of Tourism of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Government of Spain to fiestas, festivals or events held in Spain that offer real interest as national tourism attractions. This category was created in 1979 to adjust the new competences of the ministries in the transition.[1] Since 1965, and until 1979, there was only the declaration of Fiesta of Tourist Interest, and with the new reform the honorary designations were divided into three tiers: Festivals of International Tourist Interest, Festivals of National Tourist Interest and Festivals of Tourist Interest.
After five years holding this distinction, events with a wide international projection that meet certain requirements,[2] may be elevated to the higher distinction of Fiesta of International Tourist Interest.
January
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La Vijanera Silió (Cantabria) This is a winter masquerade or carnival with many similarities to other celebrations that take place throughout Europe since the last week of December to late February. According to some experts its origin has to do with the Upper Paleolithic zoomorphic paintings and has been assimilated mainly features of the Celtic and Roman cultures.[3] |
First Sunday of January, unless this match the new year, then moves to the next | 2009 |
| Cavalcade of Magi of Alcoy Alcoy (Alicante) |
5 | ||
| Cavalcade of Magi of Seville Seville (Andalusia) This traditional Cavalcade of Magi is considered the oldest in Andalusia, and has its origin in 1918. Emerged to bring happiness to disadvantaged children and has become an important event full of music, color and fantasy.[4] |
5 | ||
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Els Traginers of Igualada Igualada (Barcelona) This popular fiesta of the traginers is the oldest of Catalonia, as it takes place since 1822, in commemoration to Anthony the Great. The main element holding the horse as beast of drag, so it is an endless parade of carts and carriages.[5] |
16-20 | |
| Festa de Sant Antoni Abat Sa Pobla (Balearic Islands) |
17 | ||
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Tamborrada of San Sebastián Donostia-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa) Originating in the 19th century, the fiesta begins with the raising of the flag that gives way to a whole day of music with drums and barrels through all the streets of the city until it is lowered again the flag.[6] |
20 | 1981 |
February
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| Carnival of Villarrobledo Villarrobledo (Albacete) |
11 days after Ash Wednesday | 2011 | |
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Carnival of La Bañeza La Bañeza (León) |
The 5 days preceding Ash Wednesday and the following Saturday | 2011 |
| Carnival of Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona) |
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| Carnival of Sitges Sitges (Barcelona) |
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| Carnival of Águilas Águilas (Murcia) |
1997 | ||
| Carnival of Xinzo de Limia Xinzo de Limia (Ourense) |
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| Fiesta de La Vaquilla Colmenar Viejo (Madrid) |
2 | 1986 | |
| La Endiablada Almonacid del Marquesado (Cuenca) |
1-3 | 1964 | |
| Moros y Cristianos of Bocairent Bocairent (Valencia) |
2002 | ||
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Fiesta de Santa Águeda Zamarramala (Segovia) |
8 | |
| Els Traginers of Balsareny Balsareny (Barcelona) |
14-15 | ||
| Carnival of Solsona Solsona (Lleida) |
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| Carnival of El Peropalo Villanueva de la Vera (Cáceres) |
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| Carnival del Toro Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca) |
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| Carnival of Santoña Santoña (Cantabria) |
March
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| International Rally of Classic and Vintage Car Sitges (Barcelona) |
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| Misteri de la Passió of Cervera Cervera (Lleida) |
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| Drama Sacre de la Passió Ulldecona (Tarragona) |
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| Misteri de la Passió of Esparreguera Esparreguera (Barcelona) |
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| El volatín Tudela (Navarra) |
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| La bajada del ángel Tudela (Navarra) |
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Falles of Alzira Alzira (Valencia) |
15-19 | |
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La Pasión Callosa de Segura (Alicante) |
April
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May
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| Romería de Nuestro Señora de la Estrella, Navas de San Juan (Jaén) | 1-3 | ||
| Fiestas Mayores de Almansa (Moros y Cristianos),Almansa (Castila-La Mancha)[7] | 1-6 | ||
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Festival de los Patios Cordobeses, Córdoba | 3-14 | |
| First Sunday of Pentecost, La Caballada of Atienza (Guadalajara) | |||
| Fiestas Aracelitanas, Lucena (Córdoba)[8] | First Sunday of May | ||
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Pilgrimage of San Benito Abad, El Cerro de Andévalo (Andalucía)[9] | First Sunday of May | |
| Day of the Almadía, Burgi (Navarre)[10] | First weekend of May | ||
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Fiesta de las Cruces, Córdoba | First week of May | |
| Fiesta of the first Friday of May, Jaca (Huesca) | First Friday of May | ||
| Fiestas de la Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Islas Canarias) | |||
| Fiestas de la Santísima Vera Cruz, Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia) | |||
| Fiesta de la Santa Cruz, Feria (Badajoz) | |||
| Fiestas Patronales de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo de la Calzada (La Rioja) | 10-15 | ||
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Fiestas Patronales de Madrid (Fiestas de San Isidro),[11] Madrid | 14-18 | |
| Fiestas Hispano-Arabs in honor to Saint Boniface, Petrer (Alicante) | 14-18 | ||
| Festa de la Llana, Ripoll (Girona) | 20-21 | ||
| L'aplec del cargol, Lleida | 29 May - 1 June | ||
| Pilgrimage of San Isidro Labrador, Realejo Alto (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) | 31 | ||
| Festa Major de Sant Feliu de Pallerols, Girona | 31 May - 1 June | ||
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Feria de Córdoba, Córdoba | Last week of May | |
| Feria de Mayo de Dos Hermanas, Seville | Variable date |
June
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July
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| Fiestas del Cordero, Lena (Asturias). | First Sunday of July | ||
| Festas de San Antón, Gastronomic Fiesta da Solla, Catoira (Pontevedra) | Second Sunday of July | ||
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The Coso Blanco, Castro Urdiales (Cantabria) | First Friday of July | |
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A Rapa das Bestas, A Estrada (Pontevedra) | 4-6 | |
| A Rapa das Bestas, Viveiro (Lugo) | |||
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Els Bous a la Mar, Dénia (Alicante) | 4-12 | |
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International Rafting of the River Noguera-Pallaresa, Sort (Lleida) | 5-11 | |
| Festival of the Cider of Nava, Nava (Asturias) | 10-12 | ||
| Festas de San Benitiño de Lérez, Pontevedra (Galicia) | 11 | ||
| Aplec de la Sardana, Olot (Girona). | 12 | ||
| Romería Regional de San Benito Abad, San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) | 12 | ||
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Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen, San Pedro del Pinatar (Region of Murcia) | 16 | |
| Commemorates Fiestas to the Battle of Bailén, Bailén (Jaén) | 19-22 | ||
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Tortosa Renaissance Festival,[12] Tortosa (Catalonia) | 20-23 | |
| Dance of the Stilts, Anguiano (La Rioja) | 22-23 | ||
| Festes Tradicionals de Santa Cristina, Lloret de Mar (Girona). | 24 | ||
| Fiestas Patronales de Santa Ana, Tudela (Navarre) | 24-30 | ||
| Fiesta del Pastor, Cangas de Onís (Asturias) | 25 | ||
| Fiesta de Los Vaqueiros d'Alzada, Luarca (Asturias) | 26 |
August
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| Fiestas Patronales de Estella Estella-Lizarra (Navarre) |
Friday before of first Sunday in August |
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| Moorish Games of Aben Humeya Purchena (Almería) |
First weekend of August |
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| Begoña Gijón (Asturias) |
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| Festas da Santa Cruz Ribadeo (Lugo) |
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| Columbian Festivals Huelva |
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Festa do Albariño Cambados (Pontevedra) |
2, 3, 4 and 5 | |
| Fiestas en honor de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves Agaete (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) |
4-5 | ||
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Virgen Blanca Festivities Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava) |
4-9 | |
| Festes in honor to Sant Hipòlit màrtir (Moros y Cristianos) Cocentaina (Alicante). |
6-15 | ||
| Fiesta de la Tradición y Romería de San Roque Garachico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) |
7-16 | ||
| Fiestas de San Lorenzo Huesca |
9-15 | ||
| Day of Cantabria (Día de La Montaña) Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria) |
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| Festa of the Octopus (Festa do polbo) O Carballiño (Ourense) |
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| Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua de Manjavacas [1] Mota del Cuervo (Cuenca) |
First Sunday La Traída Third Sunday La Llevada |
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Festas de San Lourenzo Foz (Lugo) |
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| Fiestas Patronales de Horcajo de la Sierra Horcajo de la Sierra. (Community of Madrid) |
14-15 | ||
| Fiestas Culturales de Camarena de la Sierra Camarena de la Sierra (Teruel) |
13-15 | ||
| Festas de San Roque of Betanzos Betanzos (A Coruña) |
14-16 | ||
| Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción La Alberca (Salamanca) |
14-17 | ||
| Fiestas de la Vendimia Jumilla (Murcia) |
14-24 | ||
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Descenso Internacional del Carrión (Fiesta of the Pirogues) Velilla del Río Carrión (Palencia) |
14 | |
| Descenso Internacional del Pisuerga (Fiesta of the Pirogues) Alar del Rey (Palencia) |
15 | ||
| Nuestra Señora del Rosario Luarca (Asturias) |
15 | ||
| Festa Maior d'Amer Amer (Girona) |
15-17 | ||
| Festas de San Roque of Sada Sada (A Coruña) |
15-18 | ||
| Fiesta del Agua Vilagarcía de Arousa (Pontevedra) Fiesta_del_Agua_de_Villagarcía_de_Arosa [es] |
16 | ||
| Fiestas de San Roque of Llanes Llanes (Asturias) |
16 | ||
| Exaltation of the River Guadalquivir Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz) |
20-22 | ||
| Moros y Cristianos of Ontinyent Ontinyent (Valencia) |
20-23 | ||
| Descenso a Nado de la Ría del Navia (Swimming) Navia (Asturias) |
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| Fiestas de San Bartolomé of Tarazona de la Mancha Tarazona de la Mancha (Albacete) |
20-26 | ||
| Fiestas de San Bartolomé of Lechago Lechago (Teruel) |
21-25 | ||
| Festa Maior de Sitges Sitges (Barcelona) |
22-24 | ||
| Gala Floral Torrelavega (Cantabria) |
23 | ||
| O Naseiro or Romaxe do Bo Xantar Viveiro (Lugo) |
23 | ||
| Fiestas de San Ginés Arrecife, Lanzarote (Province of Las Palmas) |
25 | ||
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The Cipotegato[13] (Fiestas de San Agustín y San Atilano) Tarazona (Zaragoza) |
27 (from August 27 to September 1) |
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| Fiestas in Honor to the Cristo de los Remedios San Sebastián de los Reyes (Community of Madrid) |
28 | ||
| Battle of flowers Laredo (Cantabria) |
28 | ||
| Pilgrimage of San Agustín Arafo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) |
29 | ||
| Festa da Istoria Ribadavia (Ourense) |
29 | ||
| Fiestas de la Regalina Cadavedo (Asturias) |
30 | ||
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Running of the Bulls of Cuéllar Cuéllar (Segovia) |
Last weekend of August |
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| Les Danses of Guadassuar Guadassuar (Valencia) |
Last complete weekend of August |
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| Vendimia Montilla-Moriles Montilla (Córdoba) |
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Fiesta de la Vendimia Requena (Valencia) |
September
[edit]| Image | Name | Days | Concession |
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| Fiestas of the Wine, Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real) | 1-8 | ||
| Fiestas of the Mutiny, Aranjuez (Community of Madrid) | 3-6 | ||
| Feria y Fiestas en Honor a María Santísima de la Sierra, Cabra (Córdoba) | 3-8 | ||
| Moros y Cristianos of Villena, Villena (Alicante) | 4-9 | ||
| Fiestas del Santo Niño, Majaelrayo (Guadalajara) | 5-6 | ||
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The Cascamorras, Baza and Guadix (Granada) | 6 September and 9 September | |
| Festes de la Beata, Santa Margalida (Balearic Islands) | 6 | ||
| Moros y Cristianos of Caudete, Caudete (Albacete) | 6-10 | ||
| Festes de la Mare de Déu de la Salut, Algemesí (Valencia) | 7-8 | ||
| Moros y Cristianos of L'Olleria, L'Olleria (Valencia). | 7-8 | ||
| Feria y Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de Consolación, Utrera (Seville) | 8 | ||
| Pilgrimage of Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, Alájar (Huelva) | 8 | ||
| Fiesta de la Virgen de La Guía, Llanes (Asturias) | 8 | ||
| Fiesta de la Virgen Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, La Zarza (Badajoz) | 8 | ||
| Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Pino, Teror (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) | 8 | ||
| Festes de la Mare de Déu de l'Ermitana, Peñíscola (Castellón). | 8-9 | ||
| International Festival of Folklore in the Mediterranean (invited group),[14] Corfu Island (Greece) | Variable date | ||
| Pilgrimage of Virxe da Barca, Muxía (A Coruña) | 11-14 | ||
| Festa Major and Correbou, Cardona (Barcelona) | 12-15 | ||
| Fiestas Patronales de Graus in honor to Santo Cristo and San Vicente Ferrer, Graus (Huesca). | 12-15 | ||
| Pilgrimage of Nuestra Señora de Chilla, Candeleda (Ávila) | 13 | ||
| Pilgrimage to la Virgen de Gracia, San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Community of Madrid). | 13 | ||
| Bullfighting in the Sea, Candás (Asturias) | 14 | ||
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Toro de la Vega, Tordesillas (Valladolid) | 15 | |
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Festes de Santa Tecla, Tarragona[15] (Catalonia) | 15-24 | |
| Carthaginians and Romans, Cartagena (Murcia) | 17-23 | ||
| Real Feria y Fiesta de la Vendimia, La Palma del Condado (Huelva) | 17-21 | ||
| Day of America in Asturias, Oviedo (Asturias). | 19 | ||
| Pilgrimage of Santísimo Cristo del Caloco, El Espinar (Segovia) | 20 | ||
| Fiestas de San Mateo, Camarena de la Sierra (Teruel). | 18-20 | ||
| Fiestas de San Mateo of Logroño, Logroño (La Rioja). | 20-26 | ||
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La Mercè, Barcelona (Catalonia) | 24 | |
| Pilgrimage in Honor to the Saints Martyrs Cosmas and Damian, Mieres (Asturias) | 27 | ||
| Day of Campoo, Reinosa (Cantabria) | 27 |
October
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| Festes de la Sagrada Família i el Santíssim Crist, La Vall d'Uixó (Castellón) | Variable date | ||
| Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de los Prado, Garganta de los Montes (Community of Madrid). | First weekend of October | ||
| Festas de San Froilán, Lugo (Galicia) | 4-12 | ||
| Festa of the Seafood, O Grove (Pontevedra) | 6-13 | ||
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Fiestas del Pilar, Zaragoza (Aragon) | 12 | |
| Moros y Cristianos of Callosa d'En Sarrià, Callosa d'En Sarrià (Alicante) | 10-13 | ||
| As San Lucas, Mondoñedo (Lugo) | 17-19 | ||
| Pilgrimage of Valme. Dos Hermanas (Seville) | Third Sunday of October |
November
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| Feria de todos los santos, Cocentaina (Alicante) | 1-5[16] | ||
| Fiesta de los Humanitarios de San Martín, Moreda de Aller (Asturias) | 11[17] |
December
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| Fiestas de la Virgen[15] Yecla (Murcia) |
5-8 | 2002 | |
| Fiesta de Santa Lucía Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) |
13 | ||
| Misa del Gallo of Labastida Labastida (Álava) |
24 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orden de 29 de enero de 1979 por la que se regula la normativa para la concesión del titulo honorífico de «Fiesta de Interés Turístico»". Boletín Oficial del Estado (37): 3673–3674. 12 February 1979. ISSN 0212-033X. BOE-A-1979-4254.
- ^ "Resolución de la Secretaría de Estado de Turismo por la que se publica la relación de "Fiestas de Interés Turístico de España", clasificándolas en categorías de "Fiestas de Interés Turístico Internacional", "Fiestas de Interés Turístico Nacional" y "Fiestas de Interés Turístico"". Boletín Oficial del Estado (41): 3783–3784. 16 February 1980. ISSN 0212-033X. BOE-A-1980-3772.
- ^ La Vijanera de Silió
- ^ "Cabalcade of Magi in Seville". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Els Traginers of Igualada
- ^ "History of the Tamborrada". Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Home". www.agrupaciondecomparsas.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ http://www.virgendearaceli.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Hermandad de San Benito Abad – El Cerro de Andévalo". sanbenitoelcerro.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Almadías de Navarra | Balsas formadas por maderos amarrados entre sí para transportar la madera hasta los lugares donde podía ser vendida para su transformación" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Turismo Madrid". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Official web Festa del Renaixement / Fiesta del Renacimiento.
- ^ Tarazona elevates to Fiesta of National Tourist Interest the singular Cipotegato
- ^ "UNESCO - International CIOFF® Festival of Mediterranean Cultures". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b BOE num. 276 of November 18, 2002.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sollutia.com (2023-07-12). "| Actualidad general | Fira de Tots Sants". www.firadecocentaina.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Fiesta de los Humanitarios". Turismo Asturias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
External links
[edit]- BOE - Order of 29 September 1987 regulating the declarations of International and National Tourist Interest Effective through June 8, 2006.
- Local fiestas of National Tourist Interest of Spain (secular) Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Calendar in iCalendar format.