Where To Go For Barcelona La Merce Celebration.
During the last days of September usually suggests everyone knows for the people of Spain’s buzzing capital, the event everyone looks forward to La Merce Festival 2010.
The Barcelona La Merce Festival is Spains biggest and made up of drinking, live music and dancing. the festival will be on between September 23rd and will run up until the 26th. The Barcelona La Merce Festival 2010 sees all the streets become full of food vendors serving all the traditional Catalan food as well as live music, marching shows, fireworks and amusement for kids and adults.
Le Merce Festival which is been tributed to of Barcelona patron la Merce (the Virgin of Mercy) will also consist of a number of air shows, perfect for young children as well as a 10km fun run which will be for charity.
Those that live in Barcelona will all agree the La Merce festival is not only the largest but also the most colourful out of all the events out of all the events of the year. The climax of La Merce Festival 2010 takes place on the 24th September, however there is a number of different things happening all around that date. Over the duration of the festival spectators can expect to see more than 500 different shows taking place.
Some of the most celebrated features taking place at the La Merce Festival include the Castellers – Human Towers. Without fail the affair always to brings in tons of people as everyone gathers round to watch the human towers form. Performances will take place at the Plaça de Sant Jaume in the Gothic Quarter.
Another great attraction that features at the Barcelona La Merce Festival 2010 is the Correfoc. Some people call it the the march of dragons that breathe out fire. Every year this show is held on the Via Laietana (Metro: L4, Jaume I.) during the evening and is made up of a parade of fire breathing dragons along with by a host of other monsters and gremlins. There is also more harmless Carrefoc fun for children which usually takes place before the main Carrefoc event.
The Gigantes which is a giant parade of queens and kings, aristocracy and holy people that get together to march the streets of Barcelona. The acts all have drums and flutes, exhibiting great performances for for the whole family.
For the people thinking of coming along and taking part in the great event of Barcelona La Merce Festival 2010 think about hiring out an accommodation for the time they are in the city. Enjoy Barcelona have a range of fully furnished Barcelona apartments that come with cooking facilities, double beds, high speed WIFI as well as great locations all situated in the heart of the events. For guests who want a better idea of Barcelona apartments as to the where the accommodation is situated near, there is an online map that shows the whereabouts of the different apartments.