Best time to visit Spain

Passionate flamenco dancing

Valencia's spectacular Las Fallas festival fills the city with enormous satirical papier-mâché sculptures called fallas, which are set ablaze in the grand Cremà on the final night. The five-day March festival is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, featuring fireworks, parades, and floral offerings.

Art exhibitions and cultural events

Bull running and week-long party

The famous Encierro of Pamplona's San Fermín festival sees daring participants sprint through narrow streets ahead of charging bulls each July. The eight-day festival surrounding the runs is a riotous celebration of Navarrese culture with music, dancing, and red-and-white dressed crowds.

World's largest tomato food fight

Spanish holiday traditions