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The Sant Ponç Festival is one of the oldest and most traditional ones in Catalonia and is dedicated to medicinal remedies, aromatic herbs and culinary essences. The streets of Catalan towns are filled with stalls selling high quality gastronomic products. In Barcelona, the Sant Ponç Festival is centered on the Calle Hospital, which is transformed into a souk filled with the aromas and tastes of aromatic herbs, candy, chocolate, honey, artisan cheese, candied fruit and much more. Sant Ponç is the patron saint of herbalists and, according to the legend, upon coming to Barcelona and witnessing the widespread misery that prevailed, he began to prepare potions and medicinal remedies to cure the city's sick. In gratitude for his work, the Barcelonans decided to create a herb festival in his honor. The festival is rounded off with other activities that start on the night of 10 May with the decoration of the figure of the saint with herbs and flowers. The following day this is carried on a procession through the streets and there is a blessing of the medicinal herbs brought along by those in attendance.
Over the course of four days, the famous gastronomic festival "Tast a la Rambla" will be held in Plaça Catalunya (Catalunya Square). There will be a wide selection of tasty tapas and snacks produced by the city's restaurants ranging from signature creations to traditional cuisine. This festival for the senses is complemented by a variety of leisure and musical activities, culinary tasting workshops and live cooking demonstrations.
Wine and jazz go hand-in-hand at the festival that sublimates both pleasures by pairing wine-tastings with concerts in Vilafranca, the heart of the Penedès region. ViJazz Penedès, which has been going for more than 10 years, features free concerts and the chance to sample more than 300 wines and cavas produced by forty of the Penedès region's best wineries at the wine and cava fair. This year also includes a gastronomic area, with the presence of restaurants in the area, where quality tapas will be offered specifically designed to be accompanied by wines and cavas from the Penedès.
Thanks to its Jardins Terramar Music Festival, Sitges has one more attraction helping to make it a first-rate tourist destination. This festival has established itself as a uniquely recreational, cultural, gastronomic and sensory experience. This festival, held in the Terramar Gardens, has been prepared taking into account the gardens' own biosphere and is based on sustainability. The festival will welcome renowned artists such as The Beach Boys, Ana Belén, India Martínez and Duncan Dhu-Mikel Erentxun. The festival also features different cuisines, a whole raft of recreational and cultural activities and a space specifically designed for showcasing local talent in music, theater, dance and painting.
The Fira ÀPAT brings together producers and makers of the best produce and high quality ingredients on Catalan soil. Led by food industry professionals, the Fira ÀPAT promotes local produce as a way of supporting safety and quality and also in order to support small-scale farmers and agriculturalists.
Is there anything better than having an aperitif in good company? Yes, doing it in good company and with good music. This is certainly what the organisers of Vermut & Soul have come up with, an event that will take place in Barcelona's Port Vell. Workshops, tasting the best vermouths and even sampling the best patatas bravas to be had in Barcelona along an exclusive itinerary are some of the suggestions of Vermut & Soul. And all right next to the sea and live jazz, blues and swing performances. An unbeatable plan!
Cooking on the grill is synonymous with summer, meals enjoyed outdoors and gatherings with friends and now it has its own festival. In this third edition of the Meat & Fire Gastronomic Festival, the best grill chefs in the world come together again to cook different ingredients whilst enjoying live music. It is sure to delight all meat lovers!
Discover the most authentic cuisine from Barcelona and the rest of Catalonia. You're bound to want to come back for more!