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Tomatoes in mid air © Aaron Corey

La Tomatina

Billed as 'the world's craziest festival' and 'the world's biggest tomato fight', visitors should be prepared to be soaked in tomato juice when this quirky Valencia festival gets going. Almost 10,000 visitors descend annually on this tiny little village just 25 miles (40km) outside of Valencia to throw tomatoes at one another in the world's biggest food fight. Begun in 1945, allegedly as a result of a restaurant food fight, it has become a highlight on the summer festival calendar for party-animals, with thousands of people flocking to decimate the loads of tomatoes brought into town on lorries. The street party is worth enjoying even if you don't get clobbered with a ripe juicy fruit. The actual tomato fight only lasts about an hour.

Venue: Buņol
Date: 27 August 2008
Time: 12pm to 1pm (tomato fight). Parties continue into the night



Fallas

Fallas

Valencia's spring festival, celebrated since 1871, is the highlight of the year in the city. Close to a hundred wood and cardboard satirical papier-mâché figures are erected along the streets, along with hundreds of events over a period of several days following the official opening, from flower offerings and concerts to astonishing fireworks displays, firecrackers and bull fights. It is all accompanied by plenty of revelry, culminating in the final night when all the figures are cremated in jolly style.

Venue: Various, throughout the central city area
Date: 15-19 March 2009
Website: www.fallasfromvalencia.com

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