"Santa Tecla in Tarragona" Spain Local Custom Tip by DSwede

The third week of September in Tarragona is filled with festivities to honor Santa Tecla, the local saint. Not that they need any other excuses to stay up late with loud music or fireworks, but now they add the extras of road closures, parades and street performances. Most of it was pretty good, but after 10 days you just want the 6am concerts to stop. Regardless, this is the time when they have the contest of the Castellers, or the human tours, which is only found in Tarragona. There are also other activities, such as the parade of the Gigantes, music, fireworks, etc.

There are contests in the city plaza (Placa de la Font), as well as larger contests in the Plaza del Toros! I simply cannot describe how amazing this is to see first hand!!

See my Tarragona page for more details.

Website: http://santatecla.tarragona.cat/