{"id":1267,"date":"2009-04-28T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T06:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2009-04-28T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T06:39:35","slug":"spain-holidays-spain-is-fiestas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/spain\/spain-holidays-spain-is-fiestas","title":{"rendered":"Spain holidays:  &quot;Spain is Fiestas&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When we say that <strong>&#8220;Spain is Fiestas&#8221;<\/strong>, that&#8217;s no exaggeration! On top of the ten national holidays, all over Spain, from small villages to large cities, the local populace devote a few days each year to their own local festivals.<\/p>\n<p>You can land in Spain on<strong> any day in the year <\/strong>and there&#8217;d be a festival of some sort on.<\/p>\n<p>So, a holiday to Spain is not only about the sun, sand and sea, but the opportunity to enjoy some of the <strong>local celebrations<\/strong>, learn about their <strong>festivities and cultural events<\/strong> and soak up the festival atmosphere.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1273\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1273\" title=\"spanish-lady_588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/spanish-lady_588.jpg?resize=180%2C120\" alt=\"spanish-lady_588\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spain is Fiestas!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s joining in the <strong>Rioja Wine Harvest Festival <\/strong>in Logro\u00f1o, dancing to the rhythm and passion of\u00a0 <strong>Tango in Granada<\/strong>, getting into the swing of B<strong>arcelona&#8217;s International Jazz Festival<\/strong> or watching contestants trying to outdo each other in the <strong>Flamenco Biennial Festival<\/strong> in Seville (home of flamenco), the atmosphere is bound to be electric.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish are <strong>passionate <\/strong>about their fiestas and you can be assured of a very colourful and exotic experience.<\/p>\n<p>But Spain is also more than just fiestas and the sun, sand and sea. There&#8217;s excellent spicy food here, entertainment, arts and culture and the opportunity to visit some of the <strong>world&#8217;s greatest heritage sites.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More information about Spain:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/\" target=\"_self\">Spain Info<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/destinations\/travel-to-spain\" target=\"_self\">Destination<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/food\/eating-out-on-your-spain-holiday\" target=\"_self\">Food<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/shopping\/shopping-on-your-spain-holiday\" target=\"_self\">Shopping<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/sightseeing\/the-mezquita-cordobas-unique-monument\" target=\"_self\">Sightseeing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Spain\/useful-facts\/useful-facts-for-travel-to-spain\" target=\"_self\">Useful facts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Spain\" target=\"_self\">Travel Signposts Photo Gallery <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we say that &#8220;Spain is Fiestas&#8221;, that&#8217;s no exaggeration! On top of the ten national holidays, all over Spain, from small villages to large cities, the local populace devote a few days each year to their own local festivals. 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