Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th August 2012 - Collioure

Festival of St. Vincent

 

This festival was first celebrated in the year 1701, on the day when the relics of St. Vincent, the patron saint of Collioure, were returned to the village. Numerous festive events have been preserved including, for example, games and competitions on the water, such as the ’ronde du clocher’ (swimming around the port and bay) and various nautical games.

Demonstrations of Catalan fishing boats, dances for everyone, concerts and street music. The Catalan Procession on the Sea is a highlight of the celebrations and the streets are filled with bodegas, music, dancing and all manner of entertainment as well as a grand firework display. (16th)

And of course there is the bullfighting if you like that kind of thing...

FREE ALCOHOL TESTING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT MANY OF THE BODEGAS.

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