FIESTAS IN SPAIN: The mid-August fiestas

August 13, 2022 00:12:51
FIESTAS IN SPAIN: The mid-August fiestas
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FIESTAS IN SPAIN: The mid-August fiestas

Aug 13 2022 | 00:12:51

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Show Notes

It’s a long weekend here in Spain and that’s because August 15th is a public holiday. It’s also when the most fiestas are celebrated in the entire year. Some 1,200 parties will energize nightlife throughout the country. From big cities like Madrid to the tiniest hamlet, music and revelry (as well as a religious act […]

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