February is THE festive season of the year. Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Carnival in Nice, Carnival of Venice, or Mardi Gras in Sydney and New Orleans etc.
Well, don’t miss the carnivals in Spain. Carnival of Cádiz and of Tenerif is world’s famous.
And, good news is, you can enjoy gorgeous carnival even very near Barcelona.
Carnival of Cádiz
One of the best known carnivals in Spain. During the carnival, usually-relaxed Cádiz is filled with vivid colours, street music, stage performances, etc. People parade the old city of Cadiz in a variety of costumes and entire city radiates heat and energy.
However, differ from the other carnivals in the world, which is mostly about festival, the Carnival of Cádiz is famous for the satirical groups of performers called chirigotas. They sing about politics or topics in the news with, of course, wit and a bit of sarcasm.
Cádiz locates around 2 hours by train (about 10euros) or 1.5 hours by car from Seville.
So please consider enjoying Carnival or Cadiz if you are visiting the region.
When: from February 7th to 17th
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Carnival in Tenerife
This world renowned carnival is more like Carnival in Rio de Janeiro: Gorgeous dancers in stunning and glamorous costumes, parade of floats, marching bands, carnival queen contest etc. Enjoy all the energy and passion that Carnival in Tenerife generates.
When: from February 6th to 17th
Sitges Carnival
You don’t have enough time to visit the world’s famous carnivals in Cádiz or Tenerife, but want to enjoy carnival? Don’t worry. You can enjoy carnival in Sitges, a neighbor of Barcelona. Sitges itself is a small town locates only 1 hour by train from Barcelona, but is packed with 300,000 excitement seekers from around the world during the carnival. Sitges is also famous for its gay community which adds an interesting taste to the carnival.
When: from Feb. 6th to 13th
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Enjoy Carnival in Spain!
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