Photos from Catalonia : fiesta de Gracia

The residents of Gracia put in a lot of work to decorate the streets, using essentially recycled material like empty bottles or tins. Their creativity and imagination are amazing, and each street has a different theme. There are also many events like parades (correfocs), concerts, human castles (castellers) and workshops.

15-23 / 08 / 2010

Carrer Providencia

Carrer Joan Blanques

15-23 / 08 / 2009

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"Fire run" parades called "correfocs" in catalan : a loud and smoky time for all !!

Loads of fireworks are lit up at once at the end of the correfocs parade (Pl. Vila de Gracia)

Correfoc by night

Demonstration of Irish dancing by the Claddagh Ring Dancers (carrer de Mozart)

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Castellers de Gracia on Plaça de la Vila de Gracia

Carrer de la Fraternitat : theme astronomy

C/ Libertat (theme : Japan)	C/ Libertat (close-up on paper birds)

Concert de Buritaca (Colombia)
Plaza del Sol (Plaça del Folk i de la Interculturalitat)

Carrer del Progrès

Carrer Joan Blanques by night : tins and mesh

Carrer Joan Blanques by day

Carrer Joan Blanques : bottles with died water lit up with a neon tube

C/ Joan Blanques	C/ Joan Blanques

one of many simple but beautiful details in the street decoration of Calle Joan Blanques

Carrer Joan Blanques

Carrer de Berga : school theme

Carrer de Verdi : medieval theme

Carrer Bruniquer

Plaza de la Vila de Gracia

Carrer de Providencia : Halloween Theme

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