Get sloshed with red wine!
When: 29th June every year.
Where: Haro, La Rioja, Spain.
As the name suggests the Haro Wine Battle involves throwing copious amounts of wine over everybody!
In Haro, La Rioja, Spain, in the morning of 29th June every year, a procession takes place in the streets of the town. At the head is the mayor on horseback with a banner and following him are the citizens of Haro, all dressed in white with red scarfs. They are carrying jugs, bottles or whatever can be filled with wine.
After mass the battle begins and everybody sprinkles (or throws) wine over each other till everyone has turned pink! Then they return to the town to have tapas and drink more wine (if there’s any left!) around bonfires.
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Spanish Food & DrinkFood and drink are a way of life in Spain. The Spanish eat late, you won’t see many restaurants even open before 9pm and they are at their busiest between 11pm and midnight. Pick at tasty Spanish tapas dishes, drink Sangria or a good Spanish Rioja. |
Travel to Haro, Spain
Haro is located in La Rioja region, about 48km northwest of Logroño. Vitoria is the nearest airport (52 km away) but you could also consider Burgos (87 km away) or Pamplona (151 km away). Book flights and hotels with ebookers.com. You may need to search for flights and hotels separately.
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From travel books and holiday reading to binocuars and And don’t forget the camera!
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Enjoy yout trip! And when you’re back don’t we’d love you to come back and tell us all about it!
Batalla Del Vino, Haro by Ms.Sam, on Flickr
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