What's the story:

When the shortest night of the year arrives the villages all over Catalonia celebrate the arrival of the summer in a magical way. Wherever you go, you’ll find fires of different forms and sizes. It is the purifying element of the night, which drives away the bad spirits. Also in region of Tarragona neighbors, friends and families gather about the bonfire to burn old utensils and put aside the misfortune.

A unique moment to enjoy of the devils, the artificial fires and the cake of Sant Joan together with your family!

Timetable:

Tuesday the 23rd June of 2009

Price:

for free

The best season:

summer

More info:

If you click on each village, you’ll find the full programme of Sant Joan.

Valls (Alt Camp):
19:00 passacaglia of the Canigó Flame (Plaça del Blat, carrer de la Cort, el Pati), with Llucifer and the Devil on the sound of the drummers, the Dwarves, the Giants, and the Mulassa
22:30 Passacaglia (From the archpriest church of Sant Joan to the Blat square) with the dragon, the devils, dancing of ostentation, castles and fires.

Tarragona (Tarragonés):
20:00 Welcome of the Fire (Serrallo), with thunderstorm, and fires.
23:00 bonfire and passacaglia from the pl. Mitja Lluna square to the Font Square, passing through the sterrets: Unió, Rambla Nova, Sant Agustí and Portalet. Dance of devils, the dragon, the beef|ox, the víbria and the group devils of Voramar.

Coma-ruga (Baix Penedès): 24:00 castles of fire at the port of Coma-ruga.

Torredembarra (Tarragonés): 22:00 party of the fire with the dance of devils and the Virgília on Colom promenade.

At the website of the Flama del Canigó, you’ll be able to find Sant Joan’s programme of other villages.

Photo: © Juan Revillas, ExploraTgn.cat