Feria de Abril 2011
The upcoming 40th April Fair in Barcelona lasts 9 days from the 29th of April until the 9th of May 2011 in the Forum Park at Diagonal Mar.
The fair´s origin is from Andalusia as it always takes place in Seville. The traditional festival is the perfect possibility to explore the traditional dances, foods, fashion and accessories from southern Spain.
The entrance is totally free and provides you not only with culture but also with typical Andalusia cuisine, such as fried green peppers, the so called "pimientos del padron", fried anchovies (boquerones fritos), fried squid jamon (Spanish ham), torradas (big slices of bread, dressed with olive oil and tomato juice).
The fair consists of many attractions like the "casetas" which means little houses but actually being tents built on the fairground area. They amount 60 to 70 and are composed of different organizations and groups from banks to political parties and private organizations. In those tents you will find people partying, eating, singing and dancing "Sevillanas", the traditional dance of Andalusia. In this dancing everyone is involved from grandchildren to grandparents, and is costumed traditionally. The men wear the "traje de corto" ( short jacket, tight trousers and boots) and the ladies wear "faralaes" or "trajes de flamenco", which is a flamenco style dress. Between dances the Spanish families sit together at big tables eating tapas, jerez cherry and manzanilla and drinking wine. In addition some concerts with famous singers and bands also take part in the Feria de Abril.
If you are wondering where to stay during this time, we recommend you to book an apartment in Barcelona or a hotel in Barcelona. You will have beside the fair many attractions to visit in this beautiful and extraordinary city.
The Feria de Abril is easy accessible. The nearest metro station to the Feria is Maresme / Forum on Yellow L4. There will be a special metro timetable during Feria de Abril with extended opening times on metro lines L1, L2, L3, L4 and L11. There are also several bus lines going to this direction, like the line 7, line 36, line 41, line 43 and line 141. An additional line between Plaza Catalunya and Parc de Forum, will be imported during some days of the fair.
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