9/20/2023 0 Comments Grape festival![]() ![]() Aside from shopping for cows, there’s a chance to catch traditional horse and carriage contests, demonstrations of horsemanship and gutsy flamenco performances. Villamartín offers the quintessential Andalucian combination of cattle fair by day (held here since the 16th century) and dancing, drinking and a fair by night. The feast of Saint Matthew, celebrated across Spain, is the last big party of the long hot summer. Highlight: Teenagers in full flamenco dress on the fairground wall of death ![]() Where to stay: In the hills above Digne, the Chateau d’Auribeau (doubles from €90 B&B) produces its own honey and lavender oil.įeria de Ganado y Fiestas de San Mateo, Villamartín, Cádiz The journey takes about three hours, past cliff faces and through dark pine forests and dramatic gorges. While you’re there: Take the narrow-gauge Train des Pignes to Nice. ![]() Members of the Commanderie de la Lavande, dressed in purple robes and felt hats, declare the harvest over, light the fire under a huge copper still in the centre of the town and celebrate with lavender liqueur, lavender biscuits, syrup, nosegays and lavender paté. Even older is the lavender fair, which takes place at the end of August, once the harvest is in. Digne’s lavender festival parade has been running since the second world war. Every afternoon, scores of stalls sell lavender and lavandin (its more photogenic hybrid variant) products. The festival begins with a firework display over the river and is followed by four days of lavender-themed festivities: parades, marching bands, floats covered in the mauve flowers and a nightly ball in the main square of this spa town. Highlight: Nighttime parade of illuminated floats covered in lavender and locals in traditional costume Corso de la Lavande, Digne-les-Bains, Provence ![]()
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