Fiesta Mayor de Gracia in Barcelona begins In Barcelona, begins one of the most popular, largest and favorite holidays - Fiesta Mayor de Gracia 2014 celebration last week and, according to estimates of the organizers, will bring about two million visitors.
As every year, the feast prepared for the guests of the event for every taste: concerts, children's workshops, excursions and organized gastronomic pavilions and, of course, creatively decorated area residents of the street.
This year it was decorated with a total of 18 streets and squares. August 17 at 18:00 will take place ad the best festive design of streets, as well as balconies and porches. Event have about 20 sites, chief among them - square Joanic, del Sol, and Diamant, Boulevard Sant Joan and Folk Culture Center La Violeta.
The epicenter of the culinary program will Tasta Gràcia area in the gardens Manuel Torrente, where visitors can enjoy Hungarian and Italian cuisine, as well as sardines and snails, seafood paella, "ecological" ice cream, cocktails, wine and cava, and other delicacies.
As always, an important role in the festival plays folk culture. On Friday, August 15 at 18:00 beginning of the festivities will give a big street parade in the district, and the area Raspall week become the center of the General People's festival (Festa Major Popular), also known as the Festa Alternativa, which perform numerous local groups.
A detailed program of events can be found on the website
http://www.festamajordegracia.cat/agenda.