Barcelona Eixample Dreta Festa Major
This weekend has been the Festa Major (Fiesta Mayor) of the Eixample Dreta where we live. Our street, C/Girona, was closed to traffic along much of its length to allow market stalls and entertainment stands to be set up. The intention was to take the fiesta back to the period when the Eixample was first being built, and things to see included lots of people in period (c.1910) dress, local children’s bands, magicians, period cars, motorbikes, a bus and a Fire engine (that’s the red one that says “Bombers de Barcelona” on its side). One of the local delis Can Ravell provided a whole roast pig and cow with which they managed to feed hundreds of people. This was impressively well organized and the cow had been roasted for 12 hours from midnight on Friday to be ready for Saturday lunchtime.
You can see photos from the Festa Major here.
