It's San Anton's weekend!

The celebration starts in the Plaza Mayor with a bonfire on Friday evening. This is no ordinary bonfire - this is a massive affair with the trunks of olive trees throwing out immense heat which is just as well as the temperature has fallen dramatically.

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Pizzas, wine, fried pork bocadillos, chocolate and mandarins are served.

Half a pig is butchered, the cuts to be raffled. Years ago, the pig was also slaughtered as part of the event.


Saturday is the day for the remainder of the festivities with a mass in the Church in the morning and San Anton is paraded around the village followed by a local brass band and the congregation.


Two devils then go from house to house and collect a dish of food and drink.


Here they collecting a bread and butter pudding and a bottle of cava from us.


The food which has been donated is then auctioned to raise money for the ayuntamiento, (town hall)...

...and then eaten by the various peñas that evening.
¡Que aproveche!