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Popular Festivals 27th August 2024 ‘La Tomatina’ on August 28! (Exclusive ’24/7 Valencia’ report)
By: 247valenciaSiobhan of the ’24/7 Valencia’ team recounts her experience of a previous ‘La Tomatina’… ‘La Tomatina’ is probably the world’s biggest and certainly the messiest food fight. So when I heard that they were organizing a coach trip, I jumped at the chance to go. I have never experienced anything like it in my life, […]
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Popular Festivals 27th August 2022 ‘LA TOMATINA’ ON AUGUST 31st …BLOODY GOOD FUN!
By: 247valenciaHere is a report by ‘Able’ of the ’24/7 Valencia team’ at a previous ‘La Tomatina’ festival… It was hard to believe there were going to be any tomatoes at all. The main street was rammed with muchachos and chicas, buzzing while they waited for the battle, chanting ‘‘¡Ag-ua!’’ to provoke the residents on the […]
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Editorial 27th August 2019 LA TOMATINA 2019
By: 247valencia##’La Tomatina’ is one of those annual world events that attract enormous amounts and ever increasing amounts of travellers to Valencia. La Tomatina takes place in the normally sleepy village of Buñol about an hour from the city and is a magnet, not just for backpackers and young people taking their year out, but for […]
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Editorial 15th July 2016 La Tomatina: Soaked to the Skin
By: 247valenciaBuñol… Soaked to the skin La Tomatina (Probably the worlds biggest and certainly the messiest food fight). So when I heard that 24/7 Valencia were organizing a coach trip, I jumped at the chance to go. I have never experienced anything like it in my life, up to 40,000 people crammed into tiny streets. Mental! I […]