The last Sunday in January is when Valls celebrates the
great Calçotada Festival, marking the beginning of the
calçot season. (
Calçots are a kind of spring onion, and a
calçotada is an informal gathering, usually in the open air around a fire, organised to cook and eat them, along with other dishes). Tradition has it that a good
calçotada, a
calçotada overseen by angels, as it were, “must have the
Miramar mountain range as a backdrop, have a
Valls country house as a stage, and the city of Valls with its
tall bell tower as the stalls". Would you like to take part in the
calçot season in the place where
calçotada was invented?
If so, as well as having a
delicious meal, why not also visit the rich
cultural offerings of Valls and its surrounding area?
VALLS AND ITS HERITAGEThroughout the
calçot season there are
guided tours through the town's streets and squares, as well as to the most outstanding
historical locations of this, the capital of the Alt Camp district, with an emphasis, of course, on the
history of calçots, their cultivation, cuisine and related anecdotes.
If you would like to join in, or if you would like more information, just ring 977 61 25 30 or send an email to
turisme@valls.cat.
MONASTERY OF SANTA MARIA DE SANTES CREUSNear Valls, just 20 minutes away by car, is the Monastery of Santa Maria de
Santes Creus. Why not visit it after your
calçotada? There are visits on Saturdays and Sundays in January at 10.30 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. in Catalan and at 12 noon in Spanish, and on Saturdays and Sundays in February and March at 10.30 a.m. and 3.45 p.m. in Catalan and at 12 noon and 1.15 p.m. in Spanish.
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