Fiesta La Patrona
Fiesta La Patrona in Pollença re-enacts the 1550 midnight battle between local hero Joan Mas and the invading Barbary Pirates led by Dragut Rais. The celebrations start every year with an Alborada (a traditional Pollençan song) and end with fireworks.
The morning song is followed by Mass, then the dance of Els Cossiers. At 6pm an image of the Virgin Mary is paraded through the streets, led by folk in 1550s costume.
The real fun starts at 7pm with the re-enacted battle against the pirates. Villagers dress up in tatty pyjamas and face paint, armed with cutlasses, swords and sticks.
| Town Information: | Pollença |
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| Full Name: |
| Name: | Mallorca |
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| Location: | Mallorca |
| Address: | Plaça de la Reina 2, Palma 07012 (drop-in centre on Sant Domingo Street, Palma, just near the Cathedral) |
| Email: | turisme@a-palma.es |
| Phone: | +34 971 712 216 |
| Fax: | +34 971 720 251 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | José Lazaro Galdiano, 6, Madrid 28036 |
| Fax: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office (Turespaña) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | Jose Lázaro Galdiano, 6, 28071 Madrid, Spain |
| Email: | infosmile@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish Tourist Board (London) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | PO Box 4009, London, W1A 6NB |
| Email: | info.londres@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8077 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8034 |
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