Lanjarón Water and Ham Festival
| when: | Jun 2010 (annual) |
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| where: | Lanjarón |
| cost: | Free |
| time: | Water fight begins at midnight on 23 Jun |
At midnight on 23 June, the small mountain village of Lanjarón erupts into a huge water fight. The party is the Fiesta del Agua y del Jamón (Water and Ham Festival), in honour of Saint John the Baptist.
Famous for its mineral water, Lanjarón is the perfect destination for this crazy water war. Locals make sure they park their cars out of town in anticipation of the liquid onslaught that attracts revellers from all over the country and further afield.
At midnight, participants take to the streets armed with buckets, water pistols and anything else they can get their hands on. Total strangers soak each other to the skin, while ladies spray the crowd with hose pipes from the safety of their balconies, filling up their buckets in the process.
By the time the whistle blows at the end of the fight, there is a river running through the streets, and all are soaked to the bone. After a quick change of clothes, the cerveza starts pouring, fireworks fill the sky and the real party begins. Over the next few days, revellers celebrate the calm after the storm with a feast of mouthwatering jamon (ham), another product for which Lanjarón is renowned.
Related Information
Website: Lanjarón Website
| Town Area Information: | Lanjarón |
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| Full Name: | |
| Other Information: | Lanjarón |
| Website: | Alpujarras Website |
| Name: | Granada Tourist Office |
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| Location: | Granada |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana Pineda 10, Granada |
| Email: | turismo@dipgra.es |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| Fax: | +34 958 24 71 27 |
| Name: | Tourist Office at the Junta de Andalusia |
| Location: | Andalusia |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana de Pineda 10, Granada |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| 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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