{"id":74439,"date":"2016-09-05T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=74439"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:35:45","slug":"medieval-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval festivals in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever wanted to travel in time and discover how was life in the Middle Ages? Do you have a long beard and enjoy your glass of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/craft-beers-of-spain\/\">craft beer<\/a>? Is <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> your favorite TV show? If so, you should consider\u00a0 visiting some of the\u00a0<strong>medieval festivals<\/strong> in Barcelona and surrounding areas. Each one of them offers a special and unique experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find all <strong>the best medieval festivals in Catalonia<\/strong> right here, right now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore medieval Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#La_Fira_de_lAixada\" title=\"La Fira de l&#8217;Aixada\">La Fira de l&#8217;Aixada<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#Festa_Medieval_de_Sant_Jordi\" title=\"Festa Medieval de Sant Jordi\">Festa Medieval de Sant Jordi<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#Besalu_Medieval_Festival\" title=\"Besalu Medieval Festival\">Besalu Medieval Festival<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#Creu_Coberta\" title=\"Creu Coberta\">Creu Coberta<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#La_Fira_Medieval_dOficis\" title=\"La Fira Medieval d\u2019Oficis\">La Fira Medieval d\u2019Oficis<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/medieval-festivals\/#Vic_Medieval_Market\" title=\"Vic Medieval Market\">Vic Medieval Market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Fira_de_lAixada\"><\/span>La Fira de l&#8217;Aixada<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_77768\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77768\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/harold-bearded-scroll-costume-medieval-renaissance-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visualhunt\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La Fira de l&#8217;Aixada<\/strong>\u00a0is an annual medieval market held in February in Manresa (Barcelona) with music, dance, historical recreations, and other activities especially created to appeal to the <strong>Middle Age<\/strong>\u00a0fans. It\u2019s an opportunity to find craftsmen and women from another time, stallholders, and innkeepers, among other characters lost in time.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Festa_Medieval_de_Sant_Jordi\"><\/span>Festa Medieval de Sant Jordi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.festamedieval.entitatsbadalona.net\/\">La Festa Medieval de Sant Jordi<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>takes place in Badalona in the month of April. The theme of this <strong>festival<\/strong> is the legend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/palau-sant-jordi\/\">Sant Jordi<\/a> &#8211; <strong>St. George<\/strong>. Every year, the festival\u00a0offers a variety of <strong>activities<\/strong> for grown-ups and their kids. These activities go from theater,\u00a0dance, children\u2019s workshops,\u00a0medieval markets,\u00a0medieval food banquets\u00a0and\u00a0old boat cruises.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Besalu_Medieval_Festival\"><\/span>Besalu Medieval Festival<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74444\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74444\" class=\"wp-image-74444 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2658863225_affce497e2_z-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"besalu\" width=\"229\" height=\"194\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Jose Luis Mieza Photography via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/besalu\/\">Besalu<\/a> is a trip to remember, especially in August, when the <strong>Besalu Medieval Festival<\/strong>, one of the most relevant\u00a0<strong>festivals in Catalonia<\/strong>,\u00a0takes place. Imagine the ancient <strong>castle<\/strong>, the fantastic <strong>stone bridge<\/strong> and the historical <strong>churches<\/strong> filled with medieval people. Now imagine yourself there. You have bought yourself the premium medieval experience.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creu_Coberta\"><\/span>Creu Coberta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Medieval fairs<\/strong> fans know where to go in September: <strong>Creu Coberta<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>medieval fair<\/strong> that happens in the city of Barcelona in September. During an entire weekend, Creu Coberta turns itself into a true <strong>medieval place<\/strong> like it was in the old days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: Medieval Dinner at the Requesens Palace<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Fira_Medieval_dOficis\"><\/span>La Fira Medieval d\u2019Oficis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74443\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74443\" class=\"wp-image-74443 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/296840519_8831be76cc-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"s\u00faria\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Carlos Lorenzo via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festacatalunya.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">S\u00faria<\/a><\/strong> (Barcelona) is the place to visit in November\u00a0if you want to visit a\u00a0<strong>medieval world<\/strong>. This <strong>medieval trades fair<\/strong> offers handicrafts, workshops, music, tournaments, cavaliers, torchlight processions and historical recreations that will give you the chills.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vic_Medieval_Market\"><\/span>Vic Medieval Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicfires.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Medieval Market of Vic<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>takes place in December in Barcelona. It is held around the feast of the <strong>Immaculate Conception<\/strong>. It\u2019s one of the most important <strong>medieval festivals in Spain<\/strong>, offering demonstrations, activities for children and other events that attract more than 100.000 visitors a year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to come and explore a<strong> medieval festival<\/strong> in Barcelona, you should consider a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">short-term rental<\/a><\/strong> in the city.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"74439\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wanted to travel in time and discover how was life in the Middle Ages? 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