Pamphlet Comènius

16:30h XX children’s snail race Glass pavilion

Friday 22

21:30h opening spectacle 17:00h coffe concert

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Sunday 24 The”sidral”and”sac espectacle” Orchestra “la principal de la plec del Caragol is a gastronomy festival held in the city of Lleida each year at the bisbal” end of May that focuses on that departure exquisite delicacy, the snail. 7:00h of the bus for Declared a Festival of In front of new pavilion National Interest for Tourism and a Festival of National Traditional Interest, the Snail the “cercavila” New pavilion III competition of Festival dates back to 1980, when the first festivities were organized by a group of Official opening XXXonsnail friends the banks of the River Segre. “cervesa – polvoró – cervesa “ of the Av. Alacant association 12 tones of snails Organized in his plot: group 8:00h concentration of groups One thing that really stands out about this major gastronomy festival are the figures: 12 association caracolillo brillo 22:00h dinner of the

tonnes of snails. That’s the amazing quantity of gastropods that will be consumed during the three-day Festival. It Av. will Dr be fleming a real feast.

Plot of the group each 17.30h children’s festival

12.000 snail club members 9:00h starting of the cercavila concert Sac. Animations,24:00 games and X group Napoli snak La Federació de Colles de9:30h l’Aplecactuation del Caragol (Federation of Snail Festival Social Clubs) – Group “CARA B “ which organizes the Aplec– is made up of about a hundred different social clubs with Ingredients: members of all ages and social classes. These social clubs are the heart and soul of the New pavilion Rio samba show festival. You can get a real feel for the vitality of these social clubs on the Sunday during Organized in his plot: group the Festival, when morning parades fill the city streets with a burst of colour and music. Snails Napoli 18:00h XI children’s competition The bright costumes and Plaça flags paraded along the Old Bridge with Seu Vella Cathedral in salt agelet I garriga of the quick drawing the background are a breathtaking sight. More than 12.000 club members and 250.000 black pepper Saturday23 visitors actively participate in the Snail Festival. Most of them are from Lleida, but in olive oilof the 10:00h imposition rosette Organized: group tenta culs. In recent years, the number of club members from other cities and even other countries of the XXX snail association, in attracted by the Festival’s front of the new 11:00h pavilionworkshop chlidren’s has increased. They are either invited by friends or simply this flag of the groups. fame and wear their club’s special costumes during the Festival. The social clubs are made up of groups of friends, familiesPreparation: and colleagues from work and some of them have Sardanes audition “giant bubbles of soap” First, have to put snails in the very unusual names. Each club agelet is assigned awe space along thethe Camps Elisis, the fair Plaça I garriga “llauna” (metallic plate), always withgastronomy grounds where the Festival is held. For three days, the focus is on festivities, Municipal “cobla” of lleida. in his plot: upward. Salt it, and put iteveryone at Organized andgroup leisure activities in an atmospheretentacles of friendliness and hospitality where 10:45h to march with a flag Glorieta camps elisis the fire. When they have taken all the caracolillo brillo feels at home. baba, remove them from the fire and Since”el pont vell” of add theuntil blackplot pepper. Then put it again Competition “DESTAPAMENT 12:00h floral offering to the group each at the fire. When it boils again, add the RÀPID DE CAVA”memoirs of lates “collistes2 olive oil andare wait until it of will be cooked. Come to Lleida. Besides the Snail Festival, there hundreds other 11:00h children’s park open’s Organized in his12:00h plot: group la children’s park open’s exciting things to do. Impressive monuments such as Seu Vella llauna Glorieta dels camps elisis

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19:30h castellera exhibition The castellers from lleida

Cathedral, the Templar castle of Gardeny, La Panera Art Centre,

12:00h children’s festival

Roda Roda Automobile Museum and the Water Museum;

22th, 23th and 24th May

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