High up, perched on a hill, lies begur with the ruins of its medieval castle and the city center, which is now in a Cuban place should transform. Many Spaniards were between the 16th and 19th centuries, when Cuba Spanish colony was still relocated to it and returned richly. To this day, this is reflected in the architecture of the place and people in Begur celebrate the former source of wealth every year with the “Fira d’Indians”.
Then place, residents and guests adorn themselves in Cuban flair. In the small alleys, people dressed in white are cavorting year after year on the first weekend of September, in cafés Cuban cigars are puffed, slurred ice-cold mojitos or stroll past the many stalls with Cuban treasures. An elderly gentleman praises Cuban pipes at his sales stand, a Central American young woman is filming live in front of a grape of people cigars and a man with a straw hat sits at the piano and provides Cuban rhythm.
Teared away, many of the visitors are dancing in the middle of the village square, their clothes swing in the wind and the mood is so contagious that more and more guests are taking part. From the village square, small alleys meander through the city, adorned with garlands in the colors Blue White Red.
Our gaze wanders from left to right, we keep discovering new things, be it the stand with chocolate of any kind between aromatically scented cocoa beans, or be it aromatic herbs sorted in bast baskets that promise relief for every ailment.
Fiery Spaniards mix behind street bars fresh mojitos, who have already fogged their heads under the burning sun for many a visitor. Leather bracelets, chains with shells and wooden rings as far as the eye can see, white robes and dresses for those who had forgotten the dress code, delicious little things like cakes and Magdalenas responsible for sweetening the event, and palm fronds on everyone House wall that provides the right island feeling.
Attractions such as a lesson on mixing a cocktail, learning Latino Dances Or the braiding of baskets – entertainment is guaranteed for children and adults of all ages.
inspires of Cuban music, bewitched of the smoke of the cigars and elated From the Mojito we let ourselves drift through the fray and can feel right, the enthusiasm for the distant land in the Caribbean, that once for many Catalans was a home for a long time.
