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festival

PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:52 am
by carina
The Aplec festival welcomes everyone interested in having a good time and getting to know the gastronomy of the city of Lleida, as well as the people who live there.
It held in the city of Lleida each year at the end of May that focuses on that exquisite delicacy, the snail.
One thing that really stands out about this gatronomy festival aret he figures: 12 tonnes of snails, that wil be consumed during the three-day Festival.
La Federació de Colles de l’Aplec del Caragol, which organizes the Aplec, is made up of about a hundred different social clubs with membrers of all ages and social classes.
The Snail Festival begins of Friday afternoon and lasts until Sunday.