Girona Temps de Flors (11-19 of May)

The second week of May is always the most magical time of the year in Girona. During the festival Girona Temps de Flors (eng. flower season) you can see amazing flower arrangemeents at every turn. In my opinion, at this time the city becomes the world capital of nature and art.

The first edition of the festival took place in 1954 and was growing year after year. Now people from all over the world come to take part in the event. During the festival there are a lot of flower carpets on the streets. Almost every historical monument in Girona is decorated witch flowers. You can admire many orginal artistic exhibitions made of plants.

Girona Temps de Flors is not only flower festival. It's also a great opportunity to see many Catalan tradition like for example els castells - the human towers. What's more, during the festival you can participate in many concerts and artistic performences.

This is how it looked like one year ago.

Have you ever participated in such a beautiful, artistic event?

I really recomend you to go to Girona this week and see the festival with your own eyes. Here you can find all the practical information: Girona Temps Flors 2019

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