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The Els Enfarinats Festival is another of Spain's wonderful traditions and another example of an annual large-scale European food fight, just like the Spanish La Tomatina fight with tomatoes and the Italian Battle of the Oranges. This festival, however, takes place in the Spanish town of Ibi and employs flour bombs and eggs, instead of oranges.

Taking place on the 28th of December each year, it sees residents of the town dress in military garb, separate into two teams, and throw flour, eggs, and fire extinguisher dust at each other. It also escalates an hour later and firecrackers are involved in the fight, as well. If you're looking for an exciting post-festive season getaway, this is just the thing! Just find a vacation rental in Valencia and head to the town of Ibi, but make sure to bring a spare set of clothes.

The Running of the Bulls is an internationally famous, and controversial event, that is part of the fiestas celebrations of San Fermin, which are celebrated in Pamplona, Navarra, every year from the 6th to the 14th of July. The running of the bulls involves a herd of bulls being lead through the streets of the old quarter to the bullring (where bullfighting takes place) by runners.

While the bull running is, undoubtedly, the most famous part of this event, that is not actually the main point of it, at all. In fact, there is a lot more to see, do and experience. If you love being in the thick of it, this is the event for you. Just browse our vacation rentals in Basque Country and plan a trip to Spain for yourself.

The fiestas are actually a celebration of San Fermin, patron saint of Navarra but are, today, really a mass gathering of people from all over the globe to party and have fun. At the centre of this is the Encierro, the Running of the Bulls, which was born from a practical necessity: getting the bulls from outside the city into the bullring. It has since evolved into a cultural mainstay.

We all have that one friend, right? You know the one. The one that can't ever agree on a restaurant or doesn't know what they want to eat...except every single thing you suggest.

Maybe you are that friend yourself but, either way, you don't want group dining to become stressful and annoying when it should just be fun!

One of the best ways to ensure that you don't get weighed down by indecision and disagreements is to choose an eatery with ample options under one roof.

Well, good news for those who have found a vacation rental in Madrid, we've found the perfect place for everyone in the group to eat: Mercado del San Ildefonso!