Castellon - This is the festival of the Day of the Paellas in Benicàssim

That is the dish paella icon Levantine cuisine is something well known to all, so that you will not be surprised about the paella carried out many events, competitions and festivals in Valencia.
From the popular view, the Day of the Paellas in Benicàssim on the province of Castellon , is one of the main references.

Can you imagine thousands of people one day occupy the main streets of a town like Benicàssim on the road for hundreds of paella cooking?

Paella Day in Benicassim in Castellon

Well that's what happens known as Paella Day taking place since more than 30 years, coinciding with the celebrations of the feast of San Antonio Abad and Santa Agueda , in the second half of January.
Last year I had the opportunity to visit Benicàssim coinciding with this festival, which allowed me to enjoy along with some 20,000 people took to the streets of the town.
The date of celebration of the 2016 Paella is Friday January 22, another reason to visit this holiday village whose other public references, and in the summer time, the international music festival FIB and the Belle Epoque , the latter an event related to the route of the Villas .

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Paella Day Benicássim

The character of this great popular celebration is evident because it is a day in which the inhabitants of Benicàssim, people in winter has a population of about 28,000 residents take to the streets to share a paella with family and friends .