Mas de Barberans
740 inhabitants in a stunning location on the front scarp of the Els Ports mountains. Famous for evening breezes in summer and week long gales in winter, oh, and the meat which is first class. Most, if not all, villagers have their own fincas either on the edge of the mountains, or scattered across the plain in front of Mas. There is a church, two restaurants and a bar, a bank, a doctors surgery, a chemist, two bakers, several General Stores, two with butchers,. Oh, and a mechanic, a metal worker, an agrochem outlet, a swimming pool, and several Casa Rural amongst other things. This is all run by the Town Hall which has an impressive record in getting village improvement projects funded. Did I forget to mention the palm museum that was finished in August '10? At the moment (Oct '10), they are having all the walls that run through the village cleaned of plaster and then having the rocks repointed.
Masovers and Other Friends
New Faces, New Friends
Village Feste (A typical example of festes)
Some of the goings on at one of the various Festes in Mas de Barberans. Lots of parades, parties, beauty queens, bull jumping. You know, the usual village thang. They even had a "catch the greased pig"with catcher's keepers this year May '10.First of all the band parades round the village. If it's a supported Saint's day, they will either parade him around, or have a blessing of some sort depending on which saint it is for. There are plenty of pictures of other festes on various monthly diary pages.
Bull Jumping
From the end of April to the beginning of May, the village has its annual festes (Fiesta). A portable bullring is erected and there are livestock shows, horse riding demonstrations and bull jumping. Seriously, the bull chases one guy across the ring towards the jumper and veers off to one side, while the jumper runs at the charging bull, does a good plant and somersaults over the fast moving bull. The bulls are quite keen to get at close quarters with the contestants and the "distraction team" is put to good use quite often.
Floats
They Love Them !
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