Medieval festival

Castelló d’Empuries celebrates a famous festival during the 11 of September week. This year was specially because in was the 20 anniversary.

On Friday the party program started with a special dinner inspirited in the medieval food. Peppermint soup and roasted chicken, cooked as they do in the 15 century.

On Saturday is a special show consisting in a tourney, where the knights fights against each other with the joust, but as a show.

On Sunday is programmed the special market, with lots of different products, all medieval, like oils, herbs, soaps…. But if you want to buy anything you have to chance, first of all, your money for special mediaeval coins, then you are allow to buy whatever you like.

During this special happening you can do a tour for the special places like: Flour Museum, The Prison, The Church, Santa Clara’s Convent…..

All village gives support to this event, working as volunteers in the market, the shops remain opened until very late at night, all the citizens are wearing medieval disguises for given more atmosphere, and to attend all the visitors properly.

At night there are a few spectacles, with light around the church, witches and brothels.

All the streets are embellished with medieval ornaments. You can even do a walk up in a donkey.

They cooked a cow like they do it in the medieval time.

This Festival is very amusing for all, citizens and visitors.