Yesterday I went to "
Les Borges Blanques", a village in Lleida (Catalonia) of about 6000 people located at approximately 1.5 hours from Barcelona, if you travel by car. The reason I got there was to visit "
La Fira de Les Garrigues", a fair that takes place every January in this village to show different traditional gastronomical products that can be found throughout Catalonia, although the most prominent product shown is the Olive Oil, which makes the Fair to be also known as "La Fira de l'Oli" (the Oil Fair). The region of "Les Garrigues" joke about themselves to produce the best olive oil in the world, which holds a Protected Designation of Origin. Although they make this assertion in a joking way, I can confirm the variety of oils this region produces are all excellent, and if you don't trust me, go there and taste it for free!
Below there are some pictures of the event, which is ending today, January 22th. And if you plan to visit it the next year, I strongly recommend you to have lunch before, otherwise you will be tempted to buy all the products the exhibitors offer you for tasting!!
(click on the pictures to enlarge them)
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| The village of Les Borges Blanques |
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| "Coques de Recapte" |
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| "Embotits" (cold meat) |
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| Cheese |
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| Beautiful botle with olive oil |
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| Different varieties of olive oils |
q xules les fotos!!
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