In the village · Tradition
The Torres Torres festivities
At the end of August Torres Torres changes its rhythm: bull week kicks off, cultural week follows and it all ends with the patron saint festivities, from 7 to 10 September. If you want to experience the real village, these are the dates.
Photo: Pujà al Castell
End of August: bull week
The last weekend of August opens the festival season with bull week: “toros embolados” and exhibitions in the village streets. It’s when Torres Torres starts filling up with people and atmosphere.
Cultural week
Then comes cultural week, with activities for kids and grown-ups, music and events on the square, leading day by day into the patron saint festivities.
8 September: the Virgen de la Leche
The 8th is the village’s big day, in honour of its patron saint, the Virgen de la Leche. The festivities begin the evening before, on the 7th, and on the big day there’s a street parade with the brass band in the morning, Mass and a procession through the old town streets at nightfall.
9 and 10 September: the Vallivana and San Roque
On the 9th the Virgen de la Vallivana is celebrated and on the 10th San Roque, with more parades and processions. On festival nights there’s an open-air dance on the square and fireworks over the village.
And between celebrations, wood-fired paella
On those days the square smells of woodsmoke from early on. Restaurante Torres Torres, our family business, makes Valencian paella and oven-baked rice over a wood fire; during the festivities it fills up, so book a table well ahead.
Tips
To enjoy it more
- Book early: during the festivities the houses fill up sooner than the rest of the year.
- The houses are right in the old town: the atmosphere reaches your door, and on dance nights there's music until late.
- At the "toros embolados", always follow the organisers' instructions and watch from behind the barriers.
- Ask Mari about this year's programme: she'll tell you what you can't miss.
More things to do
To round off the day
In collaboration with Restaurante Torres TorresWood-fired paella in the village
On Sundays, the square smells of woodsmoke. Valencian paella as it has always been made in the village, at our family's restaurant.
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The Arab baths
Seven hundred years of steam, light and silence. One of the best-preserved Arab baths in the Valencian Region, two streets from the house.
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Vía Verde de Ojos Negros
Trains loaded with iron ore once ran through here. Today it's a car-free path among orange groves, tunnels and viaducts that starts at the edge of the village.
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