Taurine Travel
(Ferias & more)

Ferias
of Taurine Interest
Las
Fallas Annual celebration in Valencia, Spain --
always ending on March 19, the eve of the Feast of St. Joseph
Feria
de Abril Annual celebration in Sevilla, Spain.
Feri
de Cali Annual celebration in Cali, Colombia -- always, Dec. 25 to
Jan. 3. (en español -- '94 feria info, some of general applicability
to each year's festivities). Info also available from
Latino Net's
Cali-information page.
Feria
de Córdoba Annual celebration in Córdoba, Spain (in español).
Feria
de Gijón -- An essay discussing the taurine activities during
the '95 feria on the north coast of Spain (Asturias)
Feria
Internacional del Caballo, Texcoco -- 19th annual feria, 1996 (March
21 to April 14).
Feria
de León -- Annual celebration in León, Guanajuato, México
-- January 10 to February 9, 1997.
Feria
de Málaga (en español) Annual celebration in Málaga,
Spain.
La
Féria de Nîmes Annual celebration in Nîmes, France.
La
Féria de San Fermín Annual romp in Pamplona -- this link
is to a site that is, basically, an advertisement for an on-line service.
But, recognizing that, it IS the best collection of Pamplona links we've
found.
Feria
de San Marcos Annual celebration in Aguascalientes, México ('96
corrida schedule, plus information of general applicability to each year's
festivities) (also called La Feria de México); another
page featuring a description of the feria (en español) maintained,
in a long listing of Mexican ferias and expositions, on the large "México
2000 Infoserver";
Feria
del Señor de los Milagros Annual celebration (50th Anniversary
in '96) in Lima, Peru -- with a series of bullfights in Plaza de Acho.
Dates vary, but begins the final week of October, and runs through the
end of November.

Museums
The
Bullfighting Museum (Museu
Taurí in Catalan), Barcelona
The
Bullfighting Museum in Bilbao (at the Vista Allegre Plaza)
Museo
Taurino, Cordoba -- photo
I, photo
II(short description of collection in Spanish)
Museo
Taurino, Huamantla, Tlaxcala, México
Museo
Taurino, Rhonda -- at the Rhonda bullring (one of the loveliest and important
--at least historically -- in Spain). A fine collection of memorabilia
collected and displayed thanks to the efforts of a group of major Spanish
taurine figures (including the American ex-matador-turned-artist, John
Fulton)

Travel
Miscellany
- Bullfights
in Cancun -- well, not exactly. Want to know how much reliance you
can place on interent search engines (sure you'd have a hard time surfing
without them, but ...)? If you search with "Lycos"
using the term "bullfight," the second result returned is this
site (with a 99% "relevancy" rating) -- but, it's nothing but
a VERY conventional bullfight poster and the words "Olé - Bullfights
and Mexican Tradition." That's it ... no more. A little disappointing
from a site intended to 'promote' Mexico "and it's many riches."
That's why we're trying to annotate Mundo Taurino [Internet]'s links for
you.
- Bullfights
in Cartagena -- (en español) -- brief mention of the January
bullfight season in Cartagena, Colombia (including hotel and tourism info.
addresses)
- Bullfights
in Korea -- (in english) -- yes, no typo here. Bullfights (of a sort)
are part of the annual Kaech'on Art Festival in Chinju, South Korea (about
95 km west of Pusan)
- Caracas, Venezuela
-- brief mention of bullfighting
at Nuevo Circo, "one of the four most important bullrings in Latin
America" -- and of a Venezuelan taurine event called "Toros Coleados"--
in the "Venezuela for Kids" pages maintained by the Venezuelan
Embassy in Washington DC.
- Fiesta,
Feuerwerk, Flamenco (auf Deutsch) A travel feature story from "Wochenpost
Online," discussing taurine travel possibilities during August and
September, in and around Madrid. (e-mail MT[I] for English translation,
courtesy of Marcus Hermann)
- Run
with the Bulls: The Adventurer's Guide to The Sun Also Rises
by Craig Boreth. If you've a desire to " Drink your way through
Paris and party in Pamplona at the Fiesta de San Fermin -- Dine on Tapas
in San Sebastian and dance all night in Madrid -- Hike, fish and swim in
the Spanish Pyrenees -- Learn to RUN WITH THE BULLS safely, and watch a
bullfight dangerously" ... well, then this might just be the book
for you! Nice picture of the encierro too ...
- "Softguide
Madrid" -- online tour guide to Madrid, including a page of information
(plans to provide much more) about bullfighting in general, and prices/schedules
at Las Ventas.
- Spain:
Men in Tights -- brief references to things taurine in the website
maintained by the VERY high-quality travel-info publishers, Lonely
Planet (includes a lovely photo of a traje de luces -- gold on white).
- Travelspain:
Custom Tours
This agency (in Caceres, we think) says they can create an individualized
taurine adventure for you. Just tell them what you'd like to do -- from
getting drunk in Pamplona to organizing your own bullfight (!) -- and,
they'll take care of it. Anyone care to put them to the test, and then
get back to MT[I] with the results?
If you
have comments or suggestions, please send a note
to Mundo Taurino [Internet]

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