Salou held from 3 to 6 September the celebrations of King James I
King James I in Salou 2015
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Salou. Costa Dorada. 01 September 2015. Salou September begins with the feast of King James this year celebrates its twentieth edition of the festival and that leads to the capital of the Costa Dorada several new features intended to encourage participation of the people and to project the party the territory. Under this premise a medieval show explicitly created for King James lafiesta be released, "Hostal de Bernat" from the hand of the company Quico Celio, Noi i Mut of Ferreries, National Culture Award 2015, which will be displayed in the courtyard of the Torre Vella in various functions afternoon and evening of Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September. Tickets for the show are priced at 10 euros and can be purchased at the Department of Culture, Tourism and the box office before the show.
In the same spirit, the nights of 4 and 5 September will be projected on the facade of the Torre Vella a spectacular mapping created for the occasion "Conquering History". It is a format never performed in Salou that tell the story of King James I and his link with the municipality. This festival is jointly organized by the Department of Culture and Festivals and Economic Development, Trade, and Consumer Markets with will energize the city and create events to help raise the visibility of the town's history and culture and provide content the festive season.
As a novelty, too, and with the intention to involve citizens in the festival this year will be decorated and drive a new shopping center, Via Roma. This area will be dressed in medieval banners and the presence of a military camp of the time with scheduled activities. It will also have horse patrols King James I to be around next shops to recruit soldiers. One of the most anticipated highlights of the festival: the parade on Saturday 5th September with more than 400 people, who will this year with more animation and participating companies, along with a large participation of people in Salou, as usual. This parade will leave at 19h from Plaza de Francesc Macia, on top of the Via Roma, and go to look for the entourage of King James I in the Torre Vella, where will at 20h to Levante Beach where it will end the act with a series of medieval exhibits.
How could it be otherwise, this twentieth edition maintain and highlight the traditional medieval market, which opens on September-3 in the old part of town, which will have positions of traditional products, workshops, children's activities and attractions besides This street entertainment every day on a regular basis.
The medieval market was born with the will to revitalize the party of King James. You can find artisans selling products that offer many different items such as amulets, antiques and brass, jewelry, woodwork, witches, pottery, lamps and goblins, slippers, glass, soaps and lotions, leather belts, board games , mirrors, perfumes, minerals, salts and oils, oil paintings, wineskins, juggling, etc. Visitors may purchase food products: candies, preserves and handmade pastries, pancakes, sausages, cheeses, herbs and chocolate.
There will be craft workshops (blacksmith, saddler, glass blowing, shields and swords, the goldsmith, the Arab calligrapher or bread oven), games and children's workshops, caravan of donkeys, musicians on period instruments and representations theater.
Medieval culinary trail
Besides all these activities, the festival will feature the regular programming, as the medieval gourmet menus. In these medieval gastronomic routes more than 20 restaurants, most of them in the old town, which have designed special menus with recipes from the book of medieval cuisine Sent Sovi involved. This year, as well as incorporating new municipal market on the route since medieval recipes distribute kitchen and make wine tastings, tasting vermouth and activities for children. This route starts on Monday August 31 and end on September 6. The conquest of Mallorca With the party of King James, Salou recreates the conquest of Mallorca by the monarch against the Saracens. The year was 1229 when King James I of Aragon began, from the port of Salou a new adventure to conquer Mallorca. The feat is rooted in the history of Salou and is commemorated every year on the first weekend of September, a celebration that has a medieval character and is per starring James I and his wife Violant Hungary.
Party programa XX King James I Medieval show "The inn Bernat" With the company Quico Celio, the boy and Mut Ferreries. National Culture Award in 2015. In the courtyard of the Torre Vella Stay for a few moments in the thirteenth century where Bernard will open the doors of the hostel and we invite sweet wine while baldana offers traditional charms of its establishment. Eye, evil tongues say that Bernard hides a secret. Live music, theater, circus and lots of humor. Sessions:
Friday 4 September at 19: 00h, 21: 00h and 22: 30h
Saturday 5 September at 18: 00h, 22: 30h and 24: 00h
Sunday 6 September at 19: 00h, 21: 00h and 22: 30h
Price of the show: € 10 per person. Duration: 1 hour. Ticket sales to the Department of Culture of the City Council, the Tourist Board and the box office before the show. Limited seating.
Mapping The JamesKing "Conquering history" Audiovisual show in the courtyard outside the tower. Discover the fascinating story of King James I and his links to Salou. Old Tower itself will be support for the projection of a unique work in a few minutes will take us back to the era of King James I in a way like never before've lived in Salou.
Sessions:
Friday 4 September at 22: 00h and 23: 30h
Saturday 5 September at 22: 00h and 23: 30h
Free entrance. Approximate time: 8 minutes. Limited seating. "The camp almogavers" Next to the Municipal Market. During the 5th and 6th of September. Visit the medieval military camp and you see these activities:
11: 00h. Opening of camp
11: 30h. Round guard Almogavar the market
12: 00h. Instruction combat soldiers
13: 00h. Small School Knights
14: 00h. Closing Camp
17: 00h. Opening of camp
17: 30h. Round guard Almogavar the market
18: 30h. Small School Knights
19: 30h. Tournament Knights
20: 30h. Closing Camp
Out of King James I and his entourage Saturday, september 5 The troops are mobilizing the crown, the king gave the order. Finally Salou is the place where King James I gather his troops to march towards Mallorca.
From all corners of the kingdom divides people on the coast next to the monarch salouenca: nobles, peasants, knights, priests, soldiers ... and of course, King James at the helm, accompanied by his wife Yolanda of Hungary and its retinue of guards, reporters and officials.
Expected from 19: 30h streets of Salou live the arrival of the troops and the followers of the King, who will enter the old Roman road, the Via Roma to join the royal company. When the sun begins to fall, at about 20pm from the tower all the procession will start, with the King at the front. The cortege will fall by Barcelona street from the beach on the eastern mark the starting point to set sail for Mallorca. While waiting on the kingdom, history awaits.
Route: Via Roma Torre old Via Aurelia, Via Roma, Barcelona Street, Breakwater Wharf, Levante beach.
Medieval market
Dates: 3 to 6 September Location: C / Poniente C / Church, C / Rafael Casanova, C / Joan Miró and C / Pins.
THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2015
Morning 11:00 Inaugural Parade with speech 11:30 reached distant lands 11:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 12:00 Action theatrical perfume 12:00 magical book 12:30 The capture of the Dragon 12:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 13:00 Action circus 13:00 magical book 13:30 Troubadour Garzon 13:30 Arab musicians and dancer 14:00 Goblins
Afternoon 18:00 Arab musicians and dancer 18:00 Goblins 18:30 Action theatrical Etilio soldier 18:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 19:00 Troubadour Garzon 19:00 magical book 19:30 The capture of the Dragon 19:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 20:00 magical book 20:30 Function circus fakir duel
Night 21:00 Troubadour Garzon 21:00 reached distant lands 21:30 Arab musicians and dancer 22:00 Fire Festival
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Morning 11:00 Opening Parade 11:30 reached distant lands 11:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 12:00 Action theatrical Ramon forest 12:00 magical book 12:30 The capture of the Dragon 12:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 13:00 Action circus 13:00 magical book 13:30 Troubadour Garzon 13:30 Arab musicians and dancer 14:00 Goblins
Afternoon 18:00 Arab musicians and dancer 18:00 Goblins 18:30 Action theatrical perfume 18:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 19:00 Troubadour Garzon 19:00 magical book 19:30 The capture of the Dragon 19:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 20:00 magical book 20:30 Role of circus, magic and juggling
Night 21:00 Troubadour Garzon 21:00 reached distant lands 21:30 Arab musicians and dancer 22:00 Fire Festival SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2015
Morning Musical entertainment 11:00 11:30 Songs and romances Bruno Buenavista 11:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 12:00 magical book 12:30 acrobatics and balance 13:00 At the edge of the stories 13:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 13:30 The magic book Musical entertainment 14:00
Afternoon Musical entertainment 18:00 18:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 18:30 acrobatics and balance 18:30 The magic book 19:00 Fabulejant, canturrejant 19:00 Children's workshops Magic Book Musical entertainment 19:30 19:30 The magic book 20:00 acrobatics and balance 20:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 20:30 Songs and romances Sephardim 20:30 The magic book
Night Musical entertainment 21:30 22:00 Beata
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2015
Morning Musical entertainment 11:00 11:30 Songs and romances Bruno Buenavista 11:30 Children's workshops Magic Book 12:00 magical book 12:30 acrobatics and balance 13:00 At the edge of the stories 13:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 13:30 The magic book Musical entertainment 14:00
Afternoon Musical entertainment 18:00 18:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 18:30 acrobatics and balance 18:30 The magic book 19:00 Fabulejant, canturrejant 19:00 Children's workshops Magic Book Musical entertainment 19:30 19:30 The magic book 20:00 acrobatics and balance 20:00 Children's workshops Magic Book 20:30 Songs and romances Sephardim 20:30 The magic book
Night Musical entertainment 21:30 22:00 Beata
EVERYDAY KIDS CORNER CHILDREN'S ATTRACTION Morning 11: 00 to 14: 00h every day Afternoon 17:00 to 21: 00h every day
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 18:30 pm in the Public Library of Salou. "The image of James I in the nineteenth and twentieth century art," lecture by Antonio Salcedo, Professor of History and History of Art at the URV.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 11 am, in the courtyard outside the tower. "Competition James I the Conqueror." Awards and read the best works of the first literary contest organized by the Calami Salou.
From 10 to 12 September "XXIX Race King James" Organized by the Yacht Club Salou
