Valls is the town where the calçotada was born, and the birthplace of castells, Catalonia's human towers. Plaça del Blat is regarded as kilometre zero of the casteller world: the two groups that founded the tradition perform here, and the Museu Casteller de Catalunya and the Sant Joan bell tower are a short walk away. From November the town revolves around the calçot: Calçofest opens the season and the Gran Festa de la Calçotada celebrates it on the last Sunday of January.
Area highlights
- Plaça del BlatKilometre zero of the casteller world: the Colla Vella and the Colla Joves dels Xiquets de Valls perform here.
- Museu Casteller de CatalunyaPast, present and future of castells, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2010.
- Sant Joan bell towerThe tallest bell tower in Catalonia, at the church of Sant Joan.
- CalçotadaChargrilled calçots with their sauce in the town where the calçotada was born. Valls calçots hold a PGI.
Castells are performed in Plaça del Blat for Sant Joan (23 and 24 June), Firagost (first Wednesday of August), the eve of Catalonia's National Day (10 September) and Santa Úrsula (first Sunday after 21 October). If you can choose your date, pick one of those.
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