Lleida, the capital of the fruit.

Lleida is the fruit capital city: apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, prunes, cherries, they are part of the economy of the province. Sant Miquel’s fair, which is celebrated when the autumn arrives, it’s a clear example of its importance. In this fair the fruit’s gastronomic week is celebrated, where the different applications of the fruit in cooking are shown.

Moors and Christians celebration

Lleida is the city where the Moors and Christians celebrations began. Evidence of that was found in some documents from the year 1150.

Lots of important kings and queens from all over Europe and especially from Spain came to see the theatre play of the fight between the Moors and the Christians.

Nowadays the theatre play is the ending of the celebration, before it, the actors march all around the city.

Moors and Christians near the Seu Vella

The Easter cake: a whole tradition

The Easter cake is very traditional in Catalonia, Valencia and Múrcia. On the 18^th century, the Easter cake was already the classical gift that the godfather to his godson. The number of eggs put in the cake depended on the age of the godson up to 12.

In the old days, the Easter cake was known as Easter pie. This traditional cake symbolizes that the Lent has arrived and the abstinence period has finished.

Typical Easter Cake