The Sweet & Colourful Temps de Flors Flower Festival in Girona
The woman’s bra was so large that it could have doubled as a festival tent (with two rooms obviously)…and don’t ask about the size of her pants. The owner of the brilliantly white underwear billowing in the gentle breeze was clearly a woman of ample proportions and then some. I checked the position of the sun and focussed my camera on her over-sized drawers.
I realise that opening paragraph might sound a bit voyeuristic but – and I’m going to regret writing this – everybody was into photographing bloomers as we were enjoying Girona’s very colourful and sweet smelling festival, the Temps de Flors (Flower Time).
The festival began life back in 1955 as a humble floral display in the Iglesia de San Félix de Girona arranged by the women’s arm of a political party. In the mid 90s Girona’s council had the inspirational idea of making it a city-wide event. It was an enormous success and captured the imagination of residents and visitors.
This year’s Temps de Flors festival (7th – 15th May) saw 116 vibrant and imaginative displays in courtyards, houses, plazas and gardens around the old quarter of Girona. Here are a few photos of some of the displays that rang my bell.
Buzz Trips Fact File: The Temps de Flors in 2012 takes place between 12 and 20 May. For more information about the Temps de Flors check out the official website here and if you’d like to see more pics of the festival have a look at our Temps de Flors Flickr slideshow.
Buzztrips was a guest of Visit Costa Brava at the Temps de Flors
[...] Then there’s been the moments of pure luxurious decadence that I’ll probably never get to experience again; wallowing in the comfort of a suite on the Transcantábríco as it gently chugs through the Asturian countryside and having my taste-buds pleasurably assaulted over and over again with 19 courses at the world’s second best restaurant, El Celler de Can Roca in Girona. [...]