You Say Tomato, I Say Tomatina! The Food Fight of Buñol, Spain
| August 26, 2015
Travel Tips
Buñol is quite a small town — on all the other days of the year, about 9,000 people call it home. On the day of La Tomatina, the town population swells to anywhere between 30,000 and 50,000 people, so accommodations can be limited. Many people stay in Valencia, and take a bus in for the fight.
In recent years, La Tomatina has fallen victim to its own success, and municipal officials have been forced to impose a limit on how many people can attend the event. If you aren’t in the first 20,000 people to purchase a ticket, you’re out of luck. Tickets aren’t too expensive — 37 Euros (about $40 US) buys your entry, as well as a bus to and from Buñol from Valencia.
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