{"id":12297,"date":"2025-11-13T22:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/?p=12297"},"modified":"2026-10-03T21:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:45:39","slug":"la-tomatina-bunol-spagna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/spain\/valencia\/la-tomatina-bunol-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"La Tomatina, Bu\u00f1ol, Spagna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Tomatina is an annual tomato-throwing festival held in the town of Bu\u00f1ol, in the province of Valencia, Spain. Taking place on the last Wednesday of August, it is considered one of the most recognizable food-fight events in the world and attracts thousands of visitors from various countries. The festival has become an iconic symbol of Spanish summer celebrations and is known for its combination of playful chaos, local traditions, and community spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panoramica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central event of La Tomatina is a massive one-hour tomato fight, during which participants throw overripe tomatoes at each other in the streets surrounding Bu\u00f1ol\u2019s town square. The tomatoes used for the festival are grown specifically for the event and are typically of low culinary quality. Safety rules require participants to squash tomatoes before throwing them to minimize the impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La festa nacque nel 1945, quando durante una sfilata di giganti e testoni scoppi\u00f2 una rissa tra giovani del paese, che afferrarono i pomodori di una bancarella vicina. La battaglia si ripet\u00e9 negli anni successivi, sopravvisse a un divieto negli anni Cinquanta e fu riconosciuta ufficialmente nel 1959; nel 2002 \u00e8 stata dichiarata Festa di interesse turistico internazionale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Struttura dell&#039;evento<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il festival segue una sequenza ben precisa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cPalo Jab\u00f3n\u201d (Greased Pole Contest). Prior to the tomato fight, participants attempt to climb a tall wooden pole covered with soap to retrieve a ham placed at the top. The event draws a large crowd, although reaching the ham is notoriously difficult.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Il segnale di inizio. A mezzogiorno un razzo d\u00e0 il via alla battaglia. Camion carichi di pomodori entrano nella via principale e i volontari distribuiscono i frutti ai partecipanti.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Un&#039;ora di lancio di pomodori. Per esattamente un&#039;ora, le strade si riempiono di persone che lanciano pomodori, si tuffano nella polpa di pomodoro e si abbandonano a un caos bonario.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Segnale di fine e pulizia. Un altro fuoco d&#039;artificio segna la fine della battaglia, dopodich\u00e9 i partecipanti smettono di lanciare pomodori. Residenti, partecipanti e addetti comunali puliscono le strade usando tubi collegati a vicine fonti d&#039;acqua naturali. Molti partecipanti si sciacquano nelle docce improvvisate all&#039;aperto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regole e linee guida di sicurezza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#039;evento si svolge nel rispetto di diverse norme di sicurezza:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I pomodori vanno schiacciati prima di essere gettati.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non sono ammessi oggetti duri o bottiglie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I partecipanti devono mantenere una distanza di sicurezza dai camion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00c8 vietato strappare o gettare gli indumenti.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Una volta dato il segnale di fine lancio, tutte le operazioni di lancio devono cessare immediatamente.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queste regole mirano a garantire che il festival rimanga un evento ludico e non pericoloso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biglietti e accesso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the festival\u2019s popularity, attendance has been limited since 2013, and participants must buy official tickets in advance from the Bu\u00f1ol town council\u2019s website. In 2026 there were 22,000 tickets at &euro;15, with optional packages that add a T-shirt, a paella or after-parties. A free Children\u2019s Tomatina for ages 4 to 14 takes place on the Saturday before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come arrivare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu\u00f1ol is approximately 40 km west of Valencia. Most visitors arrive by Cercan\u00edas commuter train (line C-3) from Valencia in about an hour, and the station is a short walk from the centre. Roads into the town centre are closed on the day of the festival and parking is very limited, so it is best not to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alloggio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu\u00f1ol has limited accommodation options; most visitors stay in Valencia and travel to the event for the day. Hotels in the area often book out months in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" data-id=\"12300\" src=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"Partecipanti coperti di polpa di pomodoro in una stretta via di Bu\u00f1ol\" class=\"wp-image-12300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tomatina-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s most famous tomato fight in Bu\u00f1ol near Valencia, held on the last Wednesday of August; about 22,000 tickets at \u20ac15, next on 25 August 2027.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1049,387,961],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valencia","category-events","category-spain"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12297"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16787,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12297\/revisions\/16787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}