Falles, the fire festival

The Falles “fire festival” is a traditional festival that marks the start of summer. During the festival, lighted torches are brought down from the mountain to the village at nightfall. The falles take place in different villages across the Pyrenees, with the Geopark observing the falles that take place in Pobla de Segur on June 17.

Falles were inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2015.