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Fiesta Time !! – Program for Hondon De Las Nieves
Posted by admin in Hondon Dining, Hondon Leisure, Hondon Tourism on 25/07/2011
Enjoy the Fiestas! Hondón de las Nieves Fiestas! Our Fiestas!
Below please find the Fiestas Programme for Hondón de las Nieves (1st – 7th August) and other events, such as the Medieval Market and Fayre (13th & 14th August).
Official printed programmes for the Fiesta are also available from the TOWN HALL now.
Programme for the Fiestas in honour of the Patron of
HONDON DE LAS NIEVES – 2011/2012
WEDNESDAY 3 AUGUST
09.00 Ringing of the bells.
09.30 Pasacalles (walk around) with “Dolçaina i el Tabalet” group.
13.00 Nos vamos de Tapeo (Let’s go and have some tapas). * Bar Trencaclosques.
19.00 Floral Offering to Our Lady, Virgen de las Nieves.
It will start at the Municipal Library with Les Fondoneres, Authorities, Fiestas Committee and people in general, wearing traditional regional customes and will proceed towards the Parish Church, accompanied by our Musical Band.
20.00 Solemn Mass, singing by the Rondalla Municipal and attended by les Fondoneres and Authorities.
21.00 Regional Dancing by the dancing group of Hondón de las Nieves accompanied by the Rondalla Municipal, Plaza de la Villa.
24.00 Musical Show: KARINA. Sponsored by Excma. Diputación Provincial.
24.00 Barraca Popular (party in the school ground).
THURSDAY 4 AUGUST
09.00 Ringing of the Bells.
09.30 Cycling Ride, from the Plaza de la Villa (Main Square) to La Canalosa, where all participants will be invited to a “almuerzo” (midmorning snack). There will be a draw of two bicycles.
13.00 “Nos vamos de Tapeo” (Let’s go and have some tapas). * Restaurante La Font.
19.00 Walk around the decorated streets of our village with Les Fondoneres, the Fiestas Committee and the Charanga (music group), paying tribute to the senior citizens.
23.30 Serenade to Our Lady, Virgen de las Nieves by the CAM choir groups “Magdala” in the Plaza de la Villa. Sponsored by the CAM Social Work programme.
24.00 Barraca Popular (party in the school ground), “pincha discos” (d.j’s) of our municipality will provide the music.
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST:
MAIN DAY OF OUR FIESTAS, DEDICATED TO OUR PATRON LADY, LA VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES.
09.00 Ringing of the Bells.
10.00 Pasacalles (Walk around) with the music band of our village,Unión Musical.
12.00 HIGH MASS with the local choirs, La Rondalla & Coro Municipal, attended by Les Fondoneres, Authorities, Guests, Fiestas Committee and people in general.
13.00 “Nos vamos de Tapeo” (Let’s go and have some tapas). *Pub “Las Rocas”.
21.00 Solemn Procession of Our Patron Lady, Virgen de las Nieves. Accompanied by Les Fondoneres, Authorities, Fiestas Committee and people in general, as well as our music band, Unión Musical and the band from Aspe, “Ateneo Musical Maestro Gilabert”.
24.00 Verbena (musical evening) in the Plaza de la Villa with “La Creme” music group.
24.00 Barraca Popular (party in the school ground).
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST
11.00 A 13.00 “Water games” in the under cover court of the
Polideportivo Municipal (sports centre).
13.00 “Nos vamos de Tapeo” (Let’s go and have some tapas). * Bar Central.
18:00 Game of “Pelota Valenciana” C/ Ramón Cremades
23.00 Theatre: “Dos tontas en apuros” by the group Kimana Producciones, Plaza de la Villa. Sponsored by Excma. Diputación Provincial.
During the week of the Fiestas, there will be a tournament of “tanganilla”. Those interested please see Francisco Alpera Tenza
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST
11.00 VII “Paella d’arròç i conill amb caragols” Competition. (Paella of rice with rabbit and snails)
There will be two categories for the competition:
- Youngsters up to 25 yrs old.
- from 26 yrs old onwards, no age limit.
This competition will take place in the street where the schools are. The Fiestas
Committee will provide firewood, chairs, tables and drinks. Organized by the
Asociación de Amas de Casa and sponsored by the Fiestas Committee.
21.30 Music Band Concert, Plaza de la Villa. Unión Musical de Hondón de las Nieves.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST
22.00 h. Night Walk to the Los Evangelistas spot (La Vella) Organized by the Centro Excursionista. Departure from Plaza de la Villa
THURSDAY 11 AUGUST
19.00 XXII Descent from Hondón – Aspe. Departure from Mayor street.
FRIDAY 12 AUGUST
20.30 Talk on Astronomy
23.00 Moon Party . Organized by CIDAM in the terrace of Aula de Cultura.
SATURDAY 13 AUGUST
18.30 Opening of the “Medieval Market – Medieval Fayre” in the plaza San Juan and nearby streets.
21.00 After the Novena finishes, Singing to Our Lady.
24.00 Mariachis in the Plaza de la Villa. Sponsored by Herman y Marijke (to celebrate their X anniversary as hondoneros)
SUNDAY 14 AUGUST
18.30 Medieval Market. Closing at 01:00 am approximately.
01:00 Correfocs (running with fire). As per usual itinerary.
SATURDAY 20 AUGUST
19.00 IX Urban Running Race “Fondó de les Neus”. Departure and registration Calle Nueva.
THE FIESTAS COMMITTEE 2011/2012 WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY OUR PATRON’S FIESTAS.
Spring at Veintiocho Restaurante
Posted by admin in Hondon Dining, Hondon Leisure, Hondon News on 07/04/2011
The popular restaurante “Veintiocho 28″ in Hondón de los Frailes has just announced it’s Spring menus…
Call them for more details 626 676 891.
Spring changes at Veintiocho include:
Sunday Morning Specials: Each Sunday through April / May 10.30 > 11.30 you can get a Bacon Roll or Sausage Roll for only €2.50.
New Menus: We are changing both our snack and Al a Carte menus from April… come check them out!
BBQ Nights: From May 9th we will be offering our popular BBQ every Monday 6.30 til 9.30pm
Afternoon Teas: new for this year… the first Wednesday each month why not come and join us for afternoon tea. This includes: Pot of teas, a selection of freshly prepared sandwiches (inc’ smoked salmon), homemade cakes, a scone with fresh cream and preserve. Only €8 Euros… we recommend booking.
Father’s Day 19th June: Book your table early… this is always popular lunch and dinner!
Special Occasions: And don;t forget if you have a celebration we can cater for your party (formal or buffet style).
Barinas… two superb restaurants
Posted by admin in Hondon Dining, Hondon News on 21/04/2010
We visited Barinas a small village just outside Hondon recently and were very impressed. The first visit was to a superb fish restaurant, so for the fish lovers amongst you this is a must try, everything fresh and served with excellent service and superb taste. There was also plenty of parking opposite. The name of this fish restaurant is FELIX. This restaurant was recommended to us by the locals, if you don’t like fish, then this isn’t for you, as they serve nothing else but fish, fish, fish and more fish…
The next little gem is “La Fuente” from the outside its nothing to look at, with its bubble gum machines outside, but don’t let that put you off! We couldn’t believe what we got for 35 euros per head.
The menu was as follows :-
- Wine and water
- Roasted almonds
- Home made crisps
- Fresh home made bread ali oli with tomato
- Cheese cakes with tomato jam these were delicious
- Mixed ham cheese and nuts
- Large plate of squid and octypus
- Main course. We chose lamb served with garlic potatoes and vegetables
- More wine and water then came
- Large plate of mixed fresh fruit including orange melon apples pears grapes
- Cakes with coffee
- Liquor’s with biscuit
The service was second to none we will certainly go back to this one… more info and pictures on the La Fuenté Blog
We love Spanish Tapas !!
Posted by admin in Hondon Dining on 06/04/2010
Spanish Tapas
You can get Tapas in the Hondon area, but it’s not widely available or of great variety... least not in the league of Granada and the Andalucia region in general. Having just visited my favourite Spanish Language site “SpanishDict.Com” – they now have a blog and have written about Spanish Tapas…
Tapas, those delicious little snacks you can get in any bar in Spain, have recently been making quite a splash in the United States. In the past 3 years, I have seen 4 tapas bars pop up in my neighborhood alone. And people are crazy about them! The thing is, other than serving tiny bits of expensive food and over-priced drinks, these trendy American tapas bars have almost nothing in common with your traditional Spanish tapas bar.
In many places in Spain, dinner is not served until 9 or 10 o’clock at night. So many people like to “tapear” or go out and eat tapas at a few different bars to meet up with friends, discuss the day, and in general just relax in a fun social atmosphere. In a lot of the major cities and in most parts of Adalucía, when you order a drink, often you get a tapa for free. Or sometimes it is the other way around; if you order a tapa, you get a free drink.
Now, how this tradition came about is debated among a few popular theories. First, it is important to know what “la tapa” means. Literally, it means “cover” or “top,” so it is important to keep this in mind when thinking about its history.
Some say that some sneaky tavern owners from Castilla-La Mancha found that a strong smelling and tasting cheese could “cover” the flavor of cheap wine. This way, they could sell the not so great wine for a higher price by including a free piece of cheese.
Others say that when King Alfonso XII was visiting Cádiz on the south west coast, he ordered a cup of sherry, which is famous in this region. In order to protect the wine from the blowing beach sands, the waiter covered the wine glass with a slice of cured ham. King Alfonso apparently enjoyed it and asked for another glass of sherry with a “tapa” just like the first.
Less legendary is the thought that since you are most likely standing when you are out having drinks with friends, you would need to cover your drink with your plate in order to have a free hand to eat. Or that you would need to top your sherry, a very sweet wine, with bread or ham to keep the curious flies away.
Now what kind of tapa you get with your drink widely depends on the region, but the staples are olives, of which there can be many different varieties, bread with aioli, and some kind of fried seafood. It is also very common to see small slices of bread topped with Spain’s famous jamón serrano or slices of cheese. My favorite is tortilla española, which is very similar to an omelette with pieces of fried potato and onion inside instead of cheese.
There are thousands of tapa recipes out there and I encourage you to try a few on your own. Being all the fad right now, your friends would definitely be impressed if you invited them all over for an early evening of tapas at your house. ¡Salud! and ¡Buen provecho!