Traditional garlic fair on St. James’ Day in northern Spain
In Vitoria, northern Spain, even if a resident’s ordinary market is closed for St. James’ Day, they won’t want for garlic. Every year on July 25 producers from all around Spain converge on the Basque Country capital for a traditional garlic fair.
- A seller prepares strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- A seller prepares strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. Every year a traditional garlic market is set on the Saint James patron day in Vitoria gathering producers of all around Spain. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- A young seller waits to sell strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- Men carry some strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- A man carries a strip of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- People buy some strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- A man carries strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- A seller prepares strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- Sellers prepare strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday, July 25, 2016. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
- People carry strips of garlic during the garlic fair in Vitoria, northern Spain, on Monday. (Alvaro Barrientos/AP)