Zahara de los Atunes Tuna Route 2016
Year after year, every May for the past 2,000 years, it has been returning to the Coasts of Cádiz fishing for Almadraba Tuna.
This is the period when the first tuna approach the coast towards the Mediterranean Sea to spawn. A real delicacy that is fished in the same way from
time immemorial: the almadraba. A traditional and also spectacular fishing gear.
In May and June, Barbate, Zahara de los Atunes, Conil and Tarifa celebrate authentic gastronomic festivals around this product and specifically, the May 10 to 15, will be held in Zahara de los Atunes (Cádiz), the VIII TUNA ROUTE , The product so characteristic of the area, the Red Tuna of Almadraba.
Unbeatable gastronomic event organized by the Association of merchants of Zahara de los Atunes, where all the restaurants of the town elaborate tapas.
based on tuna but with an impressive creativity and palate. All the tapas enter the competition and are awarded prizes in a multitudinous event that fills the town with visitors from all over eager to taste the delicacies on offer.
The tapas tasting will begin on Wednesday 11 and during those days, visitors can enjoy a full program that includes :
Photographic exhibitions, exhibitions of painting, routes of drinks among various establishments in the area, visit the artistic cover of painted and glazed ceramic “Tuna Egg”, demonstration of the quartering of a tuna and of course, various routes of tuna tapas among the 39 restaurants in Zahara de los Atunes.
Take advantage of this ideal occasion to make a trip to this town of seafaring roots, as well as sightseeing in the municipality and stroll along its beautiful beaches, you have the perfect opportunity to contemplate this traditional art of fishing made since Roman times.
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