Performance of Sant Narcís

The Performance of Sant Narcís (or Diada de Sant Narcís in Catalan) is an annual performance of human towers made by castellers in Plaça del Vi, Girona. It is part of the acts of the main festivities of the city of Girona, dedicated to Saint Narcissus, patron of the city. Sant Narcís has seen som milestones by Minyons de Terrassa which in 1998 completed the first 4 in 9 with single base of the 20th century and their first pillar of 7 with double base,^[1] in 2008 their first pillar of 8 with triple base^[2] and in 2014 the 3 in 10 with triple base.^[3]

Gallery

3 in 10 with triple base by Minyons de Terrassa, 2014  3 in 9 with double base by Capgrossos de Mataró, 2013  5 in 8 crowned by Marrecs de Salt, 2014  Plate dedicated to Minyons de Terrassa  Plate dedicated to Marrecs de Salt

References

1. "Els castells de nou protagonitzen la diada castellera de les Fires de Girona." (in Catalan). Vilaweb. 24 October 1999.
2. "Els Minyons regalen un històric pilar de vuit amb folre i manilles a la plaça del Vi" (PDF). Diari de Girona. 27 October 2008.
3. "Girona se convierte en la tercera "plaça castellera" de 10" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 26 October 2014.

External links

Media related to Performance of Sant Narcís at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 41°58′58″N 02°49′28″E / 41.98278°N 2.82444°E