I have written about the famous La Tomatina, tomato food fight festival more than once and I am now happy to share my video experience of La Tomatina with all of you. Following the release of my Barcelona and Valencia, Spain video last week I bring you “La Tomatina, Tomato Food Fight in Bunol, Spain – Who? What? When? Where?” .
This is my newest video made in co-operation and I couldn’t be more excited about it. Click play to watch me get covered in Tomato juice and cross another awesome item off the big bucket list that is life. Whether you decide to visit La Tomatina while backpacking Europe with your guide book or joining in on a group tour I think my video will definitely help you plan and show you just how awesome it is.
I hope you enjoy it, stay tuned for more and enter your email below to sign up for the **new** Travel Yourself monthly newsletter while you are at it. :)
21 Comments
Chanel
November 26, 2013 at 12:49 amWow it is great to see what Tomatina is really like! I have it on my list…. did San Fermin this summer but I was unable to spend enough time in Europe to get to Tomatina :(
Mary
October 7, 2013 at 2:45 pmI have always wanted to do this! I guess I’ll just have to go back to Spain again haha, not complaining!
Rob
June 13, 2012 at 5:39 pmJust watched it, nice work & good luck at the Nomading Film Festival.
Vanny
May 31, 2012 at 2:18 pmMy gosh! This looks like so much fun! Great job on the video :)
Don Faust
May 25, 2012 at 8:42 pmNice video – that looks like so much fun!
It’s wild to see people jump into the tomatoes just as soon as the gates on the truck open up.
Cailin
May 26, 2012 at 3:12 pmThanks Don! :)
It looks so dangerous doesn’t it? I didn’t get that close myself. I think it is kind of a thing you need to experience twice. Once to see what its like and the second to get right in there.
Will
May 16, 2012 at 3:46 pmWhat a fantastic video! I really had fun and felt the energy of the event.. Glad I stumbled on your travel blog!
Cailin
May 26, 2012 at 3:13 pmThanks for the comments Will! :)
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NicksTravelBug
May 14, 2012 at 10:01 pmGreat video! I can’t wait to attend La Tomatina this summer! I’ve already got a place booked in Valencia. Are there public showers in Bunol or do you have to ride the train back a mess??
Cailin
May 15, 2012 at 11:31 pmThanks Nick! There are public showers in the streets, also the locals will hose you down and there is a river you can jump in too :)
Check out this post for more info / tips :)
http://cailintravels.com/spain/la-tomatina-what-to-wear-what-to-bring-what-to-do/
Nomadic Samuel
May 14, 2012 at 2:08 amNot that I would ever need an excuse for a food fight but this looks like an incredible event.
Cailin
May 15, 2012 at 11:32 pmI’m actually surprised this isn’t something that you have done already Samuel!
Arianwen
May 13, 2012 at 2:48 pmAwesome video! I think I might have to add this to the bucket list. I’d be pretty worried about that tomato truck running me over though!
Cailin
May 15, 2012 at 11:33 pmthanks for the comment!
No need to worry about getting run over, I thought about that too but each truck has like 12 guys walking around it making sure you aren’t in the way :) No one has ever been run over in 50+ years or at least thats what I’ve discovered from my research :)
Brock - Backpack With Brock
May 13, 2012 at 1:51 pmWow! Looks messy and fun. Hope you had a blast!
Cailin
May 15, 2012 at 11:33 pmThanks Brock! It was pretty great :)
Mike's Road Trip
May 11, 2012 at 8:42 pmImpressive video Calin. I wonder how the heck you got all of those shots/angles…you must have had help?
Cheers,
Mike
Cailin
May 13, 2012 at 12:02 pmHey Mike, For the two Spain videos I did actually have a camera man with me following me around 24/7 for a whole week. However a lot of luck was had on that trip as well for ransoming meeting Serano and him letting us film from his roof top. :)
Glad you liked it!
Alexa Meisler
May 10, 2012 at 4:33 pmIt sure looks like a whole big but fun mess. Everyone seemed to have had a blast. Great video!
Cailin
May 13, 2012 at 12:02 pmThanks Alexa! It was a pretty great time!! :)