The towns of Salou, Cambrils and Vila-Seca-La Pineda are preparing to celebrate the summer solstice on 23 June with the San Juan festival. 

Offering an evening of fireworks, bonfires and live music, the traditional festival is a vibrant and colourful celebration of the summer with events taking place throughout Catalonia.

As part of the festivities, Cambrils will showcase the region's famous human towers (castells), while all three destinations will hold 'dance of the devils' around the bonfires.  

Ahead of the event, local children walk through the villages collecting old furniture from their neighbours for the large bonfires that are lit during the festival. The bonfires symbolise the burning of the old and the beginning of a new season.  

The festival is also famous for the coca de San Juan pastry which is produced en masse by the local chefs and bakeries. The sweet pastry is a favourite with children and is covered with candied fruits. The Forn Sant bakery in Cambrils has been producing the pastry since 1865.

Many of the local campsites will be organising street parties, special tasting menus, live music and children's shows to celebrate the start of the summer.

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About The Federation of Hostelry and Tourism in Tarragona (FEHT)

The FEHT is a federation that represents the whole tourism sector in the province of Tarragona. It is the umbrella organisation for: the Association of Campsites in Costa Dorada and Terres de l'Ebre, the Association of Tourist Apartments in Costa Dorada, the Hotel Business Association of Tarragona, the Association of Hotels in Tarragona, the Association of Hotels in Salou, Cambrils, La Pineda, the Association of Incoming Agencies of Costa Dorada, and PortAventura. Together these represent all the accommodation in an area covering Salou, Cambrils and Vilaseca-La Pineda. The federation represents the interests of each of the member establishments as well as the municipalities in which they are located.