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Upper Tagus Log Drivers Festival
Fiesta Ganchera del Alto Tajo
Peralejos de las Truchas, Spain
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Each summer, the village of Peralejos de las Truchas revives the work of the gancheros, the old log drivers of the upper Tagus. A reenactment of floating timber down the river joins traditional food and folk activities, in a celebration of a vanished river trade of these Guadalajara highlands.
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Peralejos de las Truchas, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Peralejos de las Truchas, Spain
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Upper Tagus Log Drivers Festival
Fiesta Ganchera del Alto Tajo
Peralejos de las Truchas, Spain
Each summer, the village of Peralejos de las Truchas revives the work of the gancheros, the old log drivers of the upper Tagus. A reenactment of floating timber down the river joins traditional food and folk activities, in a celebration of a vanished river trade of these Guadalajara highlands.
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A summer festival in Peralejos de las Truchas (Guadalajara, Spain) reviving the tradition of the gancheros, the log drivers who once floated timber down the upper Tagus River. The festival centers on a reenactment of log-driving on the river, alongside traditional food and folk activities.
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Peralejos de las Truchas
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