La Tomatina: The World's Largest Tomato Fight

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The World's Largest Tomato Fight

Each year in Bunol, Spain (in the Valencia region) the world's largest tomato fight commences. La Tomatina is the ultimate food fight. It is a festival for which people travel thousands of miles and all for the pleasure of pelting, and being pelted, by tomatoes. What a blast!

Of all the celebrations this world holds, la Tomatina is on the top of the list of events I hope to someday attend.

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It Ain't Pretty

Photos From La Tomatina

The festivities are supposed to commence when the first person climbs to the top of the two story high, highly greased up wooden pole. However, since this usually takes a while, people just don't wait, and the tomato fight starts early.

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Countdown to La Tomatina 2011

La Tomatina 2011: August 31, 2011

Amazing !

This event looks like such a blast! What a spectacular mess!
Tomato-throwing Festival
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La Tomatina '07 in Bunol, Spain (Tomato Fight)
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Official Site of La Tomatina

If you need it translated, copy the address and enter it into Babel Fish below.
http://www.latomatina.es/
LA TOMATINA - TOMATO FIGHT - Inicio
Web oficial de la tomatina de Buñol, Made in Spain, Valencia travel tomatina.
This is the official website, which is in Spanish.
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Tomatina Videos

La Tomatina '07 in Bunol, Spain (Tomato Fight)
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41 ratings | 144,053 views
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La Tomatina Photos

All look towards the greased pole to watch those trying without luck to cut the ham down by Mr. Muddy Suitman
La Tomatina Banner by Mr. Muddy Suitman
Getting wet by Mr. Muddy Suitman
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The crowd watching the pole climbers go for the ham. by Mr. Muddy Suitman
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Band performs behind plastic cover by Mr. Muddy Suitman
Crowd waits for the tomatoes by Mr. Muddy Suitman
Tourman group heads down into Bunol for La Tomatina by Mr. Muddy Suitman
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Covered in tomatoes-Mr. Tomatina by Mr. Muddy Suitman
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Leave your ideas or memories about la Tomatina. Have you been? Do you want to go? Does it look like just too much for you?

  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 8, 2012 @ 6:34 pm | delete
    If it relieves stress and tension, then okay.
  • ViveCandas Sep 11, 2011 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    Im from Spain and I love this party
  • Beautiful-Bridal Oct 3, 2010 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    I already knew about this (included it as a joke on my tomato recipe lens) but your pictures and videos are excellent.
  • HorseAndPony Jun 30, 2010 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    This is too funny. Looks like a great time. Thanks for sharing. Blessed! http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
  • OhMe Oct 8, 2009 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    I had never head of La Tomatina and not sure I would like to get into that Tomato Fight. I had rather make Tomato Pies. lol Great lens and blessed!
  • Mr. Tomatina Mar 19, 2009 @ 3:59 pm | delete
    I went to La Tomatina both in 2007 & 2008. It was great a long time dream come true, as I always wanted to go to Spain and especially to La Tomatina. I was not disappointed, my experience even exceeded, as I found myself immersed in the shirt ripping and throwing of both the shirts & the tomatoes. I took many photos of the 2008 event and have posted them on Flickr. I found this site through my stats page on Flickr as the photos above are from and link to my Flickr page.
  • grahunt Jan 13, 2009 @ 9:56 am | delete
    I took Ian Usher to the Tomatina last year. Who is Ian Usher, well he sold his life on ebay and now he is doing 100 Goals in 100 Weeks, Google it to find out more. Our pictures can be found here http://valenciacomment.blogspot.com/2008/08/september-finally-arrives.html
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