Feria in Dos Hermanas

Jose and I no longer live in Sevilla capital. Instead, our new apartment is in a suburb right outside the city called Dos Hermanas (two sisters). We are very well connected to Seville but have the perks of living in a smaller place. The name Dos Hermanas honors the two daughters of a king´s military commander in the 13th century. We have every thing we need here: shopping, restaurants, bars, cultural events, even a big feria (fair). Since we have adopted this city as our own, we decided to visit the fair when it was in town last weekend.

When you walk into the feria, you usually enter through a big portal which is colorful and gets lit up at night.


Here you can see the symbol of Dos Hermanas, the two sisters:




Basically a fair is divided in to several sections. First there are tables and tents set up with people selling things. Most of the time these booths offer what you would expect at a fair, a bunch of crap you don´t need. You can find personalized t-shirts, pillows, etc. Junky jewelry, toys, clothes. Jose and I ended up buying an adorable owl backpack for my niece (surprising since usually the stuff offered is either weird or disposable).



Next you would have casetas or tents where people eat, drink and dance. Some are private and you have to belong to a club to enter. Others are public and open to everyone. Jose and I had dinner and a drink in a caseta while wandering around the feria. You can get typical food to eat like jamon, fried fish or sandwiches or you can visit the stands where they sell junk food like ice cream, cotton candy, fried dough goodness. We did a little of both.

Another part of the fair are the rides. Think carnies!


I especially love the really classy, kid-appropriate paintings that adorn a lot of rides.


We didn´t stay too late but we did have a good time. We will be sure to go back next year.

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