Tosantos Fair and Niebla Medieval Fair
It is a tradition to make the Tosantos Fair and the Feria Franca Medieval de Niebla coincide. You have the opportunity to experience the daily life of this historical period, as well as to enjoy the popular flavour of the typical products and gastronomy of the medieval period.
What does the festival consist of?
The Tosantos Fair is the preamble to a true cultural experience. It always coincides with the Feria Franca Medieval de Niebla, so for several days you will be transported back in time to the era of King Sancho IV and the free market.
It is held inside the castle, decorated for the occasion, with the presence of several actors who recreate the daily life of the time, when everyone strolled around the stalls to buy some products or taste chestnuts, walnuts, nougat or alfajores.
While in the area outside the walls the Medieval Market takes place, you will find stalls of merchants offering the best products of the period, including animals such as horses, donkeys and mules, for sale or exchange.
And just like in medieval times, these fairs are held with fantastic shows for those who attend. You can enjoy the music and dance that you will find in every corner of the castle, or the bullfights, among other entertaining events that guarantee an unforgettable experience for everyone.
You can also enjoy the typical dishes of the time, at affordable prices, such as broad beans with choco, fried egg and ham, assorted cheese boards, toast with peppers, tomato and ham, among many others. A way of sampling the variety of products from the land of Niebla.
Origin of the Tosantos Fair
The origin of the Tosantos Fair and Feria Franca Medieval de Niebla dates back to 1287, when King Sancho IV of Castile, better known as El Bravo, granted the town the right to hold a fair for a month.
During this period of time, the attendees enjoyed shows, dances and gastronomic tastings, activities that helped them to foster commercial relations, free of taxes and tributes.
What else is there to see in Niebla?
Niebla is a city steeped in history, which can be seen in some of its structures, its magnificent architecture and natural surroundings, such as these options we recommend.
- Walls of Niebla. It is known as the largest enclosure of its kind on the European continent. The walls are made up of different access gates to the city, get to know them!
- Church of San Martín. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1922. It was a minor mosque, and before being converted into a church, it was a synagogue.
- Jareta. It is on the outskirts of the city, about 2 km away. An ideal place if you love nature, equipped with fixed tables and barbecues, so that you can eat with the family.
Gastronomy
Niebla's gastronomy is characterised by the presence of vegetables, local produce and meats, many of these ingredients having been obtained from their own environment. You can also spoil yourself with some delicious examples of the typical local pastries.
- Lamb stew. This is a delicious lamb and potato stew, with spices such as bay leaf, pepper and thyme to enhance the combination of flavours.
- Broad beans in red. A bean stew, to which they add a mixture of fried breadcrumbs and sweet paprika.
- Revoltillos with tomato. If you are a meat lover, you will not be indifferent to this dish.
- Desserts. Who hasn't enjoyed torrijas, roscos, rosas de miel or pestiños, these are some of the desserts with which you can indulge your palate during the Feria Tosantos and Feria Franca Medieval in Niebla.
