{"id":18983,"date":"2019-06-11T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=18983"},"modified":"2019-06-11T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:11:11","slug":"in-photos-the-parade-of-giants-la-merce-festival-barcelona-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-the-parade-of-giants-la-merce-festival-barcelona-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La Merc\u00e8 is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier mach\u00e9 \u201cgiants\u201d known as gegants.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos from the 2018 parade:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gegants-barcelona-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: The parade of giants, La Merc\u00e8 festival, Barcelona, Spain\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Barcelona discussion<\/h2>\n<p>Join in with the chat about Barcelona here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/barcelona-places-to-visit-things-to-see-photos-top-tips-and-chat.81692\/\" data-previewurl=\"threads\/barcelona-places-to-visit-things-to-see-photos-top-tips-and-chat.81692\/preview\">Barcelona \u2013 places to visit, things to see, photos, top tips and chat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Merc\u00e8 is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, and a major part of the festivities is the parade through the streets of papier mach\u00e9 \u201cgiants\u201d &hellip; 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