"2007 Fiestas y Ferias." Jan. 2007. Costa Luz Holiday. 2 June 2008 http://www.costa-luz-holiday.com/index2.asp?ID=125&subID=125.
Costa Luz Holiday is an organization that makes money by acting as a booking agent for trips to Spain. On the website, there are many helpful links that provide cultural and travel information, as well as tips for what to do while visiting Spain. This particular section of the site a journalist or researching will find a list of fiestas, festivals, and national holidays. Included in the extensive list of more than two dozen festivals are dates of the festival and in what area of the country it is celebrated. For the majority of the entries, there is also a short explanation of the festival. This comprehensive list is important for anyone researching Spanish fiestas because this list includes many of the lesser-known festivals, such as the Flamenco Festival in Jerez, the Tahivilla Fair and the festival of Las Anguistias. If a journalist wanted to focus on such festivals, this site would be a great starting point.
"Festival de San Fermines." 2007. Ludus Group. 1 June 2008 http://www.ludustours.com/bulls.shtml.
This is a site for a group that provides tours to the Running of the Bulls (San FermÃn) in Pamplona, Spain. Ludus Tours was created to offer world tours that do not make the travelers as though he or she is on a tour, rather, that he or she is experiencing the the most authentic trip possible. Ludus has been mentioned by other credible sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Frommer's, the Washing Post, Dallas Morning News, and Runners' World. They make money through the customers who use their guide services. I found that the background information on the website is a great too for someone who is interested in learning more about this particular Spanish festival. The website provides logistical information such as dates and distances for the run, but is also provides an interesting history, rules for the run, and a three-album photo gallery.
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