L’Aplec del Caragol

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L'Aplec del Caragol is a meeting that is held annually, on a weekend in May, on the banks of the river Segre and the Champs Elysees in Lleida since 1980. It is a gastronomic event where snails are the protagonists and which incorporates music, brass bands and parades through the city. In 2010 there were 200,000 visitors and twelve tons of snails were consumed. These are shipped in from Spain, North Africa and South America.

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