The Spanish Catalan tradition requires incredible stamina. Because hundreds of people vying to make the highest tower.
Thousands of spectators join in an old fortress in Spain. They watched several teams of hundreds of people to build a human tower is remarkable in 24 Tarragona Castells Competition.
Catalan tradition is a tradition of featuring the activities of building human towers. The human tower builders called Casteller derived from the word "Catalan", referring to the word "tower". Meanwhile, everyone who built the tower called Colla.
The audience will see the annual competition Casteller approximately 30 groups that build human towers, with each group requiring approximately 400 people. People standing in the base layer to be a major part of this tower could be higher.
The competition was participated by children and adults who use safety helmets. They climbed another human being with great care to achieve the highest peak that can be made.
Approximately 7000 locals and tourists like to get a two-day spectacle remarkable in Tarraco Arena Plaza, southwest of Barcelona, this. Activities conducted every first weekend of October, which is very popular and always attracts thousands of tourists. In 2010, the Catalan tradition even named it one of the UNESCO cultural heritage.
