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The Orujo Festival. A 300-word Report
by Gabriel (Y5C, 2006-07)
The Orujo Festival
The purpose of this report is to explain my stay in Potes during the Orujo Festival. The report will comment on the background of Potes' Festival, the festival events and explain the personal benefits of attending such a festival.
Potes
Potes is located in the heart of Picos de Europa in Cantabria, Spain. Not only did the village become popular in the 15th century because of the close monastry, Saint Toribio de Liébana, but due to its cattle market as well. Nowadays Potes is well known for its orujo and giant steaks. Its population is around one thousand people but usually reach the three thousand during the O.F. (Orujo Festival).
The Festival
The O.F. starts on 2nd of November and lasts for three days with all kinds of events some of which continue well into the early morning.
Some the highlights included an outstanding exhibition dedicated to the History of Orujo from its beginnings until today and a competition among the distilleries to be awarded as the best one.
During my stay and despite the crowds, it was possible to find reasonably-priced accommodation, and, although my hotel was some way form the centre, travelling was made easier by the extra buses, a sevice set up especially for the occasion.
The main part of the festival took place on nights. The restaurants, cafes and pubs were lively and interesting and crammed with festival-goers. On Saturday there was a a big tent where every distillery set up a bar to offer free shots of orujo, during all afternoon!
The Benefits
It was fascinating to attend a festival with so many high-quality cultural events, particularly when there was the chance to get so many free shots.
All in all, it was a memorable experience to travel there with my friends and an excellent opportunity to visit Potes and its surroundings.
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Notice Gabriel didn't include "Introduction" as a heading. The intro is far too short, so the title of the report is enough. The same applies to the "Conclusion" -- you can simply leave a double space. If you think it would be confusing visually, do include the heading, then.