The Fire-Breathing Beast of Cambrils
If you look carefully at the façade of the church of Santa Maria de Cambrils, you will be able to spot it. La Farnaca is a mythological figure with a body that is half bird, half reptile, with goat horns and the tail and mane of a lion. The leisurely, majestic and calm way he walks makes him the centre of attention when he goes out into the street or when he presides over the correfoc (a firework spectacle through the streets). He loves people and is always willing to take part in any activity. Luckily, he can fly, swim, fight and even climb the mountain as if it were an easy task. You can see this fire beast every time the town’s festival is celebrated and on other special occasions. He loves the Catalan bestiary dances and will never miss a Nit de Foc or “Night of Fire” in Cambrils or the lively encounters of the Bèsties de Foc, or “Fire Beasts”. If you go to Cambrils for its festa major you will find him there, dancing and spitting fire from his mouth.
