٠٠:٠٢:٥٢Thousands flocked to Tarragona on Sunday as more than 40 teams put their strength and unity to the test in the gravity-defying human tower contest.
Footage shows enormous crowds of spectators at the Tarraco Arena Placa, a former bull-fighting ring, as participants known as 'castells' worked together to climb higher than their competitors.
The biannual event takes place over three days and has become an essential part of Catalan tradition since its first edition in 1932.
The team or 'colles' 'Castellers de Vilafranca' won the overall prize in this year's competition while former champions, the 'Verds', constructed the most complex tower, featuring a stunning ten-tiers.
Tarragona's human tower competition has been included in UNESCO's list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity since 2010.
Reaching new heights! Teams form stunning human towers as iconic competition returns to Tarragona
Thousands flocked to Tarragona on Sunday as more than 40 teams put their strength and unity to the test in the gravity-defying human tower contest.
Footage shows enormous crowds of spectators at the Tarraco Arena Placa, a former bull-fighting ring, as participants known as 'castells' worked together to climb higher than their competitors.
The biannual event takes place over three days and has become an essential part of Catalan tradition since its first edition in 1932.
The team or 'colles' 'Castellers de Vilafranca' won the overall prize in this year's competition while former champions, the 'Verds', constructed the most complex tower, featuring a stunning ten-tiers.
Tarragona's human tower competition has been included in UNESCO's list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity since 2010.
Thousands flocked to Tarragona on Sunday as more than 40 teams put their strength and unity to the test in the gravity-defying human tower contest.
Footage shows enormous crowds of spectators at the Tarraco Arena Placa, a former bull-fighting ring, as participants known as 'castells' worked together to climb higher than their competitors.
The biannual event takes place over three days and has become an essential part of Catalan tradition since its first edition in 1932.
The team or 'colles' 'Castellers de Vilafranca' won the overall prize in this year's competition while former champions, the 'Verds', constructed the most complex tower, featuring a stunning ten-tiers.
Tarragona's human tower competition has been included in UNESCO's list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity since 2010.