La Cuniacha

One of the most important innovations of the 2010 edition of the BMW-Riders will be the new location, Formigal Station the weekend of 10,11 and 12 September. The goal, beyond the 4,000 participants in 2009 who gathered at the station of Sierra Nevada.

In the last edition broke all attendance records and this year, depending on the brand of motorcycles, it wants to achieve.

This event tourism and sport focus for several days thousands of lovers of two wheels (motorcycle riders of the mark and other different athletes and the general public) that, in addition to participating in organized activities, will generate a high tourist occupancy throughout the environment and a considerable economic impact in Formigal, Sallent de Gallego, Terna Valley and the Shire of Upper Gallego. The organization figures deck 5,000 participants at this meeting that could be strengthened for the coming years in Formigal and be a reference meeting for motorists in Southern Europe, the image of the BMW organizes itself in the ski resort of Garmisch- Partenkirchen (Germany).

Excellent opportunity to visit the Park Lacuniacha fauna of the Pyrenees, located just 10 km away.

Sallent de Gallego enjoyed in September from its traditional cattle fair. The livestock in these mountains was completed and once the cattle fairs were held when the animals down the port before starting the winter.

Sallent Fair was the first of many organized in the district of Alto Gallego and it sat in cattle prices as the basis for sales in the coming months, and also marked the starting point for prices other fairs that took place after this.

Sallent held every year in September the cattle market. Councilman Hall sallentino livestock, he explains, referring to the date of the contest, it has always been on 10 September. “In recent years, we match the first Sunday in September for reasons almost influx of tourist and visitors, to open to the general public but not livestock.

On the importance of this event, the council says it has gone from “having a great importance in that it served to fix a little, for being the first, the price of young cattle to be sold at this time and then the rest of Pyrenean farmers and people knew where they were going a little price. This, though less important, yet still remains today, a reference to fix prices and know how to go on sale in the year, that is still maintained. “

During the day, there will be contests brown mountain cattle and sheep, of Aragon and churra rasa tensin, and expositions of goats and horses.