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The Fallas festival is an Intangible Heritage of Humanity and in the Boí Valley they are celebrated between mid-June and the end of July. The fallas are resinous trunks about two meters long. The descent begins from a high place on the mountain, visible from the village where a pine tree called a "faro" has been planted, which is where the fallas are lit before starting the descent. UNESCO has declared the Summer Solstice Fire Festivals in the Pyrenees an Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It brings together 63 municipalities: 34 French, 17 Catalan, 9 Aragonese and 3 Andorran. Les fêtes du feu du solstice d'été dans les Pyrénées. Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees. Canal managed by the Boí Valley Tourism Board. Boí Valley Tourism Board Passeig de St. Feliu, 43 25527 BARRUERA Tel.+34 973 69 40 00 Fax +34 973 69 41 21 www.vallboil.com [email protected] www.facebbok.com/Valldeboi www.twitter.com/Valldeboi Vall de Boí Board of Trustees Passeig de St. Feliu, 43 25527 BARRUERA Tel.+34 973 69 40 00 Fax +34 973 69 41 21 www.vallboil.com [email protected] www.facebbok.com/Valldeboi www.twitter.com/Valldeboi