Conceived by Clara Gari over the last twelve years, El Grand Tour has explored what happens when art leaves the exhibition hall, the stage or the auditorium and takes to the road. Clara Gari invites you to Grand Tour 2026.
“In 2026, we return to three territories that have marked us deeply: the Eastern Pyrenees, the Aragonese Pre-Pyrenees and the Ebro Delta. In these places, we have been hosted by extraordinarily hospitable people and have built strong bonds with local communities.
This is why, in our twelfth year, we have chosen three routes to walk once again, three places to return to.
The first journey (August 23-30) will take us through the Vallespir region on the northern side of the Eastern Pyrenees in France and the Alt Ter region, both situated along the French-Spanish border within a shared Catalan cultural territory. The Deriva Mussol collective has been invited to curate this journey, and Eva Marichalar Freixa will be in charge of the Grand Tour Library. Walker and choreographer Azu Momo and performer Ramon Villegas will also join us.
The September journey (September 2-9) will take place in the borderlands between Aragón and Catalonia, a region that is currently being repopulated by craftspeople, artists and new rural communities. Walking artist and geographer Beatriz Aisa will lead the expedition, during which we will meet artist Adriana Matzurytzyn, photographer Javier Selva and the puppet theatre company Trapusteros.
Artists, walkers, local inhabitants, musicians, writers and storytellers will share paths, meals, conversations and creative actions along the way.
Less focused on discovery than in previous years, this edition is dedicated to return, memory and documentation: revisiting places and people that have become part of our collective history, and gathering the traces of twelve years of walking together.
We also aim to document Grand Tour within the framework of the WALC project, bringing attention to the international exchanges, collaborations and shared learning that have developed with our partners since the project began.”
Within the hour long event, there will be a report on progress in the WALC project given by Geert Vermeire or Yannis Ziogas.
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