Meliana takes its tomatoes seriously, and for one Saturday in June the Plaça Major fills with six local growers selling theirs straight off the crate. You can put a name to most of them, which tells you something about how small and how proud this is. Cooks from a handful of village restaurants turn the same fruit into tastings paired with oil and local beer, and a nutritionist gives a short talk on why it's all rather good for you. There's a photo booth, woodland games and a "plant your own tomato" workshop to keep children busy.
As the day cools the second Caragolà takes over: live music, showcooking and great pans of Valencian snails, with money going to a cancer charity. Entry is free, and it's an easy, genuinely local afternoon.
