CASA PINET

CASA PINET: THE LAST” THE RED CAFE” IN SPAIN

When you  enter the cafe ,you are met with the famous statement known to many left wing politicians : ” Stand up, damned of the Earth ”-” The Internationale ” – the fighting song.

Some never give up the hope and the  fight for a just society. No. The political situation for the majority of the Spanish population is not a good one. In the town of Tarbena you find one person who has the correct answer to any problem caused by man. You find him in ” Casa Pinet” working in his cafe telling all the guests that communism is not dead at all. He is called the last communist because he plays ” The Internationale” every half hour in the cafe to wake up the guests!

Jeromino Pinet is the name of the owner of the nice restaurant. He was not present when I was there.

CASA PINET is a small cafe/restaurant situated in the town, Tarbena. The village is situated in the Province of Alicante.

The majority of the members of the Town Council do not agree with the politics issued by the owner of the cafe. The members of the Town Council want to close the cafe once and for all. During the Spanish Civil War ,the village was a place where  anti-Franco politicians stayed.


 For years politicians  have paid the cafe a visit: The late Swedish Prime Minister of Sweden. Olof Palme

and the former Prime Minister of Norway ,currently the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg ,have signed the guest book for visitors.

The walls of the cafe are decorated with photos of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Willy Brandt, Nelson Mandela and many other left wing politicians unknown to me.

The food is good. The wine is good. The music: ” The Internationale”- Stand up, damned of the Earth!

” The Red Cafe” is a nice place to visit.

For your information only: ” The Internationale ” – ” L’Internationale”  was written by Eugene Pottier in 1871. The song known to most of us is written by Pierre Degeyter in 1885.