spanish divide, nestled in the foothills of the pyrenees mountains, you'll find the french town of tautavelr, they celebrate like no other. announcer: [speaking french] you like the place? oh, my god. look at that. this is the city hall, 1895. johnny devenanzio: when i flew into paris i thought i was happy. i got here and i started hanging out with you. i don't know, man. this is the happiest i've ever been. woo-hoo! so what is the focus of the festival? gerard bertrand: you know, the goal is to make people happy and to bring people together. and in this place of the south of france, very close to the spanish border, they have a lot of tradition-- music-- [band playing] --snails-- johnny devenanzio: i've got to make sure you're here for this first experience. gerard bertrand: look-- like that. wow. that's good. gerard bertrand: sausages. johnny devenanzio: and what kind of sausage? is this pork sausage? - yeah. this is pork. - woo. gerard bertrand: and they do a lot of paella. johnny devenanzio: how do you say to, to life? gerard bertrand: c'est la vie. c'est la vie. do you want to see some