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Cordoba patios festival/competition. Córdoba.
From May 8, 2013 to May 19, 2013
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… Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The Courtyards Festival will reveal Cordoba at its most festive, where the streets are filled with the sounds of flamenco and the scent of jasmine and orange blossom. During the days of the Festival, the residents of the old part of Cordoba pro…
Cordoba Fair. Córdoba.
From May 25, 2013 to Jun 1, 2013
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… Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) At the end of May Cordoba celebrates the Fair in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Our Lady of Health). The fiesta has a marked Andalusian flavour. There are “casetas” (marquees with food, drink and music) erected at the city’s fair ground, most of which are open to…
Corpus Christi in Toledo. Toledo.
From May 27, 2013 to Jun 2, 2013
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… Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Toledo ’s streets are clothed in finery to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi: a solemn procession which takes place in an atmosphere of singing, the aroma of herbs, and spiritual fervour. Corpus Christi is Toledo’s most important festival and one of its oldest. Althou…
Corpus Christi in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife). San Cristóbal de la Laguna.
Jun 2, 2013
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… San Cristóbal de la Laguna. Tenerife. (Canary Islands) This is one of the oldest religious festivals to take place on the island of Tenerife, when the streets of San Cristóbal de la Laguna are carpeted with flowers. The celebration is also known as the 'flower festival', as the citizens decorate the…
Sant Joan. Tarragona.
From Jun 23, 2013 to Jun 24, 2013
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… Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.tarragonaturisme.cat. The city of Tarragona celebrates the shortest night of the year with its traditional bonfires. The summer solstice is traditionally a night of magic, spells and portents. Tarragona celebrates this date with street dancing, popular feasts and firecrack…
San Benito Abad Pilgrimage. San Cristóbal de la Laguna.
Jul 14, 2013
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… San Cristóbal de la Laguna. Tenerife. (Canary Islands) This is one of the most traditional, deep-rooted fiestas of the Canary Islands. The San Benito Abad Pilgrimage is the most emblematic of its kind held in the Canaries. Its origins go back to a ceremony of thanks made to the saint by farmers for …
Local Fiestas. Ibiza.
From Aug 5, 2013 to Aug 8, 2013
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… Eivissa. (Balearic Islands) http://www.ibiza.travel. Ibiza dons its finest in preparation for its Patron Saint's day festivities. Music, sports competitions and fireworks are some of the ingredients of Ibiza's traditional Patron Saint's day fiestas. There are activities for people of all ages. These…
San Mateo. Cuenca.
From Sep 18, 2013 to Sep 21, 2013
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… Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://sanmateo.cuenca.es/. This is one of the most important festivities in Cuenca. Its origins date historically from the conquest of the city by Alfonso VIII in 1177, as the monarch is believed to have rewarded his troops with a great celebration. The festivity takes p…
Stations of the Cross in Easter week. Mérida.
Apr 16, 2014
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… Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.merida.es. This thrilling procession takes place in the early hours of Easter Wednesday to Thursday in the city of Mérida (Extremadura ). The celebration begins with a procession in which the Medieval image of the Christ of the “O” is borne from the Procathe…
Easter Week in Cáceres. Cáceres.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Cáceres. (Extremadura) Semana Santa de Cáceres. Solemnity and religious fervour in a unique setting. Cáceres has interesting Easter week celebrations. We should make special mention of the beautiful religious statues, the traditional music that washes over Cáceres’s stunning monuments and buildings,…
Easter Week in Cuenca. Cuenca.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) Easter week is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Cuenca’s unique urban layout, with its hills and narrow streets, make it a very special setting to celebrate Easter week. These traditions date back to the 17th century, when the first Easter brotherho…
Religious Music Week. Cuenca.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Cuenca. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.smrcuenca.es. At this fiesta you can enjoy all the emotion of the processions and also musical pieces performed by international orchestras and choirs. Cuenca Religious Music Week coincides with the Easter week celebrations. Every year it features important int…
Easter Week in Merida. Mérida.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) Merida's Roman monuments are transformed into the greatest attractions of the Easter Week processions. The popular procession known as “la borriquita” (or "little donkey") leaves from the Santa María Pro-cathedral on Palm Sunday and marks the start of Merida's Easter…
Easter Week in Ávila. Ávila.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Ávila. (Castile-Leon) Ávila has been holding its Easter week celebrations since the 16th century. Outstanding amongst the many commemorative events is the Miserere procession held on Easter Tuesday. The Miserere is sung throughout this nocturnal parade where no other sound can be heard. Maundy Thurs…
Easter week in Cordoba. Córdoba.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Passion and emotion in a historic centre which has been declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. The city of Cordoba celebrates this event with over 30 religious processions whose hallmark is their silence and emotion. Some of these processions are centuries old, a…
Easter week in Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. http://www.turismoalcala.es. The World Heritage city of Alcalá de Henares in the region of Madrid celebrates this religious festival with as many as eight processions by associations of penitents throughout its historic quarter. This is one of the city's most traditional f…
Easter week in Toledo. Toledo.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) The Easter brotherhoods show outstanding ability moving their statues through the narrow streets of the city. The Easter week celebrations in Toledo are characterised by the solemn nature of the processions. Special mention should be made of those that take place on Maund…
Easter Week in Salamanca. Salamanca.
From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014
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… Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) The Maundy Thursday services in the University and the taking down of Christ from the cross are two of the most noteworthy events in these celebrations. Easter week in Salamanca stands out for the stunning spectacle of its beautiful processions with the backdrop of the stre…
Santa Tecla Fiesta. Tarragona.
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… Tarragona. (Catalonia) Santa Tecla Fiesta. Tarragona. Giants, music, fire and popular traditions. This celebration brings together some of Catalonia’s most emblematic festive traditions. On these days, everyone comes out onto the streets and squares of Tarragona. The central axis of the celebrations…
Sant Magí. Tarragona.
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… Tarragona. (Catalonia) www.tarragonaturisme.cat. This is one of the most important festivities in the city of Tarragona, and features a series of traditional events on the theme of water. The celebrations include the water parade with its popular entourage, the spectacular sight of the 'castells' (i…
Fiesta in honour of Saint James the Apostle. Santiago de Compostela.
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… Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) http://www.santiagoturismo.com/. The festivities celebrated in honour of the patron saint of Spain and Galicia reach their peak during the so-called “Fuego del Apóstol” (Apostle’s Fireworks), the Offering to the Saint and the exciting ceremony when the "Bo…
O Antroido (Carnival Fiestas). Santiago de Compostela.
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… Santiago de Compostela. A Coruña. (Galicia) Santiago de Compostela , in Galicia, celebrates this age-old fiesta where masks and fancy dress combine with carnival floats and typical cuisine. O Antroido is the name given to Carnival in Galicia. It is a deep-rooted tradition in this Region, especially …
Cervantes Week. Alcalá de Henares.
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… Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. The World Heritage City Alcalá de Henares , in Madrid , pays tribute over the course of a whole week to its most illustrious figure: Miguel de Cervantes, the author of “The ingenious knight Don Quixote of La Mancha”. Cervantes Week takes place around the writer’s date of b…
Creativity Festival. Ibiza.
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… Eivissa. (Balearic Islands) Artists from a variety of disciplines (painting, music, sculpture, theatre…) come together for over a week in Ibizatown. The Festival aims to promote the urban setting and cultural interchanges in Ibiza, as well as to introduce visitors to different creations. Apart from …
Salamanca Fair. Salamanca.
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… Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) The Salamanca Fair is held in September in honour of the Patron Saint, la Virgen de la Vega. Concerts, verbenas (popular festivals) and other shows make up part of the programme, along with the traditional floral offering to the virgin, on the 8th of the month, and the proc…
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