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• Easter week in Urrea de Gaén. Urrea de Gaén.

  Apr 13, 2014

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  … Urrea de Gaen. Urrea de Gaén. Teruel. (Aragon) Urrea de Gaén, in the province of Teruel, is one of the nine villages that make up the Route of the Tambor and the Bombo (drums). During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the …

• 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 Ciudad Real. Ciudad Real.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Ciudad Real. (Castile-La Mancha) Participatory, austere and with great artistic beauty. The Easter week celebrations in Ciudad Real are of great artistic and cultural interest. They have a marked Baroque style and more than 15,000 people, especially women and young people, take part in the festiviti…

• Easter week in Medina de Rioseco. Medina de Rioseco.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Medina de Rioseco. Valladolid. (Castile-Leon) This celebration has been held in this village in the province of Valladolid since the 16th century. Easter Week in Medina de Rioseco is one of the most famous in Spain, thanks both to its age and the merits of its iconography. This expression of religio…

• Easter Week in Valladolid. Valladolid.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Valladolid. (Castile-Leon) The processions here are outstanding for the valuable statues created by important Spanish Baroque sculptors. Holy Week in Valladolid is a fine example of the international repercussions this celebration has had.The Good Friday processions are considered an exquisite, rich…

• Easter week in Medina del Campo. Medina del Campo.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Medina del Campo. Valladolid. (Castile-Leon) www.semanasantamedina.com. This is the place where the oldest processions in Spain are held, dating back to the 15th century. Easter week in the town of Medina del Campo, in the province of Valladolid , is famous for its history and tradition, as well as …

• 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 Granada. Granada.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Granada. (Andalusia) Monumental settings for a colourful and memorable celebration. There are numerous unforgettable moments in the Easter celebrations in Granada, in which 32 cofradías (brotherhoods) participate. Unique settings such as the Albayzín quarter, the Alhambra and the Sacromonte hills fi…

• 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…

• Easter Week in Ferrol. Ferrol.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Ferrol. A Coruña. (Galicia) Holy Week in Ferrol. Processions with maritime spirit. The Easter week celebrations in Ferrol are some of the most spectacular in northern Spain. The town’s maritime and military tradition gives this celebration a unique atmosphere, commemorating the passion and death of …

• Easter week in Malaga. Málaga.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Málaga. Malaga. (Andalusia) One of the most moving moments occurs on Good Friday in the Plaza de Arriola square, when the nuns of the convent of La Cruz sing to the Brotherhood of Los Dolores de San Juan. Among the most famous features of the Easter week celebrations in Malaga are the great processi…

• Easter Week in Riogordo. Riogordo.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Riogordo. Malaga. (Andalusia) Semana Santa de Riogordo (Málaga). The representation of the death of Jesus Christ. The most important event of the Easter week celebrations in Riogordo is the theatrical representation of the Passion. The dramatisation takes place on a natural stage, with space for an …

• Maritime Easter Week in Valencia. Valencia.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Valencia. The maritime quarters of the city of Valencia celebrate this religious festivity with a longstanding tradition, which has three crowning moments: the Blessing of the Palms, the Procession of the Holy Burial, and the Resurection Pararde. The origins of this festivity date back to the 15th c…

• Easter Week in Sagunto. Sagunto.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. The pinnacle of the Easter week celebrations in Sagunto, Valencia, comes on Good Friday, with the Stations of the Cross that set out from La Sangre Shrine, heading for Calvary. The route follows a steep path, representing the Passion of Christ. The act attracts cro…

• Easter Week in Alzira. Alzira.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Alzira. Valencia. The town of Alzira, in Valencia province, has been holding its Easter week celebrations since the 16th century, a fiesta with great popular tradition. The Pregón (opening) of the fiesta is signalled by a pistol shot. This sees the start of celebrations that live their most crucial …

• 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 Badajoz. Badajoz.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Badajoz. (Extremadura) It is a very deep-rooted tradition in Badajoz, in which many people participate. Most of the current brotherhoods in the city were founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, it is known that some already existed back in the 13th and 14th centuries, and that in the 16th c…

• Easter Week in Baena. Baena.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Baena. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Easter Week ofBaena (Córdoba). Religion, colour and drums. The Baena Easter week celebrations are the most important fiesta in the town (Cordoba province). Although it is a religious fiesta, the town is filled with noise and colour for a few days, to commemorate the death…

• 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 Alcañiz. Alcañiz.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Alcañiz. Teruel. (Aragon) Alcañiz, in the province of Teruel, is one of the nine villages that make up the Route of the Tambor and the Bombo (drums). During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. On Good Frid…

• Easter week in Albalate del Arzobispo. Albalate del Arzobispo.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Albalate del Arzobispo. Teruel. (Aragon) Albalate del Arzobispo, in the province of Teruel, is one of the nine villages that make up the Route of the Tambor and the Bombo (drums). During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of t…

• Easter week in Andorra. Andorra.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Andorra. Teruel. (Aragon) Andorra, in the province of Teruel, is one of the nine villages that make up the Route of the Tambor and the Bombo (drums). During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. The most lon…

• Easter week in Calanda. Calanda.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Calanda. Teruel. (Aragon) Calanda, in the province of Teruel, is one of the nine villages that make up the Route of the Tambor and the Bombo (drums). During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. The most lon…