Aracelitana festivities

The celebrations begin on the second to last Sunday in April, when the Virgin of Araceli is brought down from the Aras Shrine on the shoulders of the devout, in a pilgrimage to the centre of Lucena, where she can be seen by all. ...

Nuestra Señora de la Barca Pilgrimage

This is one of Galicia’s most famous pilgrimages. It has been held since the 14th century in this fishing village on the Costa de la Muerte coast, and unites fishermen’s devotion to the Virgin Mary and other pre-Christian traditions such as the worship of stones. ...

Virgen de Gracia Pilgrimage

The processional events begin in the morning of the second Sunday of September with the image of the Virgen leaving for the hermitage, transported on a 'serrana' cart richly decorated with garlands and accompanied by thousands of pilgrims reciting the Aurora Rosary, culminating with the Ángelus before the Cross of the pilgrims; once the image ...

Pilgrimages to Orreaga-Roncesvalles

The most interesting pilgrimages include the one in the Arce valley, which has been in existence since the 16th century; and the one in the Aezkoa valley, which is the most visually striking and colourful. All over the area in May and June you'll come across pilgrims dressed in dark tunics, or barefoot penitents covered with black veils. ...

Calatrava Route of the Passion

To mark the feast of Easter, this route visits the towns of Aldea del Rey, Almagro, Bolaños, Granátula, Miguelturra, Pozuelo, Torralba, Valenzuela, Moral and Calzada de Calatrava to experience their Easter traditions, from Holy Wednesday to Resurrection Sunday. ...

Fiestas of San Antón and the International “Noche de San Antón” Urban Race in Jaén

San Mateo

The festivity takes place every September, and revolves around two different events: the solemn ceremony of the transfer of the Standard of the Castilian monarch Alfonso VIII, and the festival which has been enshrined for centuries by Royal Decree, consisting of a popular bullfight with young bulls in the Plaza Mayor square. ...

Sant Joan

The summer solstice is traditionally a night of magic, spells and portents. Tarragona celebrates this date with street dancing, popular feasts and firecrackers until the early hours of the morning, and of course the rite of the bonfires which are lit symbolically at various points throughout the city with the 'Canigó flame' (the fire which is ...

'Cazuelica' and wine week

For several days, the city’s bars and taverns are offering the public, for a fixed price, delicious mini-versions of hearty soups and casseroles served in traditional earthenware bowls and accompanied by wines from Navarre, specially chosen to complement each dish. ...

Easter week in Alcalá de Henares

It is one of the most traditional festivals in the city, which dates back to the 16th century. You can enjoy eight religious processions, visits to the monumental settings along the route, and a cake made at the local pastry shops at this time of year: Penitentes.

Easter Week in Alzira

The Pregón (opening) of the fiesta is signalled by a pistol shot. This sees the start of celebrations that live their most crucial moments during the Palm Sunday procession, a colourful event with a theatrical representation, as well as during the Holy Burial procession on Good Friday, with up to 40,000 people in attendance. ...

Easter Week in Astorga

The cofradías taking part in the Easter week processions in this town in Castile-León carry on their shoulders a series of religious images of outstanding artistic and traditional value. Two images in particular still survive from the original processions: the image of the Crucified Christ, from 1560 and Christ Flagellated. ...

Easter Week in Baena

Among the numerous traditional functions and processions, we should make special mention of the “Judio de Baena” (the Baena Jew). These characters play their drums ceaselessly throughout the procession, dressed in a particularly striking costume (red jacket, gold helmet and black or white plumes). ...

Easter Week in Cabra

Some of the statues venerated are real works of art by great Spanish classical sculptors. The silence and sobriety of some of the processions contrast with noisy devotion and the sound of saetas (flamenco-style religious songs), which are sung as other statues pass. ...

Easter Week in Cieza

Visitors can attend many processions, especially the Arrest of Christ on Easter Tuesday, Good Friday processions, Christ's Descent into Hell procession (early on Saturday morning), and the Courtesy on Easter Sunday, where the pasos (beautiful sculptures which are carried in procession during Easter Week) meet and revere each other. ...

Easter week in Ciudad Real

Easter week is one of the most heartfelt and deep-rooted fiestas celebrated in Spain. This commemoration has centuries of history and tradition, remembering the passion and death of Jesus Christ. ...

Easter week in Jerez de la Frontera

A total of 44 brotherhoods take part in the Easter processions in Jerez. The oldest brotherhoods date back to the 15th century, while the "youngest" had its first procession in 1973. They all make a stop at the Cathedral on their way - known as the station of penitence. ...

Feast day of Our Lady of Rosario de Luarca

The procession, known as the Saleo de la Virgen del Rosario is the high point of the celebrations in this little village in Asturias. The statue of the Virgin is carried out to sea by boat, escorted by a flotilla of small craft all sounding their sirens in a festive way. ...

Patron festivities of Saint Vicente Ferrer

Some of the most common activities during these festivities include: Religious processions: these are one of the most important events, in which the figure of the saint is carried in a solemn procession around the city, accompanied by devotees wearing the traditional clothes and local music bands. ...

Santo Domingo patron saint's day fiesta

These fiestas were declared of National Tourist Interest for their antiquity, originality and the diversity of the events that take place in memory of Santo Domingo and his works and miracles. On 10 May, the Branches are blessed outside of the temple. The day before, at 11:00, Mass is held in the hermitage of the Saint. ...

Virgen del Castillo patron saint's day fiesta

Yecla, in Murcia, celebrates the fiestas of the Virgen del Castillo at the beginning of December. The procession with the statue of the Virgin on the 8th is the crowning moment of these festivities. ...

Festivities of San Bernabé

This event lies somewhere between myth and reality. According to tradition, the inhabitants of Logroño managed to survive by drinking wine from the wine cellars and eating bread made with wheat from the granaries and the fish they caught in secret. ...

San Juan del Monte Festivities

It is a festivity that dates back to the Middle Ages. Its numerous acts end on Monday with a large procession to a place called La Laguna, where there is a shrine dedicated to the saint. About thirty-five million people participate in it. The highlight is the "Blusa Song Festival". Local “ochotes” (small choirs) take part in this festival. ...

Santa Tecla Fiesta

The central axis of the celebrations is the traditional parade, made up of “big-head” carnival figures and characters who dance to music played on different traditional instruments. One of the most popular events is the Correfoc or fire-running, which is also the closing event of the fiesta. ...