The ‘Jarramplas’ is a festival held in the town of Piornal, western Spain. On the 19th of January, Saint Sebastian Day, and the 20th, a sort of diabolical-looking character appears in the streets of this village beating a drum. He has to dodge thousands of turnips that people launched against him. The ‘Jarramplas’ has a long […]
The Three Wise Men Day is the 6th of January, although the Three Wise Men parades usually take place on the eve of the Feast. One of the particular features of this festival in El Castillo de Las Guardas is that the Three Wise Men arrive in this beautiful village located in the heart of the […]
The ‘Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos’ or Three Wise Men Parade at Higuera de la Sierra , Huelva province, is an impressive parade where the inhabitants of the village play out scenes from the Bible of a great affinity with the culture of the time. Surprisingly, they stand immobile despite the low temperatures of this […]
‘Las Luminarias de San Antón‘ is a religious celebration held in San Bartolomé de Pinares, Avila province, in honour of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On 16 January, the eve of the saint’s day, horse riders jump through bonfires as part of the festival. It is an old tradition which seems to go […]
On January 5th in Spain, children take centre stage. Three Wise Men Parades are celebrated all over the country. The biggest parade is held in Madrid, but the oldest in Spain and quite probably in the world, is celebrated in Alcoy, Alicante, on which the royal pages take presents up to the children on the highest […]
An impressive Giant Nativity Scene can be visited in El Monasterio de El Escorial on Christmas time. About 550 life-sized figures depict popular nativity scenes along the Old Town of this beautiful village located on the mountains of Madrid. From mid-December to January the 7th.
La Vijanera is the first carnival of the year and is celebrated in Silió, on the first Sunday after the Epiphany (6th January). It is a colourful masquerade with many characters, each one with its own meaning and symbolism. * National Tourist Interest
On January 20th thousands of people take the streets of San Sebastian to celebrate their patron saint. The’ Tamborrada’ is held in his honour. This is the most important festival of the city. Local people gather together to bang on the drums for 24 hours. All the info in our blog * National Tourist Interest
