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Events in Extremadura
Zafra Holy Week
The beautiful monuments of the city are the backdrop to the processions organized by the 8 hermandades (brotherhoods) to hold their processions.
Location:
Zafra, Badajoz
The Empalaos
Valverde de la Vera hosts this ancestral ritual which has been declared a Festivity of Tourist Interest in Extremadura.
Location:
Valverde de la Vera, Cáceres
The Chiviri Festival in Trujillo
This Festivity of Tourist Interest in Extremadura brings thousands of people together in Mayor de Trujillo square.
Location:
Trujillo, Cáceres
The Mini Race
This fiesta is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year by Villanueva locals, namely, the re-encounter between the Virgin and Her Son. An encounter that brings together thousands of locals and visitors alike.
Location:
Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz
Piedraescrita Pilgrimage
Campanario decks itself out and lives this feast of light and colour in honour of the Virgin of Piedraescrita.
Location:
Campanario, Badajoz
Day of Light
Declared to be a Festivity of Tourist in Extremadura, this is an Easter Monday fiesta held in honour of the Virgin of Light.
Location:
Arroyo de la Luz, Cáceres
El Festivalino
El Festivalino used to boast to be the smallest festival in the world but this label is increasingly outdated. Every April, the town of Pescueza organizes an event that combines music, culture and environmental activism, and which, thanks to the quality of artist and the programmed activities, has made itself a name in the festival Spanish scene.
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 8 Pescueza, Cáceres
Fiesta el Capazo
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 1 Torre de Don Miguel, Cáceres
Alburquerque Half Marathon
Sport amongst monuments
Location:
Alburquerque, Badajoz
Bajada y Novenario de la Virgen de la Montaña
The procession of the Virgin, from the sanctuary of the mountain to Santa María co-cathedral, declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, is one of the biggest dates on the religious calendar in Cáceres.
Location:
Carretera de la Montaña, s/n Cáceres, Cáceres