Festivities in Extremadura
Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry flowers cover the Jerte Valley in a blanket of white, endowing it with great beauty.
Location:
Mancomunidad de Municipios del Valle del Jerte, Cáceres
Holy Week in Jerez de los Caballeros
The popular devotion that characterises a Week of Passion declared a Festivity of National Tourist Interest
Location:
Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz
Holy Week in Caceres
Its aesthetic appeal and the Black Christ crucifix in procession are just some of the main attractions of Holy Week in Caceres.
Location:
Cáceres, Cáceres
Holy Week in Badajoz
A Festivity of National Tourist Interest that adorns the streets of Badajoz with some of the most beautiful samples of Christian imagery in existence.
Location:
Badajoz, Badajoz
Holy Week in Mérida
The via crucis in the Roman Amphitheatre in the early morning of Holy Saturday is without a doubt one of the most overwhelming of Holy Week in Spain.
Location:
Mérida, Badajoz
Holy Week in Plasencia
During Holy Week Plasencia holds one of the most important exhibitions of religious imagery in Extremadura.
Location:
Plasencia , Cáceres
Easter Week in Trujillo
Thanks to its long history (almost 500 years) and its originality, with beautiful images that are taken in procession through the historic quarter, Easter week in Trujillo has earned the Festivity of Tourist Interest in Extremadura designation.
Location:
Trujillo, Cáceres
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 Living Passion
The people of Oliva de la Frontera all become actors as they act out Christ's Passion every Holy Week.
Location:
Oliva de la Frontera, 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