Festivities in Extremadura
Tourist Interest Festivities in Extremadura
- Attractions
- Regional Festivities
- Regional Festivities
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
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
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
Piedraescrita Pilgrimage
Campanario decks itself out and lives this feast of light and colour in honour of the Virgin of Piedraescrita.
Location:
Campanario, Badajoz
Fiesta el Capazo
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 1 Torre de Don Miguel, Cáceres
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
The Chanfaina in Fuente de Cantos
Fuente de Cantos welcomes thousands of visitors to taste its delicious lamb traditional dish.
Location:
Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz