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Holy Week

Holy Week, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia, is considered the most deeply rooted and traditional festival in the town, as well as one of the oldest and most important in the province of Seville. It has nine brotherhoods that make their processions from Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday.

Semana Santa
Osuna's Holy Week

Osuna’s Holy Week, the most important religious event in the city, was designated an Andalusian Festival of Tourist Interest in 1999 owing to its historical and artistic value.

Beyond the beautiful processions of religious images through Osuna’s streets in spring, it is possible to enjoy every year a solemn pageant that reflects the local people’s devotion.

Coripe-Quema del Judas
Quema de Judas

The Quema de Judas is a century-old, controversial Easter tradition that has been declared an Andalusian Festival of National Tourist Interest. It represents the satirical punishment of humankind’s most despicable acts. Corruption and murder, among others, are burnt at the bonfire of justice.

La Roda de Andalucía. Paso procesional de Virgen en la Semana Santa
Holy Week

Today, the Holy Week festival of La Roda is classified as a Festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia and is one of the most prestigious in the region.

Alcalá de Guadaíra-Semana Santa
Holy Week

Alcalá prides itself in having one of the oldest and unique religious traditions in the entire province. The procession on Maundy Thursday, known as the “madrugá”, includes dramatised scenes of the events on Mount Calvary in which locals and visitors actively participate. This is the essence of Alcalá’s Holy Week. For this, it has been declared an event of National Tourist Interest.

Coria del Río-Semana Santa-.Los Abrazos del Domingo de Resurrección
Holy Week

Holy Week has been celebrated in Coria del Río for centuries. Several 16th-century documents describe the processions through the town’s streets. 

Six confraternities march take part in penitential procession through the town’s streets. The first one is the Procession of the Palms that begins at the Santa María de la Estrella and San José churches on Palm Sunday.

Semana Santa
Holy Week

A historic city with valuable artistic heritage, Carmona is revealed in all its splendour during Eastertime; a celebration that mixes devotion and solemnity with the beauty of its streets and secret squares. The people of Carmona experience each day of their “Semana Mayor” intensely with daily processions. All the long-established Confraternities have links to the ancient local parishes.