From a single day to a full fortnight, almost every town and village on Fuerteventura puts on a show over the carnival season in February and March. The...
The carnival event at Tenerife's northern resort of Puerto de la Cruz revolves, as is the custom, around Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras). A few days before...
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Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Music
La Palma, one of the smaller and prettier of the Canary Islands, is quite a quiet place throughout most of the year, up until Carnival time, that is....
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Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
The course of the 42.2km (26.1 miles) Seville Marathon crosses the Guadalquivir River at four different bridges on its mazy circuit around the centre...
Bocairente is a sleepy village in the hills south of Valencia, noted for its medieval centre and a bull ring carved into the rocks. Each February it springs...
Exceptional for its magnificent forest of palm trees and its ancient and medieval remains, the town of Elche recreates a few pages from its history each...
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History
, Entertainment
, Music
, Spectacle
Los Llanos de Aridane is a cosmopolitan town with an old centre, located in the west of the island. Noted mainly for the production of bananas, the town...
The biggest tourist resort on the island, Puerto del Carmen takes its turn for carnival fun over a long weekend after Ash Wednesday. On Carnival Thursday...
This marathon is run over a fairly flat course around a circuit which darts between the central area, the suburbs and the seaside with long stretches...
The International Flamenco Festival in Jerez offers a season of flamenco concerts in Villamarta Theatre, and the opportunity to participate in flamenco...
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Culture
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Music
The legend of Saint Medir follows an honest and religious farmer who experienced a miracle after displaying loyalty to the Catholic Church. For years,...
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Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Music
, Religion
, Culture
, Entertainment
Thousands of runners from around the world take to the streets of Barcelona for this big sporting event. The route, which changes every year, leads them...
The southern town of Maspalomas and its resort, Playa del Ingles, are the setting for a gay and lesbian carnival in May. Events include the Carnival Queen...
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Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Pop(ular)
, Food & Drink
, Music
Cuenca is a spectacular city situated between two gorges. It has a monumental historic quarter, as well as being a UNESCO World Heritage site. Since 1962...
This is one of the best-known and most emblematic festivals in Spain which continues to grow in popularity each year. Tens of thousands of visitors join...
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Culture
, Music
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Art & Literature
This Valencian tradition of Las Fallas is a festival with deep historical origins. Benidorm stages its own version of the famous event in three parts....
No fewer than 23 brotherhoods (Hermandades) contribute to the processions of Holy Week in Zaragoza. Between them, they put more than 15,000 members on...
One of the most important festivals in Spain, processions and concerts are held throughout the country. The celebrations lead up to Easter Sunday (Dia...
Gandia is the capital of the county of La Safor, between the mountains and the beaches of The Mediterranean. Like its much larger neighbour Valencia,...
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Culture
, Spectacle
, Religion
, Entertainment
A million or more people flood into the centre of Seville at Easter to celebrate Semana Santa. It is one of the grandest, most ritualistic expressions...
Holy Week takes place in the last week of Lent. It is a religious festival which began in the early days of the Church, when the faithful travelled to...
The town of Elche is famous for its Palmera - a grove of immense palm trees planted by the Moors. Thanks to the plentiful supply of blanched palm leaves,...
One of the biggest holy festivals in Spain, Semana Santa or 'Holy Week' is also a big event on the island of Mallorca. Recalling the events of the passion...
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Spectacle
, Religion
, Culture
, Exhibitions
, History
On this day, around 70 vintage cars rumble sedately from la Plaça Sant Jaume in Barcelona, along the old seaside road to the popular resort of Sitges....
Easter week is celebrated throughout most of Spain with religious processions, and the city of Murcia is no exception. In fact it is distinguished by...
Seville's annual fair began as a cattle market in 1847. The festivity of the occasion gradually outgrew the agricultural side of the event and now, as...
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Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Music
, Culture
After the sombre events of Holy Week in Murcia there is a one-day break before El Bando de la Huerta marks the start of a few more festive days. The first...
Set in a valley near the city of Jerez de la Frontera, the Circuito de Jerez is one of the most popular MotoGP venues and hosts crowds of up to 250,000...
Named after the two-times world champion Ricardo Tormo, the 4km (2.5 miles) paved circuit near Valencia airport was opened in 1999. Each year the World...
The 'Rally El Corte Ingles', sponsored by the well-known department store, is Gran Canaria's biggest car rally. It consists of two separate competitions...
