Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal ... to Spain and just happened to be spending my two weeks in Andalucia before and during Holy Week. I didn’t even realize what ...

Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is an important part of the Easter celebrations in Spain, but it is not the ... own unique customs to the festivities. Andalusia Andalusia, known for its religious ...

Seville is the capital of the southern region of Andalucia, the most exciting of Spanish ... But for the last five years, we’ve visited Semana Santa celebrations throughout Spain. The first was the ...

Though I’m not a religious soul, I fell into marking Semana Santa while studying abroad in Seville, Spain. After the jump, get some tips on how to get the most out of Semana Santa if you’re ...

Sevilla's "Semana Santa," or Holy Week celebrations, are the most magnificent in Spain. During the week leading up to Easter, the city is packed with pilgrims witnessing grand processions ...

Semana Santa, or ‘Holy Week’, is celebrated in almost every Spanish city during the last days of Lent, and commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

We hadn't realised until we arrived that Easter is a really special celebration here in Spain. Every town and village has processions through the streets for several days over the Easter weekend ...

This is the first time since 1933 – during conflicts that led to the Spanish Civil War – that Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrations have been absent from the streets of Spain. The processions, which ...

The city comes to life for Semana Santa (Holy Week) in March/April, followed by Feria two weeks later – the sherried-up, frilly-dress-and-dancing party in a fairground to the south of the city.