Holy Week in Valladolid
| when: | 28 Mar - 4 Apr 2010 (annual) |
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| where: | Valladolid |
Once the Spanish capital, Valladolid still celebrates Semana Santa (Holy Week) with all the pomp and ceremony seen in the Golden Age. The city's religious brotherhoods each stage a solemn religious procession from their respective churches to the cathedral.
The parades re-enact the events of Christ's Passion at some of the important monuments and sites of the city. Some of the brotherhood members must carry the pasos, or litters, that act as platforms for Jesus Christ and The Virgin, which can weigh up to several tonnes. The burden is not just physical but also highly symbolic of taking on the burden of the sorrows of the Virgin and Christ.
Related Information
Website: Holy Week in Valladolid on the Castilla-Leon Tourism Website
| Town Information: | Valladolid |
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| Full Name: | |
| Besides its history as former capital to the Kingdom of Spain, Valladolid was no less than capital of the Spanish Empire under the reign of Philip II and III. | |
| The city served as site of the wedding of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel in 1469, thus uniting the two largest kingdoms of the epoch, and was where Cervantes spent his later years, as well as where Cristopher Columbus is said to have died. Although the city has considerably declined since its greater days, and is best characterised by its industrial workforce - largely automotive - it annually unearths the golden age zeitgeist with spectacular street displays that reenact the events of the Passion. | |
| Directions: | Located 150km north-west of Madrid. |
| Name: | Valladolid Provincial Tourist Office |
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| Location: | Valladolid |
| Address: | Palacio de Pimentel, C/ Angustias, 44, 47003 Valladolid |
| Email: | presidencia@dip-valladolid.es |
| Phone: | +34 983 427 100 |
| Fax: | +34 983 267 919 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | José Lazaro Galdiano, 6, Madrid 28036 |
| Fax: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office (Turespaña) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | Jose Lázaro Galdiano, 6, 28071 Madrid, Spain |
| Email: | infosmile@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish Tourist Board (London) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | PO Box 4009, London, W1A 6NB |
| Email: | info.londres@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8077 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8034 |
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.
