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In Torrox, the ingredients for the perfect Christmas party are 2000 kilos of flour and 500 litres of olive oil... At the annual Migas Festival visitors eat the traditional peasant breadcrumb…
Verdiales is a lively style of flamenco born in the olive-growing region of Malaga. Malaga's most important Verdiales Festival (Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales) at Venta San Cayetano coincides with…
The traditional Parade of the Three Wise Men is held in Malaga's town centre. Kings Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar lead a colourful parade and hundreds of children gather to catch the sweets and…
During the run-up to Lent, Málaga is filled with colour as carnival parades take to the streets, featuring murgas or street bands, comparsas (masquerades), quartets and choruses. The highlight…
Running of the Bulls in Gaucín
The small Andalusian village of Gaucín celebrates Easter Sunday with a bull-run, the Toro de Cuerda. Organisers release one bull in the morning and another in the afternoon.
Semana Santa is one of Southern Spain's most famous religious celebrations. In Malaga, a series of richly decorated processions takes place, depicting the different stages of the Via Crucis…
Torremolinos celebrates local cuisine with the Día del Pescaíto (Fried Fish Day) on La Carihuela beach when, for once, there is such a thing as a free lunch. Thousands feast on fried anchovies…
Every year Marbella pays homage to its patron saint, San Bernabé, with a week of festivities. Music, dancing and locals in traditional dress fill the plazas and streets of the old town.
San Cyriacus and Santa Paula Day
San Cyriacus and San Paula, Malaga's patron saints, were canonised in the year 305 AD during the early history of the Christian Church. Their saints' day is marked by a religious service held…
Marbella's first International Art Fair sees 80 artists from across the Costa del Sol display their paintings, sculptures and ceramics in Alameda Park and along the Avenida del Mar. Street…
Throughout the different neighbourhoods of Málaga, spectacular goings-on celebrate the Feast of St John (San Juan). The festival reaches a climax at midnight on 23 June, when large cloth…
Behind Marbella's glitzy beach resorts lies a humble past. Years ago, the town's main source of revenue was the fishing industry and locals still acknowledge this today with the annual Fiesta…
The town of Fuengirola honours the Virgin Carmen, patron saint of the Los Bolichos district, with an unusual procession. Dozens of men carry her iconic statue on their shoulders while wading…
The seaside town of Nerja honours the Virgen del Carmen (patron saint of seafarers) with an impressive coastal procession every year on 16 July.
Malaga's fishing district pays homage to the Virgen del Carmen - her image is carried on a dais around the neighbourhood then placed on a flower-covered boat. Traditional song and dance…
Nuestra Señora de la Victoria Pilgrimage
Every year the Nuestra Señora de la Victoria Pilgrimage in Málaga sees devotees travel on horseback or in richly-decorated carts to the saint's sanctuary. On arrival, a Mass is said…
During the Feria de Málaga, the city buzzes with colour and life. All the locals join in the revelry and the streets fill with traditional costume, live music, flamenco and food stalls dishing…
Every September Torremolinos celebrates Tourist Day (Día del Turista) with street parades, traditional costumes, music and dancing. Regional Spanish cuisine is dished up for free: try sangria…
The Pedro Romero Fair takes place each year at the beginning of September in and around Ronda's bullring. The programme features bullfights, a colourful display of Goyesca costumes and an…
Cool down from Málaga's summer heat in the turquoise pools of Parque Acuático Mijas water park. There are plenty of steep and winding slides for adrenalin junkies, as well as Jacuzzis and…
