It’s finally May! The month where the sun begins to get into its groove and shine brightly, bringing smiles to all of our faces and to make sure you make the most of this wonderful May month we are giving you information on a brilliant event or festival thats taking place in your city. Enjoy!!! Madrid – San Isidro (15th May) San Isidro is the patron saint of Madrid and on the 15th of May one of the most celebrated days in Madrid takes place in his honour (A variety of other...
Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrates the week of Easter in Spain when many towns organize extravagant parades from Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos) to Easter Sunday (Domingo de Resurreccion). Semana Santa is a much celebrated event in Spain and many Spaniards take to the streets in the evenings for a variety of different processions. People carry statues of saints around on floats or wooden platforms and an atmosphere of mourning (which can seem quite oppressive to onlookers) and the Easter week...
