Holy Week in Medina del Campo
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Medina del Campo in one of the oldest festivals of processions of discipline in Spain. The processions were instituted in 1411 by the Dominican San Vicente Ferrer, and this village was the first to have the image of the Pasión de Cristo in its processions.
The festivities start with the Procesión de la Virgen de las Angustias, on Viernes de Dolores (Pain Friday), and end on Resurrection Sunday with a procession that includes all the fraternities and the image of Cristo Resucitado (Christ resurrected). During the week other notable processions include "La Procesión de la Caridad", "La Procesión de la Vera Cruz", "La Procesión del Encuentro", and "La Procesión del Silencio".
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General details
Date
Semana Santa
Classification of Festivities
International Tourist Interest
Kind of Festivity
Easter
Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address Medina del Campo. NaN. Valladolid
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Tourist information
Medina del Campo town hall
To know moreAddress
- Postal address municipality of Medina del Campo . Valladolid
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- Phones983 811 020
- Fax983 804 963
Medina del Campo tourism office
Address
- Postal address Plaza Mayor de la Hispanidad, 48. Medina del Campo. NaN. Valladolid
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- Phones983 811 357
To know moreValladolid tourism office
Address
- Postal address Pabellón de Cristal, Campo Grande. Acera de Recoletos. Valladolid. NaN. Valladolid
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- Phones983 219 310
- Fax983 217 860
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