Festivities in Extremadura
Tourist Interest Festivities in Extremadura
- Attractions
- Regional Festivities
- Regional Festivities
Las Hurdes Carnival
It is held every year in a different hamlet where we find typical Las Hurdes dishes, legends and characters.
Location:
C/ Río s/n Nuñomoral, Cáceres
Carnaval de Ánimas de Villar del Pedroso
Both a religious festival and a military celebration, the Carnival of Villar del Pediroso is one of the most unusual in Extremadura, and has been declared a Festival of Tourist Interest.
Location:
Villar del Pedroso, Cáceres
La Pedida de la Patatera, Malpartida de Cáceres' Big Day
Location:
Plaza Mayor, 30 Malpartida de Cáceres, Cáceres
Olivenza Bullfighting Fair
A Festivity of Tourist Interest in Extremadura that signals the opening of the bullfighting season in Spain.
Location:
Olivenza, Badajoz
Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry flowers cover the Jerte Valley in a blanket of white, endowing it with great beauty.
Location:
Mancomunidad de Municipios del Valle del Jerte, Cáceres
Cross-border Jornadas del Gurumelo
Since 2007, the village of Villanueva del Fresno celebrates the gurumelo, a wild mushroom that grows and is much sought after in the south west of the peninsula. It grows on the dehesa between holm oak and ash, under the rockrose bushes, especially the gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer). The festival, which is held in March, includes trips to the countryside, tastings, talks on mushroom-picking and other activities.
Location:
Plaza de España, 1 Villanueva del Fresno, Badajoz
Llerena traditional extremaduran pig slaughter
This town in the administrative region called La Campiña Sur pays tribute to one of the most important moments of Extremaduran gastronomic culture: “la matanza” (the Slaughter). There is no shortage of typical pastries or dishes like migas (fried breadcrumbs), cocido (stew) and prueba de cerdo (cooked pork).
Location:
Plaza de España, 1 Llerena, Badajoz
Holy Week in Jerez de los Caballeros
The popular devotion that characterises a Week of Passion declared a Festivity of National Tourist Interest
Location:
Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz
Holy Week in Caceres
Its aesthetic appeal and the Black Christ crucifix in procession are just some of the main attractions of Holy Week in Caceres.
Location:
Cáceres, Cáceres
Holy Week in Badajoz
A Festivity of International Tourist Interest that adorns the streets of Badajoz with some of the most beautiful samples of Christian imagery in existence.
Location:
Badajoz, Badajoz