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El Rocio
Andalucía celebrates many religious
festivals throughout the year and one of
the largest is in the small dusty town of
El Rocio in the southwest. This
pilgrimage or 'romeria' is attended by
the faithful (and not so devout) from all
part of Andalucia, Spain and the world.
Many local Andalucians will travel on
foot, by ox-cart and horseback for many
days to celebrate and worship the
Virgen del Rocío or the "Madonna of the
Dew". This event is tied to the
Pentecostal Days so dates vary from
year to year. Next date is June the 1
2009.
What is essentially a religious
celebration is also a huge party.
The whole town (reminiscent to film
viewers of an old Mexican pueblo) is
turned over to the festival. Mule teams
with highly polished wagons and gaily
decorated ox-carts mix with 'caballeros'
and women in their flamenco dresses.
This truly is a wonderful event with the
festivities carrying on all through the
night.
El Rocio is set in the marshlands of the
Guadalquivir River delta surrounded by
pine forests between Huelva and Seville
(south of Almonte) With over one million
people attending this week long
televised event book accommo- dation
early or be prepared to camp out as
most people do.
A word of caution: this is marshland,
beware, it is mosquito heaven so
come prepared!
Andalucía celebrates many religious
festivals throughout the year and one of
the largest is in the small dusty town of
El Rocio in the southwest. This
pilgrimage or 'romeria' is attended by
the faithful (and not so devout) from all
part of Andalucia, Spain and the world.
Many local Andalucians will travel on
foot, by ox-cart and horseback for many
days to celebrate and worship the
Virgen del Rocío or the "Madonna of the
Dew". This event is tied to the
Pentecostal Days so dates vary from
year to year. Next date is June the 1
2009.
What is essentially a religious
celebration is also a huge party.
The whole town (reminiscent to film
viewers of an old Mexican pueblo) is
turned over to the festival. Mule teams
with highly polished wagons and gaily
decorated ox-carts mix with 'caballeros'
and women in their flamenco dresses.
This truly is a wonderful event with the
festivities carrying on all through the
night.
El Rocio is set in the marshlands of the
Guadalquivir River delta surrounded by
pine forests between Huelva and Seville
(south of Almonte) With over one million
people attending this week long
televised event book accommo- dation
early or be prepared to camp out as
most people do.
A word of caution: this is marshland,
beware, it is mosquito heaven so
come prepared!
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We recommend that
you find your accomm-
dation outside of El
Rocio - on the Costa de
la Luz...away from the
crowd, heat and
mosquitos.
Torre de la Higuera,
Matalascanas & Huelva
on Costa de La Luz is
by the sea and in
driving distance from El
Rocio.
you find your accomm-
dation outside of El
Rocio - on the Costa de
la Luz...away from the
crowd, heat and
mosquitos.
Torre de la Higuera,
Matalascanas & Huelva
on Costa de La Luz is
by the sea and in
driving distance from El
Rocio.
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