Grazalema's first celebration of the summer 2010 will be held on the 30th May with the "Romeria de San Isidro". Hailing the arrival of summer and involving a lively procession of virtually the entire village down to a pasture in the ribera valley  for a big picnic (KM 4 on the Grazalema-Montecorto road). In the usual way of Spanish festivities there are copious amounts of food and drink and lots of loud music. The procession gathers at 8 am for prayers at the church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación and proceeds down and out of the village to La Ribera. The picnic party goes on all day and then for as long as anyone has the energy to keep going. Click here for a bit of background on Saint Isidore the Laborer and some pictures of the 2009 Romeria....

The Information Centre in Grazalema will be closed from 2pm so that we can enjoy the afternoon too!

SUNDAY 14th JUNE

Corpus Christi is a celebration of the Eucharist sacrament in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed as the body of Christ.

Here in the Sierra de Grazalema area the Corpus Christi festivals are very popular with high attendance from locals and visitors coming from further afield. The processional carts (representing chariots) and the surrounding buildings are elaborately adorned with foliage and flowers which is a sight well worth seeing. The date for 2009 at Zahara de la Sierra is Sunday the 14th of June and hotel Al-Lago is offering a 10 percent discount on published room prices for Grazalema Guide readers. Just mention the Grazalema Guide when you enquire at the Al-lago website.

Grazalema's first celebration of the summer 2009 was held on the 24th May with the "Romeria de San Isidro". Hailing the arrival of summer and involving a lively procession of virtually the entire village down to a pasture in the ribera valley  for a big picnic (KM 4 on the Grazalema-Montecorto road). In the usual way of Spanish festivities there are copious amounts of food and drink and lots of loud music. The procession gathers at 8 am for prayers at the church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación and proceeds down and out of the village to La Ribera. The picnic party goes on all day and then for as long as anyone has the energy to keep going. Read more for a bit of background on Saint Isidore the Laborer and some pictures of the 2009 Romeria....

The Romería is traditionally a pilgrimage through the countryside, carrying a religious effigy, normally to a shrine. Following behind are beautifully decorated horses and carts drawn by oxen, many of the pilgrims are dressed in traditional flamenco attire.