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Spanish Cities Finalize Preparations for Corpus Christi Week

With Granada’s Real de Almanjáyar fairgrounds modernized, host cities are rolling out detailed schedules for processions, concerts, traditional dances as well as children’s fairs.

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La imagen de la iglesia de Santa Mónica recorre las calles con el apoyo de las comisiones, Berta y la corte mayor

Overview

  • Granada’s city council has completed €1.5 million in upgrades at Real de Almanjáyar, installing new access gates, lighting, pavements and urban furniture ahead of the June 14–21 celebrations.
  • The official Granada program from June 14 to 22 features the Tarasca parade, a balcony decoration contest, a children’s fair in Plaza Bib-Rambla and a series of music and dance performances across historic venues.
  • Córdoba will hold its first eucharistic procession on June 15 organized by the Parroquia de la Trinidad, with the Agrupación Musical de Afligidos, and will host its main evening Corpus Christi procession on June 22 accompanied by the Banda de Música de la Estrella.
  • Toledo opened its festivities on June 11 with veteran journalist Antonio González Jerez delivering the traditional pregón in the Patio de Covarrubias de San Pedro Mártir, paving the way for flower-strewn streets and peñas competitions.
  • Talavera is staging a ‘De lo Divino a lo Humano’ tapas route from June 19 to 22 alongside religious services, and Málaga will process the Virgen de la Trinidad on June 14 followed by the San Ciriaco and Santa Paula procession on June 15.