What about Easter?

We assume that most of you are traveling through Europe over the Easter Break, but for those of you staying in Madrid or at least in Spain, we would like to share some ideas. I'm afraid they have nothing to do with the Easter Bunny... Although you will see chocolate eggs in Spain too!

Here you can find information about typical foods in Easter (included the chocolate eggs and their history) and here about the origin of the "Semana Santa" tradition and the processions. Also, in the second entry, you will find an explanation about the clothes of the traditional hooded people and a video with some shocking images: No, they don't belong to the Ku Kux Klan, of course :-) 

But again, what to do if you stay?

One thing you can do is go to small places near Madrid, where Holy Week is very important: Alcalá de Henares, El Escorial, Chinchón, Morata de Tajuña, Torrejón de Ardoz, Parla... some of them are beautiful locations with important monuments to visit, others are not very interesting in those terms, but they have in common that they are very close to Madrid and that their Holy Week festivities have been officially declared of tourist interest. On this page you can find a description, photos, schedules, etc. It is in Spanish, but I can sure you can manage with Google Translate 😉

Of course, if you want to explore Spain, Sevilla and Málaga (Andalucía as a whole), Cuenca, Zamora, Valladolid... These are some of the best settings where you can enjoy the Holy Week processions.

And if you want to stay in Madrid, remember here processions are not so obvious at all. You have to look for them to find them, while in other places the festive and religious atmosphere permeates every street and every moment of the day. The most famous one can be in "Cristo de Medinaceli", on Holly Friday. 

Apart from the processions, if you stay in Madrid you can try some of the typical sweets, like the ones we suggested before, for example, our famous "Torrijas".

And here you can find some suggestions to do in Madrid, such as visiting new museums or revisiting your favorite places. 

Have a perfect break!!!!