Festivals in Cordoba

Celebrated from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, Holy Week is one of the most important traditions in Cordoba. It is closely linked to the enormous importance that the reconquest had within the idiosyncrasies of this beautiful Andalusian city.

As in other Spanish towns, Holy Week in Cordoba is characterized by spectacular processions in which different brotherhoods carry out their ceremonial tours along the streets.
 

They do this in the midst of a religious fervour, with an elaborate aesthetic in which the most dramatic moments of the major week are staged together with the penitents.

This elaborate ritual, in which up to six pro-brotherhoods and more than 35 brotherhoods participate in total silence or with musical accompaniment, occurs in many places with a great tradition in the city, such as around the imposing Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.

It is a great celebration that brings together tens of thousands of faithful, as well as a huge number of visitors. That is why it has become one of the main tourist events in the city.
 
Holy Week in Cordoba has been declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
 

The Festival of Los Patios is celebrated in May. It is one of the most interesting celebrations in Cordoba and is characterized by the opening of the patios of participants’ houses so that visitors can admire them.

This ancient celebration, dating from Babylonian and Egyptian times, was devised as a custom of hospitality typical of civilizations whose homes were built around beautiful interior courtyards and whose architectural design was later copied by the Greeks and Romans.
 

The Festival of Los Patios includes the popular Grills and Balconies Competition, which allows tourists to admire the beautiful constructions of Cordoba houses with a clear Roman and Muslim influence.

In addition to being a way to disseminate and treasure the rich artistic culture and heritage of Cordoba, the Festival of Los Patios is a great opportunity to attract tourism. It has earned the declarations of Fiesta of National Tourist Interest as well as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.