Semana Santa is a week of staggering beauty that I wouldn’t miss. Being in Seville, however, is the high point among high points. There are more than 50 brotherhoods here, called “cofradias” or ...

Semana Santa has been celebrated in Seville in pretty much its current form since the 16th century. Over 50,000 cofradía members don traditional robes and solemnly traverse the city in over 116 ...

Spain takes Holy Week seriously - maybe nowhere more so than Seville, which comes alive in a blaze of pageantry and processions. Jo Tweedy loses herself in Andalucia's most evocative city.

Seville welcomes its Easter festival - Semana Santa - with noisy enthusiasm, reports Sarah Shuckburgh.

In this guide, we’ll explore the most popular Semana Santa events in Spain and everything you need to know about experiencing Holy Week in 2025.

Known for its steamy-hot summers, mild winters and sultry operatic gypsy heroine Carmen, Seville is a bijou city whose ...

And Seville’s Semana Santa (Holy Week) parades are perhaps the most extravagant of all. A total of 62 processions – some containing up to 3,000 penitents – will take to the streets between today and ...

The best time to visit Seville is from March to May. During these spring months the temperatures are mild, the rush of tourist traffic hasn't reached summer volume, and the hotels tend to offer ...

Untitled (Semana Santa, Seville), ca.1954. , circa 1954 gelatin silver prints Photography 30 x 23.5 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.); 26.6 x 23 cm. (10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in Estimate Subscribers only Auction ...

Untitled (Semana Santa, Seville), ca.1954. , circa 1954 gelatin silver prints Photography ...