According to Andalucia.com

In order to confirm, the villages town hall website (www.villagename.es) or Facebook page may publish the date or a poster in the few week preceding the festival.

MAY

VARIOUS DATES – MAY
SUMMER FAIRS
TOWNS ACROSS ANDALUCIA

Every town and village in Andalucia has its own feria or fair, and it would be possible, if one had superhuman powers of endurance, to spend the whole summer following them about the region.

VARIOUS DATES – MAY
FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANOS
ANDALUCIA

This festival is more popular in the East of Spain, in Andalucia in the provinces of Granada and Almeria, It takes place on different many days through out the year depending on the locality. Check out our section on the Moors and Christians Festival to find out which towns celebrate it this month.

29 APRIL – 2 MAY
FESTIVAL: CRUCES DE MAYO
CORDOBA AND TOWNS AROUND ANDALUCIA

Local neighbourhoods in the city Cordoba compete for the prize of best-decorated cross, with plenty of musical accompaniment, from flamenco guitarists to rock bands.

The Crosses of May are also celebrated in many other towns around Andalucia, including:
Añora, Castro del Rio, Villanueva, Benameji, and Puente Genil in Cordoba province;
Bonares in Huelva province;
Casarabonela, Nerja, Frigiliana and Maro in Malaga province;
Churriana de la Vega and Salobreña in Granada province;
as well as in the major cities. In Carmona (Sevilla) it’s called “Las Mayas”.

29 APRIL- 3 MAY
FIESTA DE SAN LEON, FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANOS
BENAMAUREL, GRANADA

This town’s patron saint’s day is celebrated by handing out special roscas (cakes), blessed by the priest. Also fireworks. The last weekend of April, they have theirMoors and Christians fiesta, recreations of important battles, in honour of Nuestra Señora de La Cabeza, who is ceremonially rescued. Costumes are spectacular, with medieval ladies and extravagantly behelmeted and gold-robed Moors. Moors and Christians are most popular in Granada and Almeria provinces – Villa de Zujar (Granada, see below) and El Valle de Almanzora (Almeria), but you can also see them in Benamahoma (Cadiz).

29, 30 APRIL, 5 – 8, 12, 19, 20, 21 MAY
XXIII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA “CIUDAD DE ÚBEDA”
CLASICAL
UBEDA

The Twenty Third Edition of this classical music festival.  Tickets are available for the festival in the Centro Cultural “Hospital de Santiago” ( C/ Obispo Cobos s/n 23400 Úbeda (Jaén)). Events take place in the Auditorium of Hospital de Samtiago, Municipal Historic Archives, archaeological Museum and certain open spaces in the town. The programme for this event is available as a PDF.

1 MAY
FIESTA DE VERDIALES DE LAS TRES CRUCES
ALMOGIA, MALAGA

This fiesta takes place at the Ermita de la Tres Cruces, situated between Almogia,Cartama, Alora and Pizarra. Men wear the typical verdiales hats, decorated with flowers, and perform the “Churrimpampa” dance.

1 MAY
ROMERIA SAN JOSE OBRERO
AGUADULCE, SEVILLA

The romeria, whose route and destination date from 2004, goes to Corito. Previously, it used to go the Calvario de Osuna.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 MAY
FIESTA DE LOS DOMINGOS DE MAYO
PRIEGO DE CORDOBA

This fiesta dates from the 17th century, with processions of women wearing black dresses with traditional lace mantillas every Sunday throughout the month of May.

2 – 5 MAY
FERIA DE PRIMAVERA
ROTA

The Rota Spring Fair is like many of the other simple Andalucian ferias with plenty of casetas, fairground rides and sevillianas, livestock and beauty competitions all taking place in the streets strung with lights.

3  MAY
CRUJIA DE LOS GAMONES
FESTIVAL
UMBRIQUECRUJIA DE LOS GAMONES

Crujía de los Gamones is the “crunching of the reeds” and the village streets are filled with fires on which the reeds are heated  and then struck on stones which produces a loud explosion. At night the streets are decorated  with flower-covered crosses, and the focal point of the town moves to the Plaza de la Verdura. The festival is accompanied by the coplas de columpio, popular and sometimes risqué songs sung by the older members of the village to the people pushed on swings which are specially installed for this occasion.

4-15 MAY
PATIOS DE CORDOBA
CORDOBA

This is the central part of the annual May festival, which also includes the Battle of the Flowers (1 May), and coincides with two romerias (see below), closely followed by the Feria. See the patios decked out with thousands of colourful scented blooms, as well as mosaic decorations. Many cultural events too, including top flamenco performers.

4- 5 MAY
FIESTA DE LA CRUZ
AÑORA, CORDOBA

4- 5 MAY
FESTIVIDAD DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LORETO
DOS TORRES, CORDOBA

5-15 MAY
VERBENA DE SAN EUFRASIO
ANDUJAR, JAEN

In honour of the patron saint of the town, located in a national park, this fiesta always takes place in the days before 15 May.

8-15 MAY
JEREZ HORSE FAIR
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, CADIZ

The Jerez Horse Fair or Feria del Caballo de Jerez draws visitors from the world around and generally is in or runs into May. Sip the local tipple, oloroso or finosherry, as you watch the fine Andalusian horses at this feria, which takes place in a park. Casetas are all open to the public.

9 MAY
ROMERIA DE SAN GREGORIO
CONQUISTA AND POZOBLANCO, CORDOBA

These towns celebrates their annual pilgrimage in honour of the patron saint each year at the beginning of May. In Pozoblanco it takes place on the Friday or Monday closest to 9 May, the saint’s day, and is called the Feria Chica. Cork is burned at the door of the ermita, followed by a flower-decked procession through the streets.

11-15 MAY
FERIA DE MAYO
LA CAROLINA, JAEN

This is still an important livestock fair – the origin of most ferias, dating from the 19th century – with prizes for best berrenda cow (an Andalucian breed), segureñasheep (from the Sierras de Segura and de la Sagra) and mountain goat. Of course it still has all the usual singing and dancing, sherry and casetas.

14 MAY
FIESTA (RELIGIOUS AND GASTRONOMIC): LA GRAN HUEVADA AND SAN ISIDRO
VILLAFRANCA DE CORDOBA, CORDOBA / ESTEPONA

In Cordoba the image of San Isidro “Chiquito” is taken to the Cespedilas park, where children dressed in traditional  costume offer local produce. In the huevada, 10,000 eggs are fried are served free along with bread and wine to the townspeople. On the previous Sunday (6 May 2011), the Gran Marranada takes place, eating a pig which has been roasting all day.

In Estepona the San Isidro feria is celebrated by all. A big plot of land by the San Fernando football ground is taken over by rides, music marquees and food stalls. The celebrations start on wednesday evening (11 May) and finish in the early hours of Monday morning. This fair isn’t quite as big as the July equivalent but there is still so much to do and a great time to be had.

14-16 MAY
ROMERIA DE LA BELLA
LEPE, HUELVA

This romeria takes place on the second weekend of May. The festivities start on the Saturday in this town famous for its strawberries – flowers are laid out in the main square in honour of the virgin, Nuestra Señora de la Bella; banners are taken from the ermita, near El Terron, to Santo Domingo church. Early the next morning, she is taken back to the ermita accompanied by all the townspeople, dressed up and riding horses, singing and dancing, with a firework display in the evening. On Monday night she is carried back to her church.

14-16 MAY
FIESTAS DE CRISTO DEL LLANO Y DE LA VIRGEN DE LA ENCINA
BAÑOS DE LA ENCINA, JAEN

This fiesta takes place on the second weekend in May. The romeria is of the Virgen de la Encina, who is taken to her sanctuary on the second Sunday in May, while on the Saturday flowers are offered to her. The procession of Jesus del Llano takes place on Monday.

15 MAY
FIESTA DE SAN ISIDRO
TOWNS ALL OVER ANDALUCIA

San Isidro is the patron saint of the farmers, and many villages celebrate his day with a procession through the fields and a fiesta, as well as agricultural trade shows. A fine place to attend this charming festival is the rural town of Montefrio, in Granada Province or Estepona. In Pozoblanco (Cordoba), as bells are rung and drums placed, the faithful pray for departed brothers; at night, figures made by the women of the town are burnt in honour of San Isidro Labrador.

This saint is also honoured with a romeria in Santa Eufemia (Cordoba), with a cart competition and the destination being El Ventorro. Other towns which celebrate San Isidro include Santa Elena in Jaen, and Alameda in Malaga; also, see Villafranca de Cordoba, above. In Cuevas del Campo, in Granada, the fair lasts from 14-17 May, with a Mass and procession on 15 May, the romeria on 16 May, and the blessing of the fields on 17 May. In Jodar, Jaen, it is combined with the Fiestas de Primavera; the romeria takes place on 15 May, to the Ermita de la Fuente Garciez.

Other towns that celebrate this fiesta are Alfarnate, Alfarnatejo, Algatocín, Almogía, Archidona, Ardales, Benamocarra, Cártama, Cuevas Bajas, Cuevas del Becerro, Guaro, Jubrique, Nerja, Periana, Sierra de Yeguas and Teba.

20-28 MAY
FERIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA SALUD
CORDOBA

The Cordoba Spring Fair, or Feria de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Our Lady of the Health), takes place during the last week of May. Its venue is the municipal fairground on the north bank of the River Guadalquivir, a few kilometres to the south-east of the city. It has flamenca dresses, dancing, sherry and horses: Andalucian springtime at its best. Similar to the Seville feria, but with publiccasetas.

21-22 MAY
ROMERIA DE SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR
PRADO DEL REY, CADIZ

This pilgrimage in the Sierra de Cadiz town takes place on the weekend after the saint’s day (15 May). After the Saturday evening Mass, there are musical and dance performances. On Sunday the pilgrims take the Granujales road to the Dehesa de Hortales, riding on horses, and in carts and carriages. Also takes place in Bujalance, Cordoba, where they have cart competitions, and elect a Romera Mayor (Best lady pilgrim); the destination of this pilgrimage is El Buitron.

28-29 MAY
OFRENDA DE FLORES/ROMERIA
ALGODONALES, CADIZ

This festival takes place in this pretty town in the Sierra de Cadiz on the last Saturday of May; the following day is the romeria. Flowers are offered to the “Virgencita de la Sierra”, from horseback, with the riders dressed in typical Andalucian outfits. On the Sunday, the romeros (pilgrims) ride to the Puente la Nava for a day of eating, singing and dancing.

30 MAY
DIA SAN FERNANDO
SEVILLA

El Rey Fernando III, King of Castile, Galicia and Leon, was the “saviour” of Seville, capturing the city (after Ubeda, Cordoba and Jaen) from the Moors in 1248. San Fernando is buried in Seville cathedral, in the Capilla Virgen de los Reyes (Virgin of the Kings Chapel), where his body is on show on this festive day.

25 – 28 MAY
HUELVA
EL ROCIO

This pilgrimage sees hermandades coming from towns and cities all over Spain, but especially Sevilla and Huelva provinces in Andalucia, in gypsy wagons pulled by oxen. They meet in a small town and party hard – drinking, dancing, socialising – all day and night. The highlight is when the Virgen del Rocio is brought out of her church on Sunday.

Fancy Something different?

Take a look athese topical pictures about a beautiful place called the Camino del rey ( also known as the Caminito Del Rey ) The small road of the king!! This is literally a 45 minute drive from Sunny Villa Spain, and one of my favourite areas in southern Spain. If you are a Movie Buff, or like me has a historical interest in the 2nd world war and its movies, the bridge in the photographs is where they filmed the final scenes of the film “Von Ryan’s Express” starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. If you read the stories on our website you may have already read that the local villagers who are now about 95 years old, that told me that Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard actually came to our piece of land to admire the view, so Frank Sinatra has stood where Sunny Villa is today!!

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Marbella is, without a doubt, one of the Costa del Sol’s major tourist centres, thanks to the high quality of the facilities and services it provides. Puerto Banús, one of the main focal points for tourists in the town, houses an exclusive leisure area inside the excellent facilities of its marina. But Marbella is also a paradise for golf lovers. A dozen magnificent courses allow the golfer to play the sport before the unusual backdrop provided by the sea and the mountains. The historic part of town, sitting on a beautiful bay, shelters lovely corners of a typically Andalusian flavour, with whitewashed houses and orange trees adorning the streets and squares. An ideal setting for sampling any one of the tasty recipes of the local cuisine. Read more

Guaro is a lovely  white village on the edge of the Sierra de las Nieves natural park and 20mins walk from Sunny Villa .

Thanks to its elevated position, at over 350 metres above sea level, the village offers privileged views across the surrounding countryside. Some of the best vistas are from its 16th century church of San Miguel, found at the top of the village’s narrow, winding streets.

ALMONDS & OLIVES

Historically the area was a noted producer of almonds, with until recent times a village factory making cakes and biscuits from locally produced almonds. Although the factory has now closed, local artisan almond products such as cakes and nougat are still available; and the almond trees remain, covering the countryside with a sea of white and delicate pink blossoms each spring.

Olive growing remains an important part of the local economy and Guaro has an up to date co-operative olive oil mill where local producers have their harvests pressed.

Increasingly the village is also used as an eastern base for access to the Sierra de las Nieves natural park, for nature hiking and adventure activities.

Spring at Guaro.

FESTIVAL DE LA LUNA MORA

Like many of the white villages of Andalucía, Guaro dates back to the Arabic occupation of Spain. The small community of some 2,500 people keeps its Moorish history very much alive with the annual ‘Festival de la Luna Mora’ or Festival of the Moorish Moon.

Held between the middle two weekends of each September, this arts, crafts and music festival has grown from a humble celebration into a significant event playing host to local, national and international talent. More>

Artists from the fields of classical, popular and flamenco music and dance offer concerts in the village’s purpose built, open-air amphitheatre. Past performers have included internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Paco de Lucía; contemporary flamenco/pop singer Diana Navarro; and Malaga-born pop singer Pablo Alborán. Throughout the evenings of the ten day festival there is a Moorish style street souk, and the entire village is illuminated by over 20,000 candles.

ROMERIA

Each July the village celebrates its annual pilgrimage parade or ‘Romeria’ terminating at the tiny chapel of ‘Ermita del Santuario del Puerto’.

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Surface Area: 22.5 square kilometres Population: 2,230 What the natives are called: Guareños Outstanding Sights: Parish Church of San Miguel, Chapel of Cruz del Puerto, Chapel of San Isidro, Marmolejo Olive Oil Museum, Al-Andalus Cultural Centre Geographical Location: in the Guadalhorce valley region adjoining the Las Nieves mountain range. The village is about 500 metres above sea level. It is 50 kilometres from Málaga and 15 from Marbella. The area records an average annual rainfall of 660 litres per square metre and the average temperature is 17º C. The municipality of Guaro, between Coín and Tolox and adjoining the River Grande, one of the tributaries of the Guadalhorce, is one of the ports of entry to the Sierra de las Nieves Nature Park, which has been designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. This advantageous location will give some idea of the beauty of the setting. It is just a short distance from the Costa del Sol but at the same time is insulated from the hustle and bustle of the coast, all the more so by the fact that traffic is restricted in many of the village streets. A state of balance has thus been reached between the needs of contemporary life and the traditions of an eminently agricultural and therefore slow-paced village. This territory sprawls out gently among hills whose altitude varies between 200 and 500 metres and that are covered mainly by olive and almond trees and low brush, with groves of cork oaks here and there where the terrain is not suitable for crops. The landscape has an unmistakably agricultural flavour but is nevertheless compatible with the installation of new cultural and leisure facilities. Remains discovered in the area of Ardite show that the first settlements in these lands occurred in prehistoric times, and there is also evidence of the Roman imprint at Cerro del Polvillar. The village was founded by the Arabs, however, at a date that has not been determined with certainty. The Muslims first settled at Guaro Viejo (Old Guaro) and shortly afterward at present-day Guaro. It received the designation of “villa” (royal burgh) by decree of Felipe IV in 1614. Some years later, in 1648, this king wished to pay for certain services performed for the crown by Juan Chumacero Sotomayor Carrillo de la Vega, so the villa of Guaro was converted to a county and that person became its first Count. Find out more at Visit Costa Del Sol