Murcia

Finally, the Saturday after Easter arrived. It is the day when all hell has broken loose in Murcia. 900.000 people move through the city, which itself has “only” 450,000 inhabitants. In the morning, a small parade, the Parade – Dona Sardina, takes place. When we arrive in front of the town hall, the Bolivian groups […]

The Parade – Testament of the Sardine, Desfile de “Testamento de la Sardina”, is the second highlight of the festival “El Entierro de la Sardina”, The Burial of the Sardine. While we wait, the Sardineros groups are moving through the streets to reach the starting point of the parade. Even the samba drummers loudly attract […]

Further guests, invited by Daniel Robles for Entierro de La Sardina festival, arrive around the lunchtime. From Spain, the Tourism Manager Tomeu Fiol from Mallorca and the Marketing Manager Rayko Lorenzo Martín from Granada with their families are present. Travel journalist Nani Arenas has traveled from A Coruña. Antonio Postigo Alarcón with his son from […]

The parade – Arrival of the Sardine is the first of three major parades to honor the sardine in Murcia takes place Thursday after Easter. We wait for the arrival of the first parade participants in the Gran Vía Salzillo. Children play in the street and people patiently wait on the rows of seats at […]

At the Plaza de la Glorieta de Espana and the shut-off Paseo del Teniente Flomesta, the organizers and key employees of the city of Murcia await the arrival of the sardine. In the meantime, press and television staff tried to get brief interviews with the important personalities. Daniel Robles briefly introduced us to Jesús F. […]

A festival like “El Entierro de la Sardina”, the burial of the sardine, is not only a feast for the eyes and a pleasure. It also costs a lot of money. Thus, the city of Murcia also tries to attract sponsors. Also, a large number of volunteers work on the design of the event. So […]