The end of the Entierro de La Sardina festival approaches. We have experienced unprecedented days in Murcia. It is wide after midnight and the Sardineros on the big parade cars have their hands full to distribute all the little presents. After the last parade car has passed by, we go to the Plaza Martinez Tornel. […]
Entierro de la Sardina
Great Burial Parade of the Sardine in Murcia
Once a year, in the week after Easter, something special happens in Murcia. The city celebrates the festival “Entierro de La Sardina”, the Burial of the Sardine. Saturday evening is the great parade before the sardine undergoes a cremation. This is the highlight of the celebrations. The Gran Via del Escultor Francisco Salzillo is already […]
Making of … Grand Parade of Entierro de la Sardina
It will be a long day respective a long night. Daniel Robles invites us to a delicious lunch at the Hotel Catalonia Conde De Floridablanca*. Well strengthened for the upcoming event, we go with our international group to the nearby starting point for the upcoming grand parade of the Entierro de la Sardina. First spectators […]
Parade – Dona Sardina
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 […]
Parade – Testament of the Sardine
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 […]
Behind the Scenes in Murcia
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 […]
Parade – Arrival of the Sardine
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 […]
Arrival of the Sardine in Murcia
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. […]
Convoy with Sardineros to Murcia
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 […]