Bajada de la Virgen 2015 – the best “fiesta” of La Palma
Every five years a spectacular festivity takes place in Santa Cruz de La Palma, the capital of La Palma: the “Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves”, one of the most popular festivities of the Canary Islands. The “fiesta” consists of a series of processions, dances and cultural activities, that have its origin in 1676. In this year the bishop of the Canaries, Bartolomé García Ximénez, visited the island. At the same time the population was suffering the effects of…
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