Holy Week in Tarifa

One more year Easter ends in Tarifa. A week full of great activities and processions, where the streets have left a smell of incense and they have dressed in tunics and hoods.

Seven days in which to learn and enjoy the culture and traditions of the southernmost population of Cádiz and of Andalucía.

The Holy Week in Tarifa it is increasingly well known outside the city and generates great tourist interest thanks to the effort and dedication of its brotherhoods throughout the year. All those months of preparation and enthusiasm are clearly rewarded when the images go out in procession through the streets of Tarifa.

Brotherhoods

In Tarifa there are 8 brotherhoods of Passion: Nazareno, Consuelo, Salud, Santo Entierro, Borriquita, Medinaceli, Soledad y Oración del Huerto, las cuales aguardan su Semana Grande en las iglesias de San Mateo and of San Francisco.

The Meeting

Faithful and brothers bury the golden passage that keeps Jesus the Nazarene on high. They open the way for him to meet the Virgin of Peace. The oldest brotherhood in Tarifa has been waiting all year for Holy Thursday. They know the streets inside out and one of the greatest responsibilities of the celebration falls on their backs. For this reason, while they advance, silence becomes law.

Holy Week in Tarifa is one of the most reputable in Campo de Gibraltar. Perhaps because of the privileged environment offered by the old town that seems to whisper prayers that accompany the processional parades.