Please sign in to post.

Holy Week in Andalusia Arriving Monday April 14, 2025

Posted by on

We (couple) are arriving I Barcelona April 8th and will be seeing the city with another couple through Monday April 14th. We wanted to then travel to Andalusia for a week April 14 -21. We fly out of Barcelona Tuesday April 22. We thought of either flying or taking a train to Seville Monday April 14th, stay a few nights then rent a car and see Cordoba, Ronda, and Granada. We are considering traveling to either Malaga, Jerez de la Frontera, Utrera, or Halva. I just looked and tickets to Alhambra and they are sold out Holy Week. I am worried it may be too crowded in all these locations Holy Week and/or museums and "must see" sights are closed. Any suggestions? Should we instead travel to somewhere else? Maybe stay in one location more off the beaten path.

Thanks everyone, Mary

Posted by
8603 posts

You might want to consider visiting the Extremadura area, which is beautiful and much less touristed than Andalusia. You will still find Holy Week celebrations there, including Semana Santa processions, but with many less crowds. It's a beautiful area (I absolutely loved Cáceres) and you can't go wrong traveling there.

Posted by
917 posts

The crowds in Sevilla during Holy Week are immense, but it is a big place and we had no real problems. And the crowds and the floats and the hustle are part of the charm. However our experience in Spain was pre-pandemic and tourists are out in force now more than before based on more recent rips to Austria and Italy. In Spain we started in Madrid and trained to Sevilla then drove Cordoba-Rona-Granada and back. It is a great time of year to visit Spain. Given the total length of your trip however, I would do fewer places and relax into where you are more. Have fun!

Posted by
632 posts

Another possibility, if you find organizing your trip to Andalusia a bit difficult, is to visit Zaragoza.

Holy Week aside, Zaragoza is an passed over gem. A quick search of the forum and you will find many people recommend it. Zaragoza is also easily reached from Barcelona by high speed train.

During Holy Week there are various processions everyday, and over 50 during the week. If you rent a car you can do the Drum Route of Aragon, the event is on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Add Reply

Please do not reply to violations of our Community Guidelines.