The Cruces de May Spain

Hi everyone,


There is another festival coming up soon called the cruces de May that takes place on the 3rd of May over the whole of Spain

The Cruces de Mayo celebration takes place in many towns, including Nerja. The Town Hall offers prizes for the best decorations.

Worth seeing is the cross at the entrance to Capistrano Village. This is one that is organised by the foreign community and gives the locals a run for their money! However, the best street to visit on the day is calle Parras in the old town all the houses are decorated and everyone takes part. It consistently wins one of the top awards.


The festival consists of the construction of large crosses made of beautiful flowers in many of the city's main squares.

In the true spirit of Spanish fiestas a temporary bar is built in the same square as the cross. The the locals congregate each evening for a good few drinks and tapas that inevitably leads to spontaneous flamenco style dancing into the early hours.

I hope you found this information interesting and useful.

All comments welcome.

Adios .