How Easter is celebrated in Medina del Campo

In 2011, Medina del Campo achieved international recognition for one of its most popular, intense and beautiful festivals: the Holy Week of Easter. Its great historical and sculptural value have made this celebration stand out for the processional imagery from the Spanish Renaissance, for its discipline, its sobriety and its antiquity. All this has made it one of the most important Holy Weeks in Spain. Here, we discover how Easter is celebrated in Medina del Campo, a town located in the province of Valladolid.

Medina del Campo, tourism in Valladolid

Located in the province of Valladolid and only 45km, 28 miles, from the capital, Medina del Campo is a town of pre-Roman origin that has more than 21,000 inhabitants.

Its excellent geographical situation, its communications network and its lively economy have made this municipality one of the most important in the province of Valladolid. Also, among its streets are monuments and unique places of interest, such as the Castillo de la Mota, considered an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1904, the Royal Testament Palace, the Fair Museum or the Marks of the Passion Interpretation Center, a unique and novel space that commemorates one of the great festivals of the town: Easter.

Easter in Medina del Campo

A ‘festival of international tourist interest’ is how the great Holy Week of Medina del Campo is defined. It is one of the oldest traditional and popular historical festivals in Spain that has lasted over time.

Among the Easter celebrations, the Lantern Procession, which takes place on Maundy Thursday, stands out. With it the Plaza Mayor de la Hispanidad is flooded with a silence that is only broken by the sound of the steps of the brotherhoods and the beating of drums. Lanterns illuminate those taking part in the procession, transmitting emotion and passion to the rest of the participants.

Another of the key dates in the festival is Good Friday, which from the crack of dawn takes the Cristo de las Claras in a procession that reaches the most emblematic monument of Medina del Campo, the castle of La Mota. In the afternoon, the General Procession of Silence takes place, in which all the fraternities participate.

Light, fervour, feeling, tradition and history meet during Easter week in Medina del Campo, making it one of the most significant, emblematic and important in all of Spain.