Easter celebrations in Mérida

The Guadiana river and the historical Roman buildings of Merida are witnesses and participants of the Christian celebrations of this ancient city. The impressive Via Crucis in the Roman amphiteatre is one of the most attracting acts of the Easter week in Merida.

In the city of Mérida visitors know one of the oldest penitent tradtions in Extremadura. There are visigoth references to the Cristo de la O. However, the older brotherhood that nowadays covers the streets of Mérida is El Cristo de la Vera Cruz, that dates from 16th Century.

Holy Week in Mérida characterizes by combining brotherhoods, imagery and the historical heritage of the city.

It is amazing for the people to see brotherhoods walking over the Roman bridge to join into the main parade, and the special warm of the processions guided by torch lights to reach the Roman amphiteatre where the Vía Crucis takes place.

The Temple of Diana or the Trajan's Arc are other interesting places in the way of processions.

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