Seville-Semana Santa

[shans]

Anyone have experience with procession routes, specifically wondering if the processions pass the Cathedral along Avenida de la Constitution?

How difficult is it to move around the city during this week?

Thank you.

[edinburgher]

How difficult is it to move around the city during this week?

 

No personal experience of Seville during Semana Santa, but twice in other towns in  Andalucia. Malaga was one of them..  We would actually deliberately avoid that period  anywhere in that region.in future.

 

Expect Seville to be rammed with people.  Pushing your way through crowds at the pace of a tortoise or a snail should be expected.

 

Google is your new BF.  Try searching for" Seville Semana Santa 2023" or "Semana Santa Seville 2023"to find details of the many processions taking place that week, their timings and their routes, also if you need to pre-book your tickets for certain viewing areas.. My understanding from the other locations is that tickets are usually sold out several months ahead..

 

i would also try searching for "tips for Seville Semana Santa", or "reviews of" or somethng similar, as make no mistake, this is the biggest event of the year in Seville (apart from their spring fiesta) with major traffic and  public transport diversions, closures of many sights and crowds everywhere. Any advice on how to navigate your way through it all  would probably be helpful .

Edited March 4, 2023 by edinburgher

[wowzz]

On 3/4/2023 at 4:33 PM, edinburgher said:

Malaga was one of them..  We would actually deliberately avoid that period  anywhere in that region.in future.

Agreed. Due to lack of options we are actually cruising this Easter,  and will be in Malaga on Good Friday.  We will stay well away from the city centre, and plan a coastal walk.

 

[edinburgher]

We will stay well away from the city centre, and plan a coastal walk. There are several other options which would keep you out of the city centre.

 

Local city buses most likely to be affected due to road closures and diversions, but trains should be running more or less as normal even on a public holiday albeit with a reduced service.and the train station is not far from the port.  You could eg consider the short train journey to Fuengirola and stroll the lovely seaside promenade and beach area, lined with restaurants, bars, cafes. And check buses from there up to pretty Mijas Pueblo..  Usually around 3 an hour as it is such a popular route. If there are fewer you could stay in Fuengirola, if not go up to Mijas. or take a taxi from Fuengirola to Mijas.

 

And many of the other resorts are served by the same Malaga to Fuengirola train route.

 

Info on both Fuengirola and Mijas can be found online.

[wowzz]

8 minutes ago, edinburgher said:

We will stay well away from the city centre, and plan a coastal walk. There are several other options which would keep you out of the city centre.

 

Local city buses most likely to be affected due to road closures and diversions, but trains should be running more or less as normal even on a public holiday albeit with a reduced service.and the train station is not far from the port.  You could eg consider the short train journey to Fuengirola and stroll the lovely seaside promenade and beach area, lined with restaurants, bars, cafes. And check buses from there up to pretty Mijas Pueblo..  Usually around 3 an hour as it is such a popular route. If there are fewer you could stay in Fuengirola, if not go up to Mijas. or take a taxi from Fuengirola to Mijas.

 

And many of the other resorts are served by the same Malaga to Fuengirola train route.

 

Info on both Fuengirola and Mijas can be found online.

Thanks - been to all those places numerous times (we lived in Spain for quite a while). We will just walk along the coast from the port to one of our favourite bars.

[edinburgher]

Sounds like a plan!

 

We did actually find there were extra trains during Semana Santa in Malaga, but these were running later in the evening(and imaybe into the early hours too, cannot quite remember) after processions, presumably so that locals could get home.

Edited March 8, 2023 by edinburgher