The procession was a 150th Anniversary celebration full of regal pageantry, music, candles and religious incense.
“on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the patronage of Santa Maria de la Victoria a procession will be celebrated with the participation of all the canonically crowned images of the city of Malaga”. (info from a brochure I was able to get)
We stayed up to see 5 of the 10 floats. Each carried by 210 to 320 men depending on the size of the individual float that was in honour of a specific Canon.
At one point it was raining peony and rose petals from above. The family with young children next to us had fun playing in the flower petal pile, just like you would in the fall in the raked leaves.
The procession continued until past midnight, but we didn’t and luckily we weren’t disturbed by the noise from below.
Next morning (Sunday) we had a quiet walk in Málaga.
We were packed up and didn’t need to rush, checkout not until 11 and our train wasn’t until 2.
It was the first and only time that we saw the city not bustling!
Next stop Seville ...
I’m sure we will be back to Málaga, this beautiful port city on the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain has so much to offer.
Loved it here.
I’ll remember the beautiful Jacarandas ...
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