Corpus Floral Carpets

"There are different colours for different tastes, and flowers for different colours". This popular saying comes true on the weekend of Corpus Christi in Castropol, which on Sunday is decked out in its famous and traditional floral carpets.

One of the most beautiful fishing villages in Asturias reaches the zenith of its colourfulness and traditional customs with the staging of its floral carpets on the occasion of the religious feast of Corpus Christi. Not even the elders of the place remember how or when this curious story began. The only thing that is known for certain is that since time immemorial and around the same time, the narrow, winding streets of the town's winding and panoramic historic centre have been dressed with these elaborate and colourful floral carpets, which leave locals and foreigners alike amazed year after year.

On the great feast day, Corpus Christi, all the children of First Communion carry the baby Jesus and the Virgin on their shoulders, followed by the Castropol brass band and the large crowds that gather for the celebration, fascinated by such a special moment.