Saint Timothy

The festivities of San Timoteo begin in Luarca/Ḷḷuarca on the night of 21 August, with fireworks. On that night there is a verbena, different atmospheres for the different tastes of the youngest and the oldest.

The following day, 22 August, the San Timoteo pilgrimage takes place. In the morning, firecrackers are set off to wake up the village. The different peñas equip themselves with food and everyone goes to the hermitage of San Timoteo.

The hermitage is in the so-called Campo de San Timoteo. The pilgrims go with groups of bagpipers, dressed in "chambrón", with walking sticks and the T of bread around their necks.

Once they reach the hermitage, mass is held and the saint is taken to an outdoor chapel. After the simple ceremony, the pilgrimage lunch begins in the fields surrounding the hermitage.