Easter Week in Villaviciosa

Easter Week in Villaviciosa is one of the oldest in Asturias. Its celebration is already documented in the 17th century, and the truth is that the people of Mali have been passing on the tradition and the sap of Easter Week from generation to generation, and every year they commemorate a festival of a religious nature, which also has a strong cultural and artistic ingredient.

The whole town joins in the commemoration of the Mysteries of the Passion and Death of Jesus of Nazareth and they are delighted to express in a public way a tradition and sentiment inherited from their ancestors.

The religious images exhibited during Holy Week in Villaviciosa are of high artistic value, and the celebrations, especially on Good Wednesday and Good Friday, are well worth seeing because during those days you can witness The Encounter and the Descent from the Cross or Desenclavo, which are true autos sacramentales, with dramatic force.

Holy Week is experienced with passion in the streets of Villaviciosa, and everything is flooded with devotion, representation and tradition. It is a magnificent opportunity to get to know this town, with so much history, so much atmosphere and hospitable and open people.