--- title: Plans on the Costa del Sol this weekend (13th to 16th of April) description: The Holy Week reaches its peak this weekend. In addition to processions in Malaga city, other ceremonies take place in some of the most unique villages. image: https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog%20contenidos_FOTOS/Desped%C3%ADa%20de%20Alora.jpg --- [DE | ](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/de) [FR | ](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/fr) [EN | ](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en) [ES | ](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/es) Blog:  [> Back to visitcostadelsol.com | ](https://www.visitcostadelsol.com/) [![fondo_logo.png](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/fondo_logo.png?width=567&height=125&name=fondo_logo.png "fondo_logo.png")](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/es) - [Activities](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/adventure-activities) - [Culture](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/culture) - [Holidays](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/holidays) - [Gastronomy](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/gastronomy) - [Experiences](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/experiences) - [Golf](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/golf) - [Professional](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/professional) # Plans on the Costa del Sol this weekend (13th to 16th of April) ![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog%20contenidos_FOTOS/Desped%C3%ADa%20de%20Alora.jpg)  Tags: [Leisure](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/leisure) The Holy Week reaches its peak this weekend. In addition to the large daily program of processions in Malaga city, other ceremonies take place in some of the most unique villages of the province: **“El Paso de Riogordo”**, **“Las Cortesias de Cartajima”** or **“El Correr la Vega de Antequera”** are some of the highlights of the **Holy Week in the villages of Malaga**. Besides, you can enjoy a wide range of activities, such as theatre, exhibitions and even a golf tournament. Don’t miss it! ## The most outstanding **Las Cortesias de Cartajima** Cartajima (Malaga) 16th of April Easter Sunday is a very special day in Cartajima. The images of Baby Jesus and the Virgin are carried through the streets in different moments to be reunited afterwards in an orchard recreated in the village. Then, the images perform a little dance known as “cortesias”. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/graces-of-cartajima-p92811) **La Despedia in Alora** Alora (Malaga) 14th of April "La Despedia" Square is the meeting point between the Señor de las Torres and the Virgen de los Dolores, after parading through the streets of Alora. This festivity has been declared National Tourist Interest and is one of the most exciting moments of Holy Week in the hinterland of the province of Malaga. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/farewell-p92801) **El Paso de Riogordo** Riogordo (Malaga) 14th and 15th of April For more than 50 years, “El Paso” has been held in the village of Riogordo. An approximately three-hour play about the life and moments of the Passion of Jesus Christ performed by the villagers themselves. Don’t miss it! [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/el-paso-in-riogordo-p92781) **El Paso de Istan** Istan (Malaga) 13th and 14th of April Istan is another of the municipalities where the staging of the life and Passion of Jesus Christ takes place. This tradition with over three centuries culminates with the moment of the crucifixion, which is symbolically performed. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/el-paso-in-istan-p92771) **Correr la Vega** Antequera (Malaga) 13th and 14th of April Holy Week in Antequera is very special. One of the most outstanding events is the “Correr la Vega”, which takes place on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The brotherhoods with their images brisk walk to the highest part of the town to bless the Vega de Antequera. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/correr-la-vega-p92741) **El Paso de Benalmadena** Benalmadena (Malaga) 13th and 14th of April “El Paso de Benalmadena” is a performance that dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century. The locals play with great fervour scenes of the Old and New Testament, but with a peculiarity: the mixture of verse and prose between scenes. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/paso-of-benalmadena-p92761) **El Paso de Cajiz** Velez-Malaga (Malaga) 14th and 15th of April This popular religious event is considered to be the oldest in Andalusia and has been declared Festival of Tourist Singularity of the province of Malaga. More than 250 actors, both amateurs and locals, perform biblical scenes of the Passion of Jesus Christ. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/the-passion-in-cajiz-p92791) ## Art for children **What a circus!** Centre Pompidou of Malaga (Malaga) From the 15th of March to the 15th of September The youngest members of the family can now enjoy “¡Vaya Circo!” (“What a circus!”), a workshop-exhibition for children at the Centre Pompidou Malaga. There, they will be able to explore concepts like balance or movement through the colours or even through everyday objects. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/exhibition-what-a-circus-p95271) ## Exhibitions **Sacred Prelude Exhibition** Malaga (Malaga) From the 17th of March “Preludio Sacro” (“Sacred Prelude”) exhibits the works from who is considered to be one of the great painters of the religious painting in Andalusia: Jose Antonio Jimenez Muñoz. The exhibition is held at the Holy Week Museum of Malaga and is a great opportunity to know a bit more about the art related to this sacred time of the year. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/exhibition-sacred-prelude-p95541) ## Sports **Great Easter Tournament** Santa Clara Golf (Marbella) 15th of April at 9:00 a.m. The Santa Clara Golf Club hosts this weekend the Great Easter Tournament, within the Marbella International Cup. A total of 72 stableford players will compete for the first trophy of the year and their access to the grand finale of this first edition. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/the-great-easter-tournament-p95001) ## Theatre **Jesus Christ Superstar** Alameda Theatre (Malaga) 16th of April at 7:00 p.m. Cinquecento Theatre presents at the Alameda Theatre of Malaga the adaptation of the well-known musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. This is a charity project in favour of AMPILE, an organisation from Malaga for the investigation of Leukaemia. [View event](http://www.visitcostadelsol.com/whats-on/jesus-christ-superstar-p93001) 12 April 2017 [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.visitacostadelsol.com%2Fen%2Fplans-on-the-costa-del-sol-this-weekend-13th-to-16th-of-april%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.visitacostadelsol.com%2Fen%2Fplans-on-the-costa-del-sol-this-weekend-13th-to-16th-of-april%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.visitacostadelsol.com%2Fen%2Fplans-on-the-costa-del-sol-this-weekend-13th-to-16th-of-april%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Plans%20on%20the%20Costa%20del%20Sol%20this%20weekend%20%2813th%20to%2016th%20of%20April%29) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Échale%20un%20vistazo%20a%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fblog.visitacostadelsol.com%2Fen%2Fplans-on-the-costa-del-sol-this-weekend-13th-to-16th-of-april%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Échale%20un%20vistazo%20a%20https%3A%2F%2Fblog.visitacostadelsol.com%2Fen%2Fplans-on-the-costa-del-sol-this-weekend-13th-to-16th-of-april%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ## Search in our blog This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## All about the Costa del Sol in your inbox Submit your email address and receive exclusive information and great offers about the Costa del Sol. ### Categories - [Leisure (280)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/leisure) - [Golf (198)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/golf) - [MICE (190)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/mice) - [To do (125)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/to-do) - [Getaway (94)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/getaway) - [Culture (81)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/culture) - [Family (69)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/family) - [Innovation (63)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/innovation) - [Friends (48)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/friends) - [Lujo (44)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/lujo) - [holidays (41)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/holidays) - [Spanish learning (39)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/spanish-learning) - [Where to eat (30)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/where-to-eat) - [Cruises (27)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/cruises) - [Business (25)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/business) - [Small Towns (24)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/small-towns) - [Wellness (24)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/wellness) - [Health (23)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/health) - [Nautical (22)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/nautical) - [Local food (19)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/local-food) - [Remote Work (19)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/remote-work) - [Cultural Events (18)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/cultural-events) - [Golf Courses (18)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/golf-courses) - [events (18)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/events) - [Romantic Getaways (17)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/romantic-getaways) - [Sun & beach (17)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/sun-beach) - [Acommodation (15)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/acommodation) - [Hotels & Resorts (14)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/hotels-resorts) - [Luxury (14)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/luxury) - [Urban (14)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/urban) - [Landmarks (13)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/landmarks) - [Museums (13)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/museums) - [idiomatic (13)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/idiomatic) - [Adventure activities (12)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/adventure-activities) - [Holy Week (12)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/holy-week) - [Spanish (11)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/spanish) - [Companies (10)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/companies) - [On the water (10)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/on-the-water) - [familia (10)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/familia) - [Food festivals (8)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/food-festivals) - [Vineyards (6)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/vineyards) - [Golf Tournaments (5)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/golf-tournaments) - [Food and Drink (3)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/food-and-drink) - [Golf Lessons (3)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/golf-lessons) - [Christmas (2)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/christmas) - [Gourmet (2)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/gourmet) - [valentin day (2)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/valentin-day) - [Loisirs (1)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/loisirs) - [gastronomy (1)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/gastronomy) - [monuments (1)](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/en/topic/monuments) [![Nuevo llamado a la acción](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1995901/ccc2d4eb-901e-4521-9e39-7f630127ef37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1995901/ccc2d4eb-901e-4521-9e39-7f630127ef37) ## Related posts - [Español Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/es) - Inglés - [Alemán Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/de) - [Francés Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/fr) - [Noruego Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/nor) - [Sueco Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/se) - [Danés Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/dk) - [Finlandés Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/fin) - [Ruso Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/ru) - [Chino Blog](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/ch) ![costa_del_sol_logo_color](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/costa_del_sol_logo_color.png "costa_del_sol_logo_color") ### Follow us on social media [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-01.png)](https://www.facebook.com/visitcostadelsolmalaga/) [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-02.png)](https://www.instagram.com/visitacostadelsol/) [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-03.png)](https://twitter.com/visitcostasol) [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-04.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/visitcostadelsol) [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-05.png)](http://www.visitacostadelsol.com/social-media/pintrest) [![](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Blog/logos-06.png)](https://plus.google.com/+VisitcostadelsolM%C3%A1laga/videos) ![Rectángulo 21](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/Rect%C3%A1ngulo%2021.jpg "Rectángulo 21") © Turismo y Planificación Costa del Sol S.L.U. Todos los Derechos Reservados ![logo-diputacion](https://blog.visitacostadelsol.com/hubfs/logo-diputacion.jpg "logo-diputacion") X