Picture above is the entrance to La Mamola from the N340 LA MAMOLA - La Mamola is a small village in the real Spanish style. Village populations is about 900 people, there are 2 supermarkets, 2 Fishmongers, 4 bars and restaurants (8 over season time), Chemist, Post office, Bank, 2-3 small gift shops, bakery and a doctors surgery and a lot of very nice people in the Village. This is an agricultural area, with greenhouses and fields supplying vegetables and fruit for the supermarkets of Europe and sheep and goats grazing the hills. The best selling novels 'Driving over Lemons' and 'A Parrot in the Pepper Tree' by Chris Stewart are set only a few miles away. In addition to the drives through the local countryside and the other beaches of the Costa Tropical, the location is ideal for anyone looking for peace and quiet. Just an hour away you can enjoy skiing & snowboarding in the Sierra Nevada. You can also drive up through all the beautiful mountain villages of The Alpujuras.

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2012

February 1, a mass is said in the Abbey of Sacromonte along with gastronomic competitions! Carnival In Alhamar, Granada, including fancy dress
1st-2nd Candelaria (Night)
February 1 -Festival of San Cecilio A mass is said in the Abbey of Sacromonte along with gastronomic competitions! Carnival In Alhamar, Granada, including fancy dress.

February 2nd - Candlemas Fiesta de laCandelario en La Mamola y Castillos de Baños . (Hogueras y diversión en la playa.) In Spain for as long as can be remembered, the beginning of February has been reserved for a special bonfire night, when villagers, neighbours and visitors are invited to taste all sorts of local food and wine. Meats and other products are donated by the villagers and a huge communal barbeque is enjoyed by everyone. Part of the celebration is the wine competition, with prizes for the best three wines of the year.

BRAVE BULLS. The Feria Mundial del Toro (Brave Bull Trade Fair), devoted to all aspects of the world of bullfighting, at the Seville Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos in second week of February.

17th-19th February – Carnival Nerja 17th - 19th February 2012 A big carnival procession with Carnival King and Queen goes through town  The fair is usually here for a week or so.

Mid-February - CYCLING. The Andalusian Cycle Tour, the first event on the international cycling calendar and one of the oldest tours in Spain, takes place in mid-February.
CARNIVAL. Anything goes during the pre-Lenten carnival fiesta. The most famous takes place in Cádiz, but carnival is celebrated throughout Andalusia in the weeks prior to Ash Wednesday . Catch the Seville Tapas Fair for a savory taste of the best Spanish tapas – Seville is known as the tapas capital of the world.

February 19th – March 5th - Carnaval Celebrations Celebrated the three days before Ash Wednesday, with the most extravagant festivities being held in Cádiz. Local towns and villages celebrate with fancy dress parades and funfairs etc.

February 28th -Andalucia Day 28th february - Día de Andalucía, 28 de febrero is celebrated , to commemorate the date of the successful referendum vote on autonomy. Locally we have Fiesta del Vino de Polopos y subida en bicicleta al Hazo del Lino (domingo anterior al Día de Andalucía). A perfect opportunity to enjoy the delicious traditional dishes and local wine

12th – 19th  Las Fallas Festival culminating in the burning of the Fallas at midnight on March 19.
19th Día de San José St Joseph is the patron saint of La Herradura. There's a week-long fair culminating in a procession on the 19th with fireworks in the evening.

Easter

April 1st - Maundy Thursday  - Jueves Santo

(Thursday celebrated in many regions
April 2nd- Good Friday - Viernes Santo

Holy Week (Semana Santa) has its most elaborate and dramtic celebrations in Andalucia. You'll find memorable processions of floats and penitents at Sevilla, Malaga, Granada and Cordoba and to a lesser extent in smaller towns such as Jerez, Arcos, Baeza and Ubeda. All culminate with dramatic candlelight processions at dawn on Good Friday, with Easter Day itself more of a family occasion.
Religious Virgins are hugely popular in Andalucia; they are normally handcrafted from wood and porcelain and spend 99.9 per cent of the year in glass-covered alcoves at the local church. Most are dusted down and placed on flower-decked thrones at Easter-time when they are lovingly and solemnly borne through the streets.
Granada's Easter week celebrations have been given a national tourism award and last from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.

Last week of April (approximately 2 weeks after Easter) Week-long feria de Abril at Sevilla: the largest fair in Spain. A Small April fair - featuring bull runing - is held in Vejer.

THE VIRGIN OF JAEN. One of Andalusia’s most colourful pilgrimages is held in Andujar (Jaén) on the last weekend in April to honour the Virgen de la Cabeza, commemorating the appearance of the virgin to a local shepherd in the 13th century. Festivities last several days leading up to the pilgrimage on the last weekend in April.

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MAY

May 1st Labour Day - Fiesta del Trabajo (Friday) Day of the Worker – Public Holiday Public holiday in all Spain

May 3rd is the Dia de la Cruz – Day of the Crosses
This day is celebrated in Granada & Cordoba.
Crosses are made out of flowers and hung in the streets, courtyards & gardens. The Local People in some areas set up and provide food and drink in the village streets.

May25th – Mariana Pineda Celebration in Granada
Festival to celebrate Mariana Pineda executed in 1831 for making a republican flag. It is a festival with civic rather than Catholic roots. The story of Mariana’s life are acted out during the festivities.

Between May and June Granada celebrate with the Corpus Cristi Fair. The biggest festival in the City. With Horse drawn carriages dancing and the wearing of traditional Andalucian dress and much Street Dancing. There are also Bullfights.

The Festivities run for 8 days. This is celebrated in other areas but Granada is one of the best. The fiesta begins with a feast day, followed by 3 major processions along streets strewn with sweet smelling Cyprus branches and Flowers.