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Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves

Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves

Activity · Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

A five-yearly festival, declared of National Tourist Interest in 1980, in which the image of the Virgen de las Nieves is brought down from her sanctuary in the highlands to the capital every five years. It includes the Danza de los Enanos (Dance of the Dwarves) and the Pandorgas, parades of paper-and-wood lanterns. The last edition was held in 2025, with the next scheduled for 2030.

cada cinco años; próxima en 2030

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