The dance to the Santo Cristo Activity · Escurial de la Sierra, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca Image of Escurial de la Sierra, not of the place itself. On 3 May, the day of the Holy Cross, there is a procession and people dance before the Holy Christ in the typical mountain costume. The other patron saint festival is Santa Marina, on 18 July, with calva championships, a gathering of carts, dances and theatre. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Luisp assumed (based on copyright claims). (Public domain) What to see and do in Escurial de la Sierra