Easter Market at Mar y Sol: aimed at the young of all ages

Tomorrow, Saturday 7, the market at Mar y Sol, near Sotogrande (See map below) is holding a special children's activity day, with all sorts of things aimed at the young ones - plus, of course, the stalls that have been coming since the market began only a month or so ago, as well as newcomers eager to be part of this new, successful venture. Held every OTHER Saturday, it is worth finding out what's new (and if you want to book a stall, call Tanya on  666 157 917).

Easter processions and parking restrictions in Jimena

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JIMENA You may have come across La Borriquita last Sunday, Palm Sunday. The processsion was to commemorate the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey - a favourite of children during Semana Santa (Holy Week). On Maundy Thursday, out comes El Cristo Atado a la Columna (Christ Tied to the Column)  and on Good Friday it is El Santo Entierro (The Holy Burial). The processional route is likely to be similar if not the same as for La Borriquita: down hill via Santa Ana, Sevilla, Plaza Constitución (El Paeo, main square), Jincaleta and Barrera, to end up at the parish Church in San Francisco ( It must be said that a new association in Jimena called Amigos de la Semana Santa (Friends of Holy Week) has made it possible to add these last two after many years of either total absence of Holy Week processions in the village, or the single procession of La Borriquita on Palm Sunday. It can take years to fan the flames of faith in such a place as this, but they have done it in less, though not without enormous effort. (Parking restrictions will apply throughout, see below)>>>