Most of this week’s photos are from the Easter processions, but there were a number of other activities, especially since Friday is a public holiday in Spain.
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As usual, I was on the beach almost every morning of the week, with Mochi. I particularly enjoy observing what people do at sunrise. Here, a man is welcoming the sun with some drumming:
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A seagull:
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Easter marks the start of the beach season, and our municipality is prepared:
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Another nice sunrise:
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Enjoying together:
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Breasts in the sand:
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A sign of Easter in our bakery:
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This week I was car-less, as my 20-year old Toyota needed repairs that did not make economic sense, so the decision was made to send it to the great garage in the sky and look for a new car. In the meantime, I was commuting to work using public transport. On my way home Wednesday afternoon, I saw more signs of Easter. A marching band was brought to the centre by bus, obviously to take part in that afternoon’s procession:
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Good Friday was a day off, and I had decided to see two of the processions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The procession in the morning had the sentencing of Jesus as the theme:
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The people carrying the images are called “costaleros”. Traditionally, this was a man’s job, but in 2026 things are different:
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There were lots of onlookers on our Rambla:
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A bit later, the procession walked through the narrow street leading to City Hall:
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Father and daughter:
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City Hall, decorated for Easter, with what appears to be a hen party passing by:
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Meanwhile, a few steps away, Playa del Postiguet, Alicante’s central beach, was full:
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I went home for lunch, and in the afternoon I went back to the city to see another procession, the Mater Desolata–Mary mourning the death of Jesus. This procession was in a mixed working class/immigrant neighbourhood called Carolinas where no tourist ever sets foot (not because it is unsafe but because there is nothing for a tourist to see there). So it has a much more local and authentic athmosphere. There are two images in this procession. First, the crucified Jeses emerges from the Parroquía San José de Carolinas:
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Then the Mater Desolata appears:
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The procession got going in the streets of Carolinas, with Jesus leading the way:
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Many of the people in the procession knew many of the onlookers:
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On Saturday night, Mochi and I went back to The Place:
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On Sunday, we went to have lunch with our friends Eliot and Assumpta at a restaurant on the beach promenade in Playa San Juan. Assumpta’s son Alberto works there as the head waiter:
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After lunch, we walked on the promenade a bit, taking in the action on the beach:
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More complete coverage of the Semana Santa processions can be seen at: https://www.greatpix.eu/Semana-Santa-in-Alicante-2026.