Easter Week in Valencia 2025: Traditions, Processions and Not to Be Missed Plans
Holy Week in Valencia is one of the city's most emblematic festivities, combining religious fervour, culture and centuries-old traditions. Although the Valencian Community is known for its Fallas, Easter Week is also of great importance, especially in the maritime districts. In this article, we tell you everything you need to know to enjoy it to the full, with special attention to family plans and the famous Semana Santa Marinera.
Easter traditions in Valencia
Processions and liturgical acts mark the celebration of Holy Week in Valencia. Some of the most outstanding traditions include:
- The processionsDuring the whole week, different brotherhoods walk through the streets with impressive religious images, some of them with centuries of history.
- The meetingsActs in which key moments of the Passion of Christ are staged, such as the Meeting between the Virgin and Jesus of Nazareth.
- The blessing of the seaAn exclusive act of the Semana Santa Marinera, where the priests bless the water of the Mediterranean to remember the deceased sailors.
- La TamboradaA spectacular rumbling of drums in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to mark the beginning of the Semana Santa (Holy Week).
Plans and activities for Easter Week in Valencia 2025
Valencia offers many activities to enjoy these festive days. Here are some of the most outstanding plans for this year:
- Lux Bella Festival
📅 Date: from 16 to 20 April 2025
🎟️ Price: Tickets from 10€ at www.iglesiajesuitasvalencia.org
- Tapas Tour
- 📅 Dates: every week from Monday to Saturday
- 📍 Location: Restaurants in the historic centre
- Excursion to the Albufera
- 📅 Dates: every week from Monday to Saturday in morning or afternoon shift
- 📍 Location: Albufera Natural Park
Easter Week in Valencia with Children
If you are travelling with your family, Valencia offers plans adapted for the little ones:
- Children's ProcessionsSome brotherhoods organise parades adapted to children so that they can participate in the tradition in a playful way.
- Arts and Crafts Workshops at the Natural Science Museum
- 📅 Date: 14 to 18 April 2025
- ⏰ Timetable: 10:00 to 13:00h
- 🎟️ Price: Free with prior registration. More information at: www.cac.es
- Easter Monkey Hunt in the Turia Gardens
- This activity can be organised independently to enjoy a family day out in one of the most beautiful parks in the city.
- Excursion to the Caves of San José
- 📅 Dates: every week from Monday to Sunday
- 🎟️ See all the information on our website
Valencia Maritime Easter Week 2025
The Semana Santa Marinera is one of the most unique celebrations in Valencia and takes place in the maritime neighbourhoods of Grau, Cabanyal and Canyamelar. Its main characteristics are:
- Procession of the Holy Burial
- 📅 Date: 18 April 2025
- ⏰ Time: 18:30h
- 📍 Location: Cabanyal and Canyamelar Streets
- Blessing of the Sea
- 📅 Date: 18 April 2025
- ⏰ Time: 8:00h
- 📍 Location: Las Arenas Beach
- ✨ Emotional act in honour of the deceased sailors.
- Resurrection Parade
- 📅 Date: 20 April 2025
- ⏰ Time: 13:00h
- 📍 Location: Avenida del Mediterráneo
- 🎉 Participants wear bright colours and throw flower petals.
You can consult the full programme on the official website: weeksantamarinera.org
What to eat at Easter in Valencia
Easter also brings with it some flavours that you can't miss. Here are the 5 dishes we recommend you try on your visit to Valencia:
- Cod croquettes:
They are also known as buñuelos, albóndigas de bacalao or, in Valencian, mandonguilles d'abaetxo.
This delicious combination of cod and potato, with a hint of garlic and parsley, features an incredibly fluffy interior and a crispy exterior that makes it irresistible.
- Tuna or tuna-like fish
It is a dish deeply rooted in Valencian gastronomy, present in countless homes and beyond Easter.
Known as pisto valenciano (Valencian ratatouille), it is a fried tomato sauce with red and green peppers, accompanied by pine nuts and seasoned with garlic, although some prefer not to use this ingredient. Its most special touch is the tonyina or tollina de sorra, which is nothing more than salted tuna belly, giving it a unique and characteristic flavour.
- The pepitos:
This is a small bread roll from which one of the ends and the crumb is removed and filled with titaina.
But the preparation doesn't end there: it is closed again with the same tip, secured with a toothpick, then soaked in milk, dipped in egg batter and fried to a golden, crispy texture. A real treat!
- Easter sausage:
O llonganissa, is no ordinary sausage. It is a thin, elongated sausage, with an intense touch of spices, which is cured until it reaches the ideal point to be eaten raw.
- Easter Mona:
The monkey, also called panou o panquemao, is the most typical Easter sweet in Valencia. Of Arab origin, it is a sponge cake made of flour, egg and sugar that is enjoyed as an afternoon snack. It is round in shape and traditionally has a hard-boiled egg in the centre, although nowadays it is usually replaced by a chocolate one. If it is individual and has aniseed, it is the classic Easter cake.
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