Most beautifully decorated
patio contest.
May is a month of festivities in Cordoba.
Crosses of May Festival
(Cruces de Mayo)
Takes place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of May (which
is Santa Cruz day). The crosses identify distinct zones of the town
which compete for the prize of the best florally decorated cross.
The preparations take place secretly in the preceding months when
women and children use this opportunity to sing and dance. In older
times it was an excuse for young single people to meet. The event
is organized by brotherhoods and financed by voluntary contributions
in the neighbourhood. With the preparations made the crosses are
dressed and the fiesta lasts various days. Representatives from
each brotherhood act as judges to vote on the best dressed cross.
The local tourist office will give you a map, as in Cordoba you
may need help to find the crosses. More >
Patio Contest
Takes place every year in early May, in which home-owners
compete for the prize awarded to the most beautifully decorated
patio. More >
Summer Feria
Takes place the last week in May at the municipal
fair ground on the north bank of the River Guadalquivir, a few kilometres
to the south-east of the city.
The 2008 Córdoba Fair takes place from May 24th to the 31st.
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