Environment

Since time immemorial, three maritime districts have hosted the processions of València’s Marine Holy Week: El Grau, el Canyamelar and el Cabanyal.. When rey Jaime I conquered the city of Valencia in 1247, distinguished the existing farmhouse near the beach with...

Featured Dates

Highlights 1735. First written document that speaks of Holy Week processions in Santa María del Mar. 1792. Foundation in El Grao of a Concord of Jesus of Nazareth. 1847. Article by Basilio Sebastián Castellano de Losada, where the previous date is mentioned. 1851....

History

First signs The first written news that we have about the processions that commemorated Easter in seafaring Valencia date back to the beginning of the 18th century, in El Grao, where undocumented news goes back to the time of San Vicente Ferrer, in the 15th century....

Museum

The seafaring character of the city of Valencia, together with the devotion of its inhabitants to Holy Week, are the main motivations for gathering in an artistic centre the collection of banners, images and traditional costumes of the festivities that are celebrated...