Holy Week in Granada is one of the most deeply-rooted traditions in the city and the one with the highest number of visitors, which is why it has been declared of International Tourist Interest. Thirty-four brotherhoods make their processions from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.

Its great characteristic is the artistic and iconographic value of the images that are carried in procession, with carvings by Pablo de Rojas, José de Mora, Risueño and Torcuato Ruiz del Peral.

Another hallmark of Granada's Holy Week is its settings. The Cathedral, a jewel of Renaissance architecture by Diego de Siloé, is the centre of the religious part. But during the processions you can see and walk through surroundings that give it extra aesthetic value: the Albaicín, the Paseo de los Tristes, the Carrera del Darro and even the Alhambra.

Internationally known are the processions of the Gypsies, with the ascent to Sacromonte of the images amidst saetas and bonfires; that of the Silence, in which the street lighting is switched off in the streets through which it passes; and that of the Alhambra, with its route through the Nasrid monument and the passage through the famous Puerta de la Justicia (Gate of Justice).

Furthermore, Holy Week in Granada has a unique celebration: the prayer at three o'clock in the afternoon on Good Friday, the Hora Nona, in the Campo del Príncipe, where the death of Christ is commemorated before the stone image of the Cristo de los Favores. Thousands of people flock to this place called by tradition.

The religious and festive part is complemented by a special gastronomy, with traditional sweets (roscos, pestiños, leche frita, empanadillas) and dishes stewed with cod, an essential part of this festival.