In the first week of May, one of the best-known festivals, the Crosses Contest, is held. It opens Cordoba’s festival programme in May. In it, many squares of the city are decorated with crosses made of flowers by members of peñas (clubs), and religious brotherhoods. Besides, bars with drinks and food are placed nearby playing sevillanas (folkloric flamenco dance), in which Cordobesian people and visitors linger and enjoy the splendour of this particular festivity day and night.
The typical drink for these hot days: A blending of fino wine (sweet white wine) and soda. Meals are organised around barrels on which different dishes are set, as you can see on the picture.
FESTIVAL OF PATIOS
The Popular Contest of Patios (interior courtyards of typical Andalusian houses) is one of the most singular festivals that take place in Spain, to the point that it attracts both Spanish and foreigner visitors. They come to share some days with Cordobesian people when the spring light is appreciated through a wide range of colours in the patios.
Here, many private courtyards are opened to visitors by the owners of the houses who, after a long and non-profitable tradition of dedication to flowers, provide the city with a singular exhibition.
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To Bea.
Alwys near food and, above all, drinks?
Kisses Speranza
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