Payment of private Easter experience. 9th April 2020. Seville. 3 pax
The holy week of Seville from a private balcony with your own personal local host!
The city of Seville lives and breaths for its most spectacular festivity: the holy week. The very many religious brotherhoods from the Andalusian capital are formed by hundreds of members who await with extreme impatience and devotion the arrival of Easter. This is the only week of the year when they take their breath-taking and meticulously ornated floats outside the churches where they are kept, to go on a selected itinerary through the most meaningful spots of the historical centre for the members of the brotherhood.
With an impressive level of reverence and respect for this combination of religious fervor and fine art, thousands of Sevillanos flood the streets to witness the floats, with their corresponding penitents, musicians and associated religious authorities pass by. People go hours in advance on the hunt for a great spot to watch the processions. However, there’s no better and more comfortable place to enjoy the processions than a well located balcony.
With this tour, you will be able to watch and experience this fascinating tradition from a privileged balcony. Your personal local host will meet you at your hotel to escort you to the property where the balcony is. Along the way, you will be explained about the origins, evolution and importance of the holy week in the city of Seville in order to set the right context for the evening. Upon arrival to the property, you will go to the first floor, where a selection of tapas, wine and Easter sweets will be served. Your personal local host will then be at your disposal to enhance your experience by interacting with you and by answering as many questions as you like about the holy week and about what it represents in Seville.
Then it will be time to enjoy the processions all together from the balcony and to comment on as many details as you like about them. After watching the processions pass by, you will have more time to reflect on the experience and to wait until the crowds dissolve. Afterwards you will be escorted back to your hotel by your personal local host or be given recommendations to make the most of your evening in Seville at your own leisure.
Your private balcony:
Technical details:
Balcony length: 4m
Balcony width: 60cm
Location: This balcony is located in the middle of San Franscisco square. This means panoramic views of the whole procession and of the crowds
Height: First floor.
Recommended meeting time at the hotel: 5pm
Processions for Thursday the 9th of April (seven processions to watch from the balcony)
– Brotherhood of Santísimo Cristo de la Fundación y Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (2 floats). Founded in 1393.
950 Penitents. 2140 Brothers. Carriers: 29 (first float) 35 (second float). 45 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 6pm.
– Brotherhood of la Purísima Concepción, Animas Benditas del Purgatorio, San Sebastián Mártir y Archicofradía de Nazarenos del Santísimo Cristo de la Exaltación y Nuestra Señora de las Lágrimas (2 floats). Founded in the late 15 hundreds.
600 Penitents. 1600 Brothers. Carriers: 45 (first float) 30 (second float). 40 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 6:45pm.
– Brotherhood Real e Ilustre y Cofradía de Nazarenos de la Sagrada Columna y Azotes de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y María Santísima de la Victoria. Founded in 1563.
550 penitentes. 2100 Brothers. Carriers: 48 (first float) 30 (second float). 35 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 7:50pm.
– Brotherhood of la Sagrada Oración de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo en el Huerto y María Santísima del Rosario en sus misterios dolorosos (2 floats). Founded in 1560.
1000 Penitents. 2800 Brothers. Carriers: 35 (first float) 45 (second float). 50 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 8:25pm.
– Brotherhood Pontificia y Real y Archicofradía de Nazarenos del Dulce Nombre de Jesús, Sagrado Descendimiento de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y Quinta Angustia de María Santísima Nuestra Señora. (1 float). Founded in 1851 from the fusion of two brotherhoods dating from the 16th century.
550 Penitents. 2240 Brothers. Carriers: 46. 25 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 9:10pm.
– Brotherhood Pontificia Real y Primitiva Archicofradía de Nazarenos del Santísimo Cristo de la Coronación de Espinas, Nuestro Padre Jesús con la Cruz al Hombro, Nuestra Señora del Valle y Santa Mujer Verónica. (2 floats). Founded in 1970 from the fusion of two brotherhoods dating from the 16th and 15thcentury.
800 Penitents. 2250 Brothers. Carriers: 35 (first float) 40 (second float). 40 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 9:40pm.
– Brotherhood Archicofradía del Santísimo Sacramento, Pontificia y Real de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Pasión y Nuestra Madre y Señora de la Merced. (2 floats). Founded in the 16th century.
1400 Penitents. 3900 Brothers. Carriers: 48 (first float) 35 (second float). 50 minutes from the passing of the guiding cross (head of the procession) until the passing of the last member of the band (tail of the procession) by the balcony.
Approximate arrival time of the procession to the spot where the balcony is: 10:15pm.
Pricing for a private group of 3 people: 1600 Euros
This price includes:
– A personal local host throughout the evening.
– Private use of the balcony from your arrival to the property, during the whole duration of the processions and until one hour after the end of the last procession.
– Tapas (iberian ham, cheese, spanish omelette, bread and olives), wine (red and white) and Easter sweets during your stay in the property where the balcony is.
Payment conditions:
– A 50% deposit is needed to secure the booking no later than the 14th of February 2020 via credit/debit card. The remaining 50% must be paid no later than 30 days prior to start of the experience via the same method.
Grand total of this experience: 1600 Euros.
50% deposit needed no later than the 14th of February 2020: 800 Euros.
Final 50% needed no later than 30 days prior to the start of the experience: 800 Euros.
Cancellation policy:
The following cancellation charges apply: more than 30 days before the service commencement, deposit only; less than 30 days prior to the date: 100% of the full cost of the experience will be charged. If bad weather resulted in the cancellation of the processions, an alternative church-hopping tour will be offered to see the floats there and a tapas and sweets dinner in the property where the balcony is will be offered too.
(*) The information about the processions has been extracted from the program of processions of 2019. The itineraries of 2020 should be the same. This will be checked as soon as the itineraries for 2020 are released.
