Festivals in Spain

FESTIVALS IN SPAIN BY SEASON SUMMER

FESTIVAL OF THE MUTINY ARANJUEZ, MADRID

FESTIVAL OF THE MUTINY, ARANJUEZ Every September Aranjuez commemorates the popular uprising in 1808 against Manuel Godoy, a minister of King Charles IV. Different neighbourhoods perform theatrical representations of the uprising, Goya paintings which the local people bring to life and a wide selection of cultural events and popular fairs. Another

great feature of these festivities is the Pirate Descent of the River Tagus, with hundreds of handmade vessels ploughing through the waters of the river as it flows through Aranjuez.

L Where: Aranjuez (Madrid Region) When: first weekend in September visita.aranjuez.es

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