What's on Easter 2025 - Rojales and Los Montesinos

While the big Easter celebrations are held in the town of Torrevieja, more intimate yet equally beautiful celebrations are marked across the small towns and villages of the Vega Baja. 

Two of the most notable Easter celebrations in our region are held in the towns Rojales and Los Montesinos.

In each of these towns Easter is a celebration of both faith and community, where centuries-old traditions come to life through poignant processions and symbolic ritual. 

Church and townspeople come together to mark the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ, with the mood transitioning from solemn reverence and mourning for the Crucifixion to joyous celebration at the Resurrection.

We highly recommend visiting one of these towns to mark Easter. Below are the main events for Holy week.

LOS MONTESINOS EASTER 2025

Palm Sunday April 13

11.00 – Blessing of the Palms and procession from Plaza de la Consitution

Tuesday 15^th

22.00 Carrying of the Cross through the streets

Maunday Thursday 17^th

18.00 – Mass of the Lord’s Supper and washing of the feet

21.00 – Silent procession – experience the incredible atmosphere of the silent procession, as you walk in darkness through the streets of Los Montesinos with the silence broken only by the sound of professional soprano Susana Vadanyan. Starts from the town hall square.

22.00 – Holy Mass

Good Friday 18^th

16.00 – Drumming procession

17.00 – Celebration of passion and Death of the Lord

20.00 – Procession of the Holy Burial, from the townhall square

Holy Saturday – 19^th

23.00 – Solemn Easter vigil

Easter Sunday – 20^th

11.00 – Procession of the meeting. Watch as the statue of the Virgin leaves the church in mourning black and proceeds through the village. Meanwhile, the priest and his entourage take a different route, with the two parties meeting in the high street. Here, the resurrection is marked with the Virgin changing robes from mourning black to white, doves released, fireworks and rousing music from the Montesinos band. 

Finish with the Holy Mass. 

Rojales Easter schedule 2025

Palm Sunday – April 13^t

11.30 – Palm procession from Rojales health centre over the bridge to the church. 

20.00 – procession of the black mantillas – any women can join if they wear black mantilla and skirt below knee

Thursday 17^TH

19.00 – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper and procession to the monument with singing from the Coral Voces Amigas.

21.30 – Silent procession through the blacked-out streets accompanied only by drum beats and the occasional mournful sound of an unseen foghorn. The parade ends at the crosses ready for the crucifixion to by enacted at midnight. 

 Good Friday – April 18th

00.30 – Staging of the Crucifixion of Jesus at the three crosses in Rojales

17.00 – Celebration of the Passion and Death of our Lord – Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol

19.00 – Procession of the Holy Burial, starts from the church, with all floats participating. 

11.40 – Easter Sunday – April 20th 

Reenactment of the resurrection in the town centre and exhibition of all floats in the church square.