A Few More from Semana Santa in Sevilla

Here is the Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold) during sunset. It's situated near the river Guadalquivir and used to be an important lookout tower and fort.

We had a tour of the famous bullfighting ring in Sevilla, and though the first day of the bullfighting season was the very Easter Sunday that we were there (a little death with the day of Resurrection, anyone?) we didn't go to the fight because it was sold out, and also very expensive.

Here are more 'nazarenos' (explained below...) marching through the city. Some of them are carrying crosses and have their hoods down, while the others have their hoods straight up and are carrying candles which they lit at nighttime.

Here's a nazareno from one of the Sunday processions. Each different brotherhood has a different costume with their respective symbol on it. These white costumes were for the Resurrection, though they look eerily similar to the infamous robes worn by members of the KKK from the U.S.

Here is probably the most famous of all of the floats in the processions from Sevilla. This is the Virgin of La Macarena. The float, with Mary crying for Jesus, surrounded by candles, while wearing a giant flowing dress, was carried during the early morning/late night procession for Good Friday. Now the float is sitting in its respective church (the church of the Virgin of La Macarena), which was also quite beautiful.

Here is a closeup of the Virgin of La Macarena.