Ondara Travel Guide

  A parade of people slowly walked by
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  • A parade of people slowly walked by
      A parade of people slowly walked by
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  • Slowly swaying along
      Slowly swaying along
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  • Jesus on the cross
      Jesus on the cross
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  • very atmospheric
      very atmospheric
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  •   Things to Do
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Ondara and it's streets

Ondara and it's streets, Ondara

 rachel_sun Says:  Ondara has a good selection of shops too and a few bars and restaurants.It is worth parking up and spending an hour walking around.I enjoyed going here and would go back.I hope to see many more festivals-fiestas etc in Spain in the future.Ondara is not a touist place at... 

Drums

Drums, Ondara

 rachel_sun Says:  The drums were slowly becoming louder and we could then see there were children and adults walking along.As they got closer and closer I saw they were walking in a kind of hypnotic way.Quite a few hooded people slowly walked past and then they carried a staue past with Jesus... 

Respect.

Respect., Ondara

 rachel_sun Says:  As we saw lot's of people in costumes all walking up the road we decided to stand outside.The bar was too smoky for me anyway.Some people had lanterns on long poles.People had these strange pointed hats on which completely covered their faces and long dresses or gowns.I then... 

Do try and see this at Easter.

Do try and see this at Easter., Ondara

 rachel_sun Says:  I found this procession well worth seeing as it was unusual to me and felt very special.The celebration and mourning of Jesus I believe it was all about.His death and rebirth etc.I am not religious but recomend this to anyone.Taking pictures was hard because it was dark but... 

Life to Death

Life to Death, Ondara

 rachel_sun Says:  As you can see by my pic it was a very atmospheric thing and quite spooky.The parade went on for quite a while and after the cross had passed we saw many more hooded people and drummmers.Then came the coffin.Everyone was mesmerised by it all and 100% looking at the... 

Local Customs  

Bullfighting.

Bullfighting., Ondara

 Bernieh Says:  Bullfighting, as a traditional Spanish custom, is very popular in Ondara. The Placa de Bous (Bullring) in the centre of Ondara is one of the oldest in Spain and easily reached from some of the more popular holiday destinations in the region such as Denia or Javea. 

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 As you can see by my pic it was a very atmospheric thing and quite spooky.The parade went on for quite a while and after the cross had passed we saw many more... 

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Q:  Can you please give me the dates of any bullfights in Ondara between 1st July and 13th July 2009. Thanks, valmacg 

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A: Hi..I donĀ“t know if this may be usefull. In this site http://www.ondara.org/ (the official site of the village). Sorry not in english, not in spanish either...this is... 

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Went here for a Easter March

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 I am not religious but wanted to see the March as I was told it was mesmerising.So we went one night and waited for something to happen.There were lot's of people around so we knew something was going... 

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