Spain is renowned for its fiestas and none of them are more popular or spectacular than 'The Moors and Christians Festival'.
Each summer in many towns across Spain, Moors and Christians Festivals tak e place and are usually a week of festivities depicting the period in Spanish history when The Moors (North African Muslims) ruled Spain from the year 692AD until their final expulsion by the Christians in 1492, which is 800 years of history to be remembered and reinacted every year by the Spanish people.
On a very warm evening of 27th July 2008, I visited the town of Guadamar del Segura in Costa Blanca South, to watch the entrance of The Moors and Christians, which was the final parade that brought a week of festivities to an end. The spectacular parade started at around 9.00pm and continued non-stop until 11.30pm.
Row after row of men, women, children and babies in arms, all dressed in incredible and authentic Moors or Christian costumes, filed past the crowds arm in arm in a formation of up to12, spanning the streets from side to side, with each row looking more and more spectacular as the evening progressed and each followed by their own band consisting of large drums pulled along by slaves and a brass section playing dramatic marching music.
There were dancers, acrobats, horses, a caged tiger and a very large and I think, friendly Yellow Snake, all of which had the audience spellbound.
It was a wonderful evening, which finished with a fantastic firework display to music in the grounds of Guadamar Castle.
If you have ever thought of owning a holiday home abroad, then Spain should be top of your list. The South and South East of the country has a superb, all year round climate, very clean and safe Blue Flag Beaches and with the Property Market being in favour of the buyer at the moment, there has never been a better time to purchase your home in the sun and who knows, 
next year we may see you at one of Spain’s many festivals including The Moors and Christians?
next year we may see you at one of Spain’s many festivals including The Moors and Christians?By Allen Cooper
World Properties and Land
Spanish Office
