Costa del Sol Towns

Torrox Culture & Festivals

 

The feast of crumbs began to be held in 1980 and the Ministry of Tourism and Sport established by decision on 20^th April 1999, that the Directorate General of Development and Tourism Promotion, declared it the Fiesta of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia. 

On August 5^th is the festival honoring the town's patron saint, La Virgen de las Nieves and San Roque, together with the Festival Internacional de Coros y Danzas.  The second week of August the Morche fair is celebrated.  The festival of San Antonio is celebrated around June 14^th.  The festival of San Roque is celebrated on August 26^th in 2006 it raised funds to restore the roof of the church Our Lady of the Incarnation. 

This pilgrimage coincides with the Tourist Day on which the tourist is the protagonist and the various activities take place for the enjoyment of all visitors.  On June 24^th it is customary to spend the night on the beach to celebrate the festival of San Juan.  At the end of the first week of September Candlemas is celebrated: people go to the farms to spend the weekend with friends, eating and drinking, and at night a large fire burns in each farm. It says its origin is related to the celebration of the harvest. 

Craft

Torrox has also been dedicated to handicrafts, always aimed at the utilitarian needs of farmworkers, dominated by basketry cane, esparto, palm and olive stalk. Wicker, sisal and leather are the three most common forms of handmade chairs. The Forge maintains its historic character, forged fittings, balconies, railings and forges the field, as amocafres, hoes, spades and pickaxes. In addition the enormous range of modern crafts are exhibited and sold mainly in the handicraft market of the promenade during the summer months.

In Torrox there takes place every year in late July a meeting of the Bands, organized by the Cultural Association of Music Lives of Torrox, in order to promote and foster musical culture in the same municipality.  For this event every year a number of invited bands come from different parts of Andalusia. This year 2009 it will be held on Sunday 26^th July and will be the fourth edition of this meeting. 

Parties

In February, as everywhere, the Carnival is celebrated. With its concentration at Murga. There are always at least 3 clusters in 2007 with the appearance of the Murga "La Banda" murga "the overseer" and the troupe "Pena La Marea".  The fair is held the first weekend of October. 

The day of the crumbs, declared a national tourist festival is celebrated the last Sunday before Christmas. The crumbs are a traditional dish prepared with olive oil, garlic cloves, water, semolina flour and salt, accompanied by the typical arriera salad consisting of oranges, tomatoes, onions, cod, olives, olive oil, salt and vinegar.