Cadiz Easter Week

The city's 31 Cofradias march through the beautiful streets of the old part of town, whose dieciochesco style gives it a very special romantic feel. The carrying style, unique and elegant, is on shoulders, but unlike other towns, inside the 'paso', or monument platform.

The Cargadores (as they are known in the city, and not as "costaleros"), are accompanied by the characteristic sound of the gun rests carried by the "maniguetas" (men who also take the weight of the 'paso' but walk on the outside, in a variable number of between 4 and 8.