Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Patron Saint of Marbella
🚤✨ On 16 July 2025, Marbella celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel with dawn rosary, seaside Mass and twin land-and-sea processions from the Old Town to El Cable beach and the Marina—an unmissable day of devotion and Mediterranean colour!
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Hermandad Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Devotional brotherhood that honors the Virgin of Carmen, Patroness and “Queen of the Seas” of Marbella, organizing the iconic seaborne procession on July 16 and preserving an 18th-century baroque statue that symbolizes the city's seafaring faith and tradition.
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The festivities kick off at 6:30 a.m. with a 🌅 Dawn Rosary and an early-morning procession from Encarnación Church to El Cable beach, winding through Trinidad, Salinas and Puente Málaga streets. At 8:00 a.m. an open-air Mass on the sand is celebrated by Mons. José Sánchez Herrera with music from “Los Hermanos Ortigoza” 🎶. The iconic ⛵ Sea Procession departs at 10:00 a.m., as the statue boards a decorated fishing boat and sails to the “Virgen del Carmen” Marina; vessels halt mid-route to honour lost sailors with a floral tribute ⚓🌼. By 11:00 a.m. the image is carried back along the Promenade and Miguel Cano Avenue, escorted by the Ntra. Sra. del Rocío band 🥁, before returning to the parish. 🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️🚶♂️➡️ Finally, the Evening Procession of Praise sets off at 7:00 p.m., filling the Old Town with music and devotion until the statue is enthroned once more 🌹✨. --Plaza de la iglesia, Trinidad, Salinas, Arte, Ntro. Padre Jesús de Nazareno, Nabeul, Severo Ochoa, Antonio Montero Sánchez, Duque de Ahumada, Miguel Cano, Ramón y Cajal, Huerta Chica, Plaza de la Victoria, Estación, Plaza de los Naranjos, General Chinchilla, Carmen, Plaza de la Iglesia y a su templo.-- 🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏼♀️ The day blends over a century of seafaring heritage with vibrant Andalusian culture—making 16 July one of Marbella’s most anticipated summer highlights.
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Last updated: 2025-09-08
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