El Rocío

The end of the route, village of devotion and pilgrimage that attracts every year about one million pilgrims next to the to the Hermitage where “la Blanca Paloma” waits. El Rocío, with their fraternities, national and international groups, is most important Marian concentration around the world, and has great significance and international impact.

The streets of “albero” (sand), the leather craft and traditional shops where to buy the typical gipsy dotted costume, make up the character of the village. Other places that make up the religious feeling in El Rocío are the Paseo Marismeño,  the Plaza del Acebuchal or the Puente del Rey, where tradition concentrated the pilgrims.

A village made for the horses, counts a lot of equestrian activities, such as the international event known as la Saca de las Yeguas, one of the reasons for which it was declared International Horse Village. in 1992.