One of the many fiesta/holy days celebrated here in Nerja, on July 16th there is a procession from the San Salvador church on the Balcon de Europa through the town and then down Castilla Perez to the Torrecilla beach where the image of The Virgen del Carmen  is loaded on to a fishing boat at dusk.
The boats finally comes back to shore on Calahonda beach and there is a big fireworks display

The celebrations actually start the night before with flowers being offered to the statue in the church and on the Plaza Fabrica del Cangrejos at the bottom of Castilla Perez with a huge barbecue and bar and free sardines and drinks are served. There is live music on the Balcon and dancing till around 2 am.

Many hundreds of people follow the procession and a brass band leads the procession through the town and to the beach.

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