Six altars will participate this year in the traditional ‘Cruces de Mayo’ contest.

Brotherhoods, groups and neighbors will set up their Crosses at different points of the urban area on May 1st.

The jury of the contest organized by the City Council will value the beauty, ornamentation, appropriateness to tradition and craftsmanship of the details used.

The Estepona Town Hall informs that next Thursday, May 1st, a new edition of the ‘Cruces de Mayo’ contest will be held, the traditional popular contest in which the beauty of these altars will be awarded. With this event, the Consistory intends to maintain the popular rooting for this tradition, while offering another attraction to visitors to the historic center. This year a total of six altars made by brotherhoods, groups and neighbors will participate.

The jury, which will be composed of technicians of the municipal delegation of Parks and Gardens and members of neighborhood groups, will visit the altars from 12.00 noon, unannounced, to assess the beauty of the cross, the ornamentation of the place where it is installed, the adequacy of tradition, and craftsmanship and details used in the set.

The mayor of Fiestas, Macarena Diánez, has indicated that in this new edition has been convened a single category for the best cross in streets or squares. The jury will choose the best facilities, which will be awarded 1,000 euros to the best, 750 euros for the second, 500 euros for the third and 300 euros for each of the remaining.

The different crosses will have bar service so that citizens can enjoy food and drinks while they enjoy this tradition.

The altars will be located in the following spaces, assigned in order of registration in the contest:

Plaza Begines: Real Hermandad de Santa María de los Remedios.

Pasaje Cristo del Amor and Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza: Hermandad del Santísimo Cristo del Amor.

Plaza del Rocío: Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo.

Veracruz Street: Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Veracruz.

Virgen del Carmen Square: Brotherhood of Our Lady of Carmen Crowned.

Juan Bazán Square: Neighbors Juan Bazán Square.