Descent of the Virgin next Saturday

Arrecife is receiving applications from believers who wish to accompany the Virgin of Los Dolores to the capital on 30^th November.

The descent, or bajada, has not taken place for 59 years, and will see the image of Lanzarote’s patron removed from the church at Mancha Blanca and carried for 18 kilometres to the church of San Ginés in the island’s capital.

The image will remain in Arrecife for a week, with pilgrimages to the general hospital and several municipalities on the island planned. On 8^th December she will be returned to her church in Mancha Blanca.

Only Arrecife residents are permitted to apply, and organisers have insisted that only those with the physical capacity for such a hike should sign up.