Intangible heritage

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS “San Miguel” “San Miguel” (St. Michael), the patron saint of sailors, is a key date in the Marín calendar. It features one of the most important traditions in Galicia, namely the “Danza… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS “Festas de la Virxe do Porto” (Our Lady of the Port Festival) The festivities in honour of Marín’s patron saint of arose in the twelfth century with the foundation of our town… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS “Festa Corsaria” (Pirate Festival) Marín goes back in time with this great event, remembering the famous battle that took place on Aguete Beach in the eighteenth century against the English. Juan Gago… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS “Virxe do Carme” (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) Festival As a fishing town, Marín celebrates the “Virxe do Carme” (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) in large numbers. The festivities begin with parades… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS Corpus Christi The town of Marín dresses up on the occasion of Corpus Christi, a floral tradition that has reached the present day from the Middle Ages thanks to women passing down… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS “Festa dos Maios” (Spring Festival) A very lively tradition in Marín that celebrates the arrival of spring after the long winter lethargy. It has pagan origins as a festival that worships nature,… 

FIESTAS AND TRADITIONS Carnival and the Burial of the Sardine Since the nineteenth century there are documents that prove the existence of this unique celebration in Marín. The carnival spirit takes over the streets with…