{"id":1572,"date":"2025-07-08T17:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinaempuriabrava.es\/the-virgin-of-carmen\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:53:13","slug":"the-virgin-of-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinaempuriabrava.es\/en\/the-virgin-of-carmen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Virgin of Carmen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1572\" class=\"elementor elementor-1572 elementor-119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296b62f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"296b62f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4548f542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4548f542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every July 16, Empuriabrava pays tribute to the Virgin of Carmen, in a celebration full of symbolism, seafaring tradition and festive atmosphere.<\/p><p>The main event of the day is the maritime procession, in which an image of the Virgin is embarked and paraded along the canals and accompanied by a procession of decorated boats.<\/p><p>The scene offers a unique spectacle, with boats decorated with flowers, flags and music, while attendees throw petals into the sea and pay homage to the patron saint of sailors.<\/p><p>In addition to the procession, the municipality organizes a series of complementary activities, one of the most outstanding of which is live music on the beach.<\/p><p>The day culminates with a fireworks display launched from the sea, a visually spectacular closing that illuminates the sky over the bay and is reflected in the water, providing a magical ending to a day full of emotions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every July 16, Empuriabrava pays homage to the Virgin of Carmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-category"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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