By Tara Rippin • Published: 06 Jan 2021 • 18:02
CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Velez-Malaga
Velez-Malaga has declared this year’s Three Kings a royal success after more than 20,000 people enjoy the ‘new look’ static parade. MORE than 20 floats from Velez-Malaga and Torre del Mar formed a circuit in the fairground as the two towns joined their celebrations for the first time ever in light of the pandemic on Tuesday, January 6. According to Velez Council, more than 20,000 people from across the province enjoyed the “original and innovative Christmas circuit” over the course of eight hours “full of dreams, light and colour in complaince with Covid measures”. At the end of the event, the local authorities thanked all the volunteers, Local Police, National Police, Guardia Civil, Health, Civil Protection, Council, Beach brigades, cleaning company, operational services and organisers for “their excellent work”. They also apologised for any inconvenience on the town’s roads “due to the large influx of people in cars”. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Velez-Malaga
Thank you for taking the time to read this news article “Royal success – more than 20,000 people enjoy ‘new look’ Three Kings parade”. For more UK daily news, Spanish daily news and Global news stories, visit the Euro Weekly News home page.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.