Chestnuts roasting on the coals, delicious sweet potatoes roasted in their jackets and a square packed with costumed folk having a great time. That was the scene last night for the traditional Fiesta de la Castaña y el Boniato (chestnut and sweet potato) and Maroween 2013 in Plaza de las Maravillas in the small village of Maro. A great deal …
Maroween photo competition
The Department of Youth has organised a Maroween photo competition open to anyone aged between 14 years and 35 years with a first prize of €70 and a second prize of €30.
Maroween 2011
A few kilometres down the old N-340 coastal road from Nerja is the small village of Maro where, for the past couple of years, they have combined their traditional Fiesta de la Castaña y el Boniato (Festival of the Chestnut and Sweet Potato) with the increasingly popular Halloween celebrations in an event called Maroween. People began drifting into the Plaza …
Maroween 2011
The Maroween celebrations (combination of Halloween and the Fiesta of the Chestnut and Sweet Potato) on October 31st start at around 18:00 in the Plaza de Maro.
Maroween 2010
Maro is once again planning to hold their unique, dual celebration on October 31st, combining Halloween with the Fiesta de la Castaña y el Boniato (chestnut and sweet potato) to bring you Maroween.