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Although there is still time for Holy Week, there are those who are looking forward to the arrival of this religious, social and cultural event.. Next year it will start on Palm Sunday, which coincides with March 24. That is, Maundy Thursday will be on March 28, Good Friday on March 29, Easter Sunday on March 31 and Easter Monday on April 1.. However, not all of these days are national holidays, in some communities Maundy Thursday is a school day and, on the other hand, in others Easter Monday is the day in which it would be necessary to return to work..

In the case of Malaga, watching the processions from the chairs and stands along the official route has become a privilege for many and a tradition that is repeated year after year.. Thus, it has been announced that the prices will be the same as in 2023. The Association of Brotherhoods has approved keeping rates frozen for next year, according to the information it has sent to subscribers.

The text sent via email states that “despite the current challenges and difficulties we face,” the entity's last governing board, meeting on Monday, October 2, “has agreed not to increase the price of seats”. According to La Opinión de Málaga, with this price freeze, the institution wants to value “the continuous support” for the Association shown year after year by subscribers, who religiously renew their seats and who, in recent years, have had to do facing different rises.

From 78 euros

The main reason is the mandatory collection of VAT since 2020, a tax ratified in 2022 by the economic court that, despite abolishing it in Seville, understands that the Malaga processions are not a private event, allowing the public to see them without pay at the official tour.

The prices of the chairs in 2024 will range between 78 euros, the cheapest (last rows in Puerta del Mar or in the Plaza de La Marina, Atarazanas street or Marqués del Barrio roundabout) and 154 for the most expensive (box in first row in Molina Larios or in the Grandstand, although in this case they are seats assigned to the brotherhoods). On Larios Street prices range from 124 euros in the front row to 103 euros in the back rows..

At the Marqués de Larios roundabout you will have to pay 90 to see the procession from the first positions or 78 if you prefer to see it from further back.. On the other hand, the prices of the official stands rise to 96 euros in the last rows of Larios-Martínez, the Marqués de Larios roundabout and the Plaza de La Marina, and up to 143 euros in the Molina Larios curve. Thus, in Alameda they range between 100 and 111 euros.