Día de las Alfombras 2007 Guinness World Record for the Largest Sand Painting; 859.42 square meters. |
La Orotava families, many still with the same surnames since the 15th Century conquest of Tenerife, start making the flower carpets from the early hours of "carpet day."
The central sand carpet - created entirely using sand and soil from Teide National Park - created each year in the square in front of the town hall (pictured above) made the Guinness World Record for Largest Sand Painting; the 859.42 square meter "alfombra" or carpet of sand created in La Orotava in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) in June 2007.
In the early evening the procession walks all over these ephemeral carpets and destroys them, so the "window of opportunity" to see them is very short. Don't miss them, because as works of art, they are breath-taking and for once I wish we had the ability to produce "smellyvision", because, if the sight of them is magnificent, then the aroma of tons of toasted plant material and the plethora of petals is close to hypnotic in itself.
Guide to the Corpus Christi Flower Carpets in La Orotava
Year | Corpus Christi | Día de las Alfombras |
2010 | 3 June | 10 June |
2011 | 23 June | 30 June |
2012 | 7 June | 14 June |
2013 | 30 May | 6 June |
2014 | 19 June | 26 June |
2015 | 4 June | 11 June |
2016 | 26 May | 2 June |
2017 | 15 June | 22 June |
2018 | 31 May | 7 June |
2019 | 20 June | 27 June |
2020 | 11 June | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 |
2021 | 3 June | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 |
2022 | 16 June | 23 June |
2023 | 8 June | 15 June |
2024 | 30 May | 7 June |
2025 | 19 June | 26 June |
2026 | 4 June | 11 June |
2027 | 27 May | 3 June |
2028 | 15 June | 22 June |
2029 | 31 May | 8 June |
2030 | 20 June | 27 June |
2031 | 12 June | 19 June |
2032 | 27 May | 3 June |
2033 | 16 June | 23 June |
2034 | 8 June | 15 June |
2035 | 24 May | 31 May |
2036 | 12 June | 19 June |
2037 | 4 June | 11 June |
2038 | 24 June | 1 July |
2039 | 9 June | 16 June |
2040 | 31 May | 8 June |
2041 | 20 June | 27 June |
2042 | 5 June | 12 June |
2043 | 28 May | 4 June |
2044 | 16 June | 23 June |
2045 | 8 June | 15 June |
2046 | 24 May | 31 May |
2047 | 13 June | 20 June |
2048 | 4 June | 11 June |
2049 | 17 June | 24 June |
2050 | 9 June | 16 June |