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Jean Bernard Lalanne French, b. 1952 Rocio Oil on canvas Signed The Andalusian pilgrimage of El Rocío, or the Romeria del Rocío, takes place annually to honor the Virgin of El Rocío, the patron saint of Almonte, a town in Huelva, Andalusia. While the celebration itself begins the Sunday before Pentecost, pilgrims typically travel one to seven days beforehand, often on horseback or in horse-drawn wagons. Many consider the travel to be the most important part of the pilgrimage. They wear traditional Andalusian dress — Flamenco dresses for women and traditional riding costumes for men. The pilgrims take several routes: the Seville way (through the Andalusian capital), the Sanlúcar way through Cádiz, the plains way through the countryside, and the Mogul way from Huelva. Each route is taken by different religious confraternities carrying their own emblem of the Virgin of El Rocío. In recent years El Rocío has brought together nearly a million visitors.