The Saqura Medieval Market also hosts a Jousting Tournament.
16 specialists and six Spanish thoroughbreds will star in a risky show of equestrian action and fireworks, inspired by the jousting prohibited by the Catholic Church in the 15th century.
More than 150 costume pieces and dozens of period weapons are used.
Three tests of equestrian skill started the tournament: javelin throwing, hitting the pin (rotating doll) and ring hooking.
This is followed by the expected jousting duels on horseback with a long wooden spear and shield or shield.
The fight continues on foot with sword, greatsword, double-edged axe, mace and flail. Only one contender remains standing.
Every year it has a nearly 2 km route, 200 artisans, attractive decorative elements, extensive exhibitions, incredible jousting tournaments, children's activities, medieval weddings, concerts and many more surprises...
More than 100 artists from 30 theatre, circus and music companies perform around a hundred outdoor shows daily, in the only medieval festival in Segura of the Sierra ,one village of Regional Tourist Interest.
Its inaugural parade leaves from the Square of the Church.
Gastronomy and craft stalls and ancient craft workshops complete this unforgettable trip to the Middle Ages.
Knights, dragons, goblins, fairies, nymphs and witches.
There is never a lack of monks or buffoons who combine humor and juggling with the bagpipes of Veritas Nostra (musicians and jugglers). There are also acrobatics, Andalusian music and oriental dance.
Throughout the day, comic and musical animations, acrobatics, juggling, dance and fireworks, puppets and storytelling are performed without interruption.
The Medieval Market is one of the most massive cultural offerings held in Segura de la Sierra. During the fourth weekend of September, the streets and squares of the Medieval Quarter are transformed to recreate a time when our city, a crossroads between the north and the south, was an important political and commercial square.
Trades such as blacksmithing, carpentry, goldsmithing, glassmaking,... return to our Historic Center so that we can enjoy the know-how of the artisans of that time.
Jugglers, minstrels, mountebanks and other shows give life to a market where, as in the past, Christian, Arab and Jewish cultures coexist.
