The patron of Alghero is Saint Michael the Archangel and his day falls on 29 September.
The week in which this Catalan town of Sardinia most recognises itself is another one: Holy Week, which follows a precise day-by-day calendar — the procession of the sorrowful mysteries on Tuesday, the Way of the Cross on Thursday, the rite of the Deposition of Christ on Friday. Among the other occasions are the procession of Nostra Signora di Valverde and the mass at sea for the Holy Christ of the Coral Coast.