Easter week in Benidorm, a festival full of tradition

Benidorm is a city that can offer you more than just sun and beach, during the Easter week you can enjoy one of the most dug in traditions in Spain: the processions.

 

From Friday the 11th 'Viernes de Dolores'(Friday of Sorrows) until Sunday the 20th 'Domingo de Resurrección'(Easter Sunday), there are loads of very special processions that can be seen in Benidorm during the Easter week.

 

But maybe the real attractive thing of spending the Easter week in Benidorm is the possibility of combining the dug in traditions and the beach, the sun and the large leisure options that a hotel or camping in Benidorm can offer you in Holy Week.

 

The processions, the main attraction during the Easter week in Benidorm

Easter is one of the most loved and awaited traditional festival during the year. In Benidorm, you have to add to this its touristic attractive for the foreigners that get surprised with the light, the colours and the penitent outfits, all in velvet and with hood. Every single procession, with its different Passion float, refers to a scene and a character of the Bible showing the Passion Week that Christ suffer until his Death and Resurrection.

 

The Easter processions history starts in Spain at the end of the Middle Ages when the Franciscan priests started organizing them. Ever since then there have been some changes and times that due to the Spanish particular history these processions stopped or were reduced. Nevertheless, processions still come out on the streets every year, bringing illusion to the believers and an art and colour show for everyone.

One of the processions with more fans in Benidorm is the Maundy Thursday one: The solemn Our Lord Jesus in His agony on the Mount of Olives brotherhood that represents, as seen on its name, the Mount of Olives scene. It is a night procession like nearly all of them and goes round the Benidorm streets starting and finishing in the 'San Juan Bautista' church.

The procession of the Resurrection Sunday is an important one too in Benidorm. The thrones of the Lord and the Virgin come on the streets from the 'San Jaime' church for the Encounter Procession. It is very impressive when it starts early in the morning because of the special light that time a day.

Easter events in Benidorm

There are different religious events over the Easter week in which people can take part. A surprising characteristic about the Spanish eastern coast processions is the palm leaf specially prepare for the processions, you can blessed them in different churches. Other acts that you can enjoy over Easter are the triduums, the Stations of the Cross or attend to the special masses.

Apart from all the religious events, Benidorm will offer another dug in tradition in the Spanish eastern coast for the Easter week: bullfight. For this year 2014 two different festivals have been prepared: one bullfight and a shown on horseback.

Gastronomy, another interesting thing during the Easter week in Benidorm

The Easter week has a 'special flavour'. It is tradition to have a specific cake for tea time. The traditional. 'Mona de Pascua', made with flour, eggs, milk, oil and sugar and topped with a boiled egg. You can find them with plenty of different shapes: circles, animals, extra big... The enormous chocolate eggs are typical too. Another typical dessert on these dates are the 'torrijas', made with stale bread dunk in milk and fried after wards, although this dessert is more typical of the centre area of Spain.

Benidorm Easter programme

Friday 11th of April, FRIDAY OF SORROWS

20’30 h. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena. Announcement of the Holy Week.

Sunday 13h of April, PALM SUNDAY

10´30 h. Ermita de Sanz. Benediction of the Palms followed by a Holy Mass.

 

11’00 h. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena. Benediction of the Palms and Procession by the surrounding streets, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

Church of San Jaime. Benediction of the Palms and Procession by the streets Santa Faz, Paseo de la Carretera,Alameda, Mayor and Plaza de San Jaime, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

Church of San Juan Bautista (La Cala). Benediction of the Palms and Procession by the streets Alfaz del Pi, Santander, Mont-Benidorm, Pajares and Plaza de las Tiendas.

 

11’30 h. Church of San Francisco de Asís. Benediction of the Palms and Procession, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

11’45 h. Church of Nuestra Señora del Mar. Benediction of the Palms and Procession, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

12’00 h. Church of El Buen Pastor. Benediction of the Palms and Procession by the surrounding streets, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

12’30 h. Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Benediction of the Palms and Procession by the surrounding streets, followed by a Holy Mass.

 

20’30 h. El Buen Pastor Church. Solemn Procession of Our Father Jesus of Health and Humbleness and Our Ladyof the Hope and Peace escorted by the music band “la Primitiva” from Callosa, , the Musical Society Virgen del Sufragio and the National Police of Benidorm.

 

Itinerary: Church of El Buen Pastor, Puig Campana, Roldán, Almendros, Limones, Maravall, Apolo XI, Jazmín, Plaza de España and Puig Campana, to get back to the Church.

 

Sunday 13th, Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th of April

19’00 h. Mass sung by the Choir of the Church and triple duet for Our Father Jesus Nazarene. Church of San Jaime.

 

Monday 14th , Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th of April

19’00 h. Triple duet for the Christ of the Forgiveness and Good Death and Holy Mass. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena.

 

19’30 h. Holy Mass and Confessions. Church of San Juan Bautista (La Cala).

 

Wednesday 16th of April, HOLY WEDNESDAY

22’00 h. Solemn Procession by the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus Nazarene. Church of San Jaime.

 

Itinerary: Plaza de San Jaime, Mayor, Alameda, Plaza de la Cruz, Ruzafa, La Biga,Tomás Ortuño, Apolo XI, Almendros, Paseo de la Carretera, Santa Faz and Plaza de San Jaime.

 

Thursday 17th of April, HOLY THURSDAY

19’30 h. Holy Mass of the Last Supper of the Lord and Ritual Washing of Feet. Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena.

 

19’30 h. Holy Mass of the Last Supper of the Lord. Church of San Juan Bautista (La Cala) and Church of San Jaime.

 

21’00 h. Solemn Procession of the Silence at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena with the Brotherhoods of the Last Supper, the Christ of the Forgiveness and Good Death and the Virgin of Sorrow.

Itinerary: Church of la Almudena, Ginés Cartagena, Capitán Cortés, Castellana, Velázquez, Acacias, Goya, Jardines, and Ginés Cartagena, to finish in the Church.

 

21’00 h. Solemn Procession of the Brotherhood of Our Lord during his Agony at the Olive Trees Mountain.

San Juan Bautista Church (La Cala).

 

Itinerary: Plaza de las Tiendas, Pajares, Mont-Benidorm, Vicente Llorca Alòs, Murtal, Santander, Mont-Benidorm, Pajares, Plaza de las Tiendas, to get back to the Church.

 

23’00 h. Holy Hour and Way of the Cross at the Church of San Jaime.

 

23’00 h. Holy Hour at the Churches of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, San Francisco de Asís and El Buen Pastor

 

24´00 h. Holy Hour at the Church of San Juan Bautista (La Cala).

 

01´00 h. Holy Hour at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena.

Friday 18th of April, GOOD FRIDAY

07’00 h. Procession from San Jaime Church going to Monte Calvario (Old Graveyard), where the Way of the Cross and he Sermon of the Seven Words will take place.

 

20’30 h. General Procession of the Holy Burial, with all the Brotherhoods, departing at San Jaime Church.

 

Itinerary: Plaza de San Jaime, Mayor, Alameda, Los Ángeles, Pintor Lozano, Ricardo, Martínez Alejos, Paseo de la Carretera, Santa Faz and Plaza de San Jaime.

 

23’30 h. Way of the Cross. San Juan Bautista Church (La Cala). Brotherhood of Our Lord during his Agony at the Olive Trees Mountain. Departure from the San Juan Bautista Church going to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Sea (Tossal).

 

Sunday 20th of April, EASTER SUNDAY

08’00 h. Procession of the Encounter of the Lord and the Virgin. Departure from San Jaime Church.

 

Afterwards “Embassy”.

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Buy a second hand motor home: 10 tips

When you decide to buy a second hand motor home, either to a private owner or to an authorized dealer, you must take into consideration some details to make sure that the motor home is in perfect condition and that it will not cause you any problems in a close future.

Getting a motor home allows the owner to travel anywhere he wants with total independence. You can plan a summer holiday in a camping in Benidorm, a week of snow in a camping site in the Pyrenees or getaways for the weekends or long weekends all around the Spanish territory.

In conclusion, it is not a cheap purchase and it is suppose to last for a long time.

Search for the motor home adapted to your necessities and budget
Before starting any purchase, you have to think what use you are going to give to the motor home, your space or size necessities and the budget you have. With all these things in mind, it will be easier to find the perfect vehicle for you.

Check the second hand motor home documentation in advanced
As you will have to do when purchasing any second hand vehicle, you must pay special attention in checking that all the paperwork is in order before buying: the log book, the fact sheet or the insurance for the motor home.

Motor home experts advise you to check on the registration date and the kilometers; it could give you a good idea on the use that that motor home has had.

Check on the condition of the tyres and the engine.
It does not matter if you are an expert or you do not know much about engines, it is very important to examine the condition of the engine of the motor home (or take it to a garage to have it done) before purchasing it. Ask for the maintenance book to check on the oil changes or the general services.

It is also very important to drive the motor home for a few kilometers, if possible, to check on the pedals condition, if it brakes properly, if it is difficult to change gears... anything that can help you to get an idea on the general state of the motor home. Do the same with the tyres; check on its maintenance, if all four have been change together or if they vibrate more than normal.

Pay attention on the exterior
As it normally happens when you buy something, the second hand motor home will first of all 'get in your eyes', so you better pay attention on the small exterior details that can show you if the vehicle is been well looked after or not.

Check on the bumpers, if there are any dents on the body, but, mainly check on the underside of the motor home, because there you will see if the previous owner took good care of it, if that was not the case, it could finally cause you a lot of troubles.

General state of the motor home interior
Apart from a vehicle, a motor home is a 'house', a place where you will spend a lot of time, so it is essential that you check on simple things like if the shower works or if there is a wardrobe not closing properly, anything that can be an expense after wards, you can ask the seller to repair it or you can try to get a reduction on the price.

Try all the extra features
The most expensive and the most difficult thing to change if it brakes is the toldo, so you better check it before buying. Unfold it and look for dampness, for any tear or if you find it hard to fold it again.

Do the same with any interior or exterior feature. Examine the roof and the bicycle racks, if the motor home has them. Pay special attention on the interior anchor points.

Proper functioning of the electrical appliances
It may seem evident, but sometimes we forget to check on the proper functioning of the electrical appliances before purchasing a motor home. Everything should work at A 12v and 220; put special attention in the refrigerator, the interior lights or any other appliance that you find in the motor home, because you are paying for those too.

Dampness
If you find dampness in the wardrobes or on the ceiling, bad sign, that means that the previous owner did not take good care of the vehicle or that it may have an isolation problem which will make complicated to enjoy the motor home in the future.

Roof
Many of the future dampness and filtration problems will come from the roof. If you can check it from the top, look for anything that may look strange: too much silicone, it is bend, any crack, etc.

Consult forums and second hand motor home websites
It may be simple, but normally in the second hand motor home user's forums you can find lists with the different models and makes where they explain what problems these motor homes can have or they give you exact details that can help you check on the vehicle real state before buying it.

Camping Villamar
Campsite in Benidorm
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Not long for the Electroweekend 2014

On April the 18th and 19th, Benidorm will be the meeting point for the electro music lovers all around the world. Having a confirmed programme of the performers, it is time to organize the journey to enjoy a problem-free weekend and get the most out of good music.

What will happen in the Electroweekend?
The list of artists for the Electroweekend has been confirmed since mid February. The top of the bill are Marco Carola and Dubfire, but plenty of groups and Djs will meet here during the weekend. Techno, dubstep, minimal... no matter what stile you like, you will probably find it in any of the stages that will be set up for the Electroweekend.




Where buy tickets for the Electroweekend?
There are two possible ways to buy the Benidorm Electroweekend tickets: through internet on these two
web pages, Entradas a tu alcance and Ticketea, and in different points of sale along the Comunidad Valenciana and Murcia.

No matter what option you take, you will find different prices, discount brochures and options to combine the entrance ticket and the accommodation. Until the 31st of March the pass for the two days will cost 40€, afterwards it will be 50€.

More information about the points of sale in: electroweekend.es/entradas.

Save money and time in your stay: Book a camping during the Electroweekend
Benidorm can offer a great variety of accommodation for the Electroweekend adaptable to any budget and likes. The cheapest accommodation option for these days will be to use any of the camping in Benidorm, either bringing your own tent or renting a mobile home with your friends.

Look for your comfort to enjoy the festival with no last minute problems.

Official bus, an easy way to Benidorm
The Electro Music Festival offers you the possibility to book this bus to Benidorm from thirty different cities in Spain. You can have a return ticket at affordable prices that will change within the proximity of the festival. See you festival web site : electroweekend.es

Everything is ready for you, so you can easily organize an economical journey to the Electroweekend in Benidorm. If you like electro music, you will not want to be anywhere else this Easter.

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Camping in Benidorm

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Carnivals in Benidorm

This weekend you can celebrate a festive holiday in Benidorm. The Carnivals!!!

Benidorm becomes a colourful and lively place, with its carnival rides for children and adults, competitions for the best costume, the "Sardine Burial"...

Most campsites in Benidorm, night clubs, discotheques, all organise spacial events in order to celebrate the Carnival 2014

Benidorm is the perfect place in order to enjoy carnivals. The Carnival weekend in Benidorm has all the necessary: fun, a  warm climate for enjoying on the street and excellent tourist infrastructure.







BENIDORM CARNIVAL 2014 - PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Saturday March 1
Benidorm Children Carnival, inscriptions from 10.00 a.m. to 10.45 h at C/ Gambo con Martínez Alejos.

• Departure at 11.00 h with the following route: C/ Gambo, C/ Puente y Plaza SSMM los Reyes de España.
• Playground with bouncy castle. 
• Bar with economical prices with sandwiche. 

Benidorm Adults Carnival, inscriptions until tomorrow at "La Casa del fester" (st/ La Biga, nº3) Meeting at Venus st. Departure at 11am with the following tour, Marte st., Ruzafa st, Herrerías st and Plaza SSMM los Reyes de España.

• Dinner for participants registered in advance with option to win a price. 
• Party with local dj fire work show Bar with economic prices with canapés, beer and soft dri

Camping Villamar
Campsite in Benidorm

Electro Weekend, from the 29th to the 30th of March in Benidorm

The 29th and 30th of March coming you will be able to enjoy a new festival for the electro music lovers with some of their favorite singers like Zombie Kids or Dubfire, Paul Ritch, Oscar Mulero or Dj Nano in between some others.

Easter week for the youngsters in Benidorm
During the Easter week, on the 29th and 30th of March, any person on holiday in Benidorm can enjoy a great music show with the Electro Weekend 2013.

The Electro Weekend 2013 will take place in four well delimited areas related to the musical preferences in between the different participating makes in the festival like Matinee, Reset, Replay, Privee Group or Revival.

Every area will be located in one of the well known discotheques in Benidorm; the festival will be celebrated as follows:

• The Manssion discotheque will have the techno and tech-house artists show.
• In Penélope discotheque you will enjoy from the Dubstep to the most powerful House music.
• The KM discotheque will be the place for the sound of the Eastern coast of Spain with Revival on Friday and Privee on Saturday.
• You will be able to enjoy the hottest Latino music in Privilege X.

This festival is thought for you to be able to have fun nearly the whole day long. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon you can listen to good music in Penélope Beach and Km Beach in the Levante Beach. All discotheques will open their doors at midnight and the show will continue until 8 o'clock in the morning. You can buy the tickets already. The access pass will allow you to get into any of the participating discotheques during the two days that the festival will last and you will get a free entrance to all the places in the Benidorm Disco Area on Thursday.

Participating artists
The festival organization team is trying hard to convert it in one of the model shows as the prelude for the summer time.

That is why you will be able to enjoy artists as Zombie Kids, Dubfire, Paul Ritch, Oscar Mulero, Reeko, Taito Tikaro, Dj Nano, Nuria Ghia, Anni Frost, Fatima Hajji or Nuke, in between some others during the two days.

Benidorm, the perfect place for the festival
The Benidorm touristic infrastructure makes this city the perfect place to celebrate a wide range of shows. You will be able to find a wide offer of transport, accommodation, restaurants and leisure. And a wide offer of camping in Benidorm and camping bungalows, apartments and hotels of any category.

The leisure options are large as well. You can find a place for every age in Benidorm, for the youngsters too, of course. The well known discotheques area, pubs, beach bars, the old town bars and pubs...

In conclusion, you will get two days to enjoy good music, the beach and the nice Benidorm atmosphere.

Camping Villasol
Camping in Benidorm
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Benidorm the favourite destination in the Madrid underground

More than 1700 TV screens of the Madrid underground network are showing during this week the wide holiday offers that you can find in Benidorm for the Easter days.


The Tourism Foundation has started a campaign to get some Spanish clients for the Easter holidays in Benidorm. The final target is to spread the wide selection of apartments, camping in Benidorm and hotels to enjoy a perfect holiday in Benidorm.

This campaign has been launched mainly in Madrid, although it is present in 10 Spanish cities more from Castilla León, Castilla La Mancha, Asturias, La Rioja, Euskadi, Cantabria and even in the Comunidad Valenciana. The main target is to get the holiday makers that are still on doubt on where to spend their Easter days; it is mainly focus on the possible clients of hotels and camping sites in Benidorm.

Benidorm main subject in the Madrid underground
People say that the sun comes out everyday in the Madrid underground. A video of the Benidorm weather, gastronomy and leisure complexes is being shown on the 1700 TV screens located in some platforms and underground cars.

The target for this advertising effort is an upper middle class urban young tourist not older than 39 years old, who is a potential client for camping sites and apartments.

Benidorm from the M-40 to the Cantabrian Sea
Benidorm image will be a constant up to the summer months through big hoardings in some important roads like the M-40, the A-3 in Madrid or the Valencia accesses in Madrid. You will be able to find publicity from the Costa Blanca in some other cities like Pamplona or Logroño and even in the train stations of Gijón, Santander or Bilbao.

Fashion and Benidorm together
This campaign is also considering the advertising action in some Spanish well known press media like Elle magazine. In the March edition you will be able to find a fashion photographic report with some Benidorm spots and establishments.

And, of course, Benidorm also in Internet
You can find this campaign on the internet in the travel website Muchoviaje.com. There you can find specific offers for the night leisure, sports, culture, etc. for any kind of preferences.


Camping Villasol
Camping in Benidorm
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The Alicante Caravanning exhibition ends successfully.

The Alicante Caravanning exhibition took place in the IFA and it has closed its doors down having a successful result on the amount of public attending everyday.

The XXI edition of the Provincial Camping, Caravanning, Leisure and Free time Exhibition has close with a noticeable success after opening its doors on the 15th of February.

This exhibition is considered one of the main ones from the sector in our country and it is focus on any public interested in the camping world.


On the other hand, this fair could work as a showcase for those camp sites interested in offering some holiday discounts for camping in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia or Castellón, definitely, any place in the Comunidad Valenciana.


In this edition the fair had a total of 40 stands covering 12.500 m2 in the 'Institución Ferial Alicantina' (IFA) II Pavilion. Although we still are in an economical crisis, the fair is not only increased on the amount of stands and m2, it has beaten its own visitors record, just in the first 2 opening days there was a 55% more visits to the fair than in previous editions.

This exhibition is organised by the IFA and the Alicante Caravans and Camping articles dealers Association. In this occasion, they have shown the main innovations on vehicles. The fair had the highest equipped models for caravans and motor homes in the market. The client's requests force the caravan market to include any necessary characteristics to make a vehicle comfortable to enjoy their holidays: heating, hot water, TV aerial, shower, water tank, etc.

Apart from all these vehicles, you could see an important exhibition of bungalows and mobile homes which are having a boom in the camping sites; you can find them in nearly every camp in the country.

The Alicante caravanning fair is not only defined as a place where you can find the latest novelties on everything related with the camping world, you can get special offers on caravans, trailers, motor caravans and bungalows also.


Villamar
Camping in Benidorm
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