Holy Week in the beach, cheap destinations

If this year you have thought to spend the Holy Week in the beach: be attentive! We present to you 5 of the best destinations, accommodation in every city, the festivities, … Finally, quite what you can need.

Cadiz

Cadiz is one of the most popular destinations for Holy Week thanks to his meteorological conditions and the festivities that are celebrated in the city. It is foreseen that, during the Holy Week of this year, the maximum temperatures reach them 21st and the minims them 10th, so the bravest, in addition to sunbathing, will be able to bathe in the beach. It is possible that it is the first bath of the year for many!

The Holy Week of Cadiz is celebrated from the Palm Sunday up to the Easter Sunday and represents Christ's Passion from his entry to Jerusalem and up to his death in the cross. The different fraternity and brotherhoods parade the city in the shape of procession accompanied by the music. The steps, which represent an event of Christ's Passion, are taken to shoulders of the loaders, who always walk of the same form, with short and elegant steps. This way, every step goes slowly accompanied by penitents dressed in tunic, generally purple, called Nazarenes. This event attracts hundreds of visitors and, as we have already said: the time usually accompanies! So you already know it, for a small escape of Holy Week, Cadiz can be one of the destinations to choose.

Accommodation
Obviously the accommodation is one of the most important parts of the trip, but often he usually supposes a slightly excessive expense. That's why we recommend to you the cheap hotels and hostels that you will find in take care, like The Baobab Hostel, in which for only 22€ in night you will be able to enjoy a room deprived with included breakfast. It is not badly at all: eh?

How to come
Car: The network of divided highways and freeways allows to come to Cadiz with relative facility.
Barcelona – Cadiz (12 hours)
Madrid – Cadiz (6 hours and 30 minutes)
San Sebastian – Cadiz (10 hours)
Plane: The Airport of Jerez de la Frontera is the most nearby, placed to some 35km, continued by that of Seville, which is to 120km.
Train: RENFE offers the possibility of coming to the city in train.
Barcelona – Cadiz (13 hours) 200€ gone and turned
Madrid – Cadiz (4 hours and 30 minutes) 150€ gone and turned
San Sebastian – Madrid (6 hours) 105€ gone and turned, and from Madrid to Cadiz
Bus: The combinations to come in bus up to Cadiz perhaps are not very comfortable, but we offer you also this information.
Barcelona – Cadiz → there is no direct bus so it is possible to go to Granada (140€ gone and turned, 14 hours) and from there to Cadiz.
Madrid – Cadiz (4 hours and 30 minutes) 140€ gone and turned
San Sebastian – Cadiz (18 hours) 147€ gone and turned, with a scale in Granada

Malaga

If you feel like enjoying the good weather, walking along the beach and eating exquisite anchovies, Malaga is the perfect city. One hopes that at the beginning of April the maximum temperatures should reach them 21st and the minims them 11th, so the sun and something of calorcito for this Holy Week are insured.

With more than 500 years of history, the Holy Week of Malaga has turned into the most important event celebrated in the city. As in Cadiz, it is celebrated from the Palm Sunday up to the Easter Sunday, period in which the fraternity and brotherhoods dress the streets of light and color, the stateliness and the size of the thrones makes anyone surprised and the of Malaga religious feeling is present in every corner. Nevertheless, the Holy Week of Malaga does not bear a feeling of sadness and silence, but happiness, applauses and vítores so that he supposes an attraction, also, for the least religious. Also, tomorrow on March 4 there is inaugurated the Museum of the Holy Week of Malaga, in which they will be exhibited and will detail different aspects related to the event, the brotherhoods and the procession. The entry will be limited during the first month, but once the Holy Week finished the museum will remain opened to the general public.

Accommodation
We have already said that it is important to choose a good cheap hotel to be able to enjoy quality accommodation and at good prices. We recommend to you The Melting Pot Backpackers, a cheap hotel with a view to the sea, kitchen, access to Internet and free breakfast. For only 18€ in night you will be able to stay at a shared room, meet other guests, spend it well in the bar and, finally: to enjoy a few good holidays!

How to come
Car: The divided highways and freeways allow to come to Malaga of a very comfortable way.
Barcelona – Malaga (10 hours)
Madrid – Malaga (5 hours and 30 minutes)
San Sebastian – Malaga (10 hours)
Plane: The Airport of Malaga is the most nearby and it is placed to some 8km of the center of the city.
Train: Another option is to use the train, RENFE, to come to the city.
Barcelona – Malaga (13 hours) 166€ gone and turned
Madrid – Malaga (3 hours) 160€ gone and turned
San Sebastian – Madrid (6 hours) 105€ gone and turned, and from Madrid to Malaga
Bus: The most adventurous (and patients, according to the city of origin) can come to Malaga in bus.
Barcelona – Malaga (15 hours) 156€ gone and turned
Madrid – Malaga (6 hours) gone and turned 45€
San Sebastian – Malaga (16 hours) 147€ gone and turned, with a scale in Granada

Granada

Those who are in search of the sun and the good weather this Holy Week can elect the city of Granada as a destination. One hopes that the maximum temperatures should reach them 20th and the minims them 6th, so even, if, on having fallen down, the sun refreshes a little, during the day the temperature will be very agreeable.

Also of Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, the from Granada streets show Christ's Passion. The fraternity and brotherhoods carry his steps accompanied by penitents and Nazarenes to the rhythm who mark the orchestras. Perhaps two processions more impactantes are that of the Holy Wednesday, that of Christ of the Gypsies, and that of the Maundy Thursday, the procession of Christ of the Silence. In the first one, along the itinerary bonfires ignite and multiple stops are done to sing an arrow to the Virgin. In the second one, the municipal system of illumination goes out completely and a trumpet gives the silence touch, so that the procession advances in an absolute silence only interrupted by the sound of the drums.

Accommodation
To be able to enjoy quality accommodation, good services and good prices, we recommend to you some cheap hotel Granada. In Makuto Backpackers Hostel, for example, for only 17€ in night you will be able to enjoy a shared room, I have breakfast, access free to Internet, maps, room of television, bar …: And we might continue! Also, it is placed in the center of Albayzín, one of the quarters for which the processions happen.

How to come
Car: To come in car up to Granada is relatively rapid and easy.
Barcelona – Granada (9 hours)
Madrid – Granada (5 hours)
San Sebastian – Granada (9 hours)
Plane: The Airport of Granada (officially Airport Federico García Lorca Granada Jaén) is the most nearby, placed to 12km of the center, and it has direct flights from cities like Barcelona, Palma, Melilla and Madrid. The most nearby second airport is the Airport of Malaga.
Train: Another way of transport available for coming even Granada is the train.
Barcelona – Granada (11 hours) 130€ gone and turned
Madrid – Granada (4 hours and 30 minutes) 132€ gone and turned
San Sebastian – Madrid (6 hours) 105€ gone and turned, and from Madrid to Granada
Bus: Also it is possible to come up to Granada in bus.
Barcelona – Granada (13-15 hours) 138€ gone and turned
Madrid – Granada (5 hours) 130€ gone and turned
San Sebastian – Granada (12 hours) gone and turned 96€

Murcia

If you do not want or can go to Andalusia, already be for the distance, because you have already been or for any other motive that you could have, we recommend to you Murcia like destination for Holy Week. It is foreseen that the maximum temperatures reach them 22nd grades and the minims them 9th, so you already see that the good weather is insured.

The Holy Week of Murcia is celebrated from Friday of Pains up to the Easter Sunday and is one of the most ancient celebrations of the city (the traditional style of the procession dates of the XVIIIth century and has been supported up to today, without having suffered almost any change). Every throne or step is transported by the city to shoulders of the shelves, forming this way a brotherhood; that's why every brotherhood can have different fraternity. The Holy Friday is the day more important since it is the day in which more brotherhoods take part in the procession (4 brotherhoods, 21 fraternity, 19 steps and thousands of Nazarenes). If you want to see a sculptural spectacle hardly comparable, do not get lost the Holy Week of Murcia.

Accommodation
For that they travel with a slightly exact budget, to stay at a cheap establishment but with quality can mark a big difference. We present the Hostel to you The Green House, in that you will be able to obtain a room shared by only 23€ in night, together with breakfast, I access to Internet, air conditioning, bar, swimming pool and barbecue. Brilliant!

How to come
Car: The network of divided highways and freeways allows to come to Murcia with relative facility.
Barcelona – Murcia (6 hours)
Madrid – Murcia (4 hours)
San Sebastian – Murcia (8 hours)
Plane: The most nearby airport is the Airport of Murcia-San Javier, continued by the Airport of Alicante The Altet.
Train: The train is another way of transport that we can use to come Murcia.
Barcelona – Murcia (7 hours) 107€ gone and turned
Madrid – Murcia (4 hours and 30 minutes) gone and turned 89€
San Sebastian – Madrid (6 hours) 105€ gone and turned, and from Madrid to Murcia
Bus: Also it is possible to go in bus up to Murcia, although perhaps it is the slowest transport way.
Barcelona – Murcia (10-12 hours) gone and turned 93€
Madrid – Murcia (6 hours) gone and turned 52€
San Sebastian – Murcia (11 hours) gone and turned 80€

Palma

Who would not like going on a few days to the sun, along with the sea, in Palma? For this Holy Week a maximum temperature is foreseen about 19th and a minim about 7th, so up we cheer you to enjoy the good weather in the Balearic Islands.

The Holy Week palmesana is celebrated from the Palm Sunday until Sunday of Easter, although the previous week also there is a cultural program prepared by the Association of Brotherhoods of Holy Week, and the later week there is still celebrated “Pancaritats“ (meetings in the field in which typical products eat up like panades, rubiols and crespells). Also, on Sunday later to Sunday of Easter Sunday of Ángel is celebrated in the Castle of Bellver. Anyhow, the principal acts are the processions in inside the city that they take place every day between the Palm Sunday and the Holy Friday, day in the one that is represented, in the stairs of the Cathedral, the Route Crucis de Lloren ç Moyà.

Accommodation
Although it is possible that the principal motive of your trip to Palm is the celebration of the Holy Week, insurance that the fact of being close to the beach is also something that you want to bear in mind. The Cheap hotel Tierramar is placed to only 30m of the beach and, for only 16€ in night, you will be able to enjoy a private room, free, Internet breakfast, bar, …: Everything what you can need!

How to come
Plane: The most nearby airport is the Airport of Palma, placed to 11km of the center.
Ferry: Another alternative to come to the island is the ferry. For through those that you live close to the Mediterranean coast it can be a good option.
Barcelona – Palm (6-7 hours) 102€ gone and turned
Valencia – Palm (5 hours) gone and turned 90€

Very well, here you have a small summary of the Top 5 cheap beach destinations for this Holy Week. Of course, you must bear in mind that the prices are orientativos and can change depending on the dates and the companies. It is also very important, if you are thinking to do a trip during these dates, that you reserve the transport and the accommodation with enough advance. Think that these destinations are much requested so if you do not want to remain without holidays: you hurry up!

Are you going to do a trip this Holy Week? Do you want to share with us what destination have you chosen? Leave your comment!

Thanks for the photos to icetea1234567, soylentgreen23, Ferminius, Alexander López Conesa y UggBoy (have fun doing it) in Flickr.