Experience passion in the most exciting Holy Week processions

There is no place where the Holy Week in Spain is not lived with passion.

If there is a word you could define this time of the year with, it would be, without doubt, emotions. Emotions that touch all the five senses and that go even further. The smell of orange blossoms and flowers that decorate the processions’ images, the incense, the heat of the candles, the sound of the people, the soft touch of traditional robes, the rubbing of chains with the ground, the noise of drums, the sound of cornets, the moving applauses, the tears on the images, the efforts of the bearers during a levantá, the death’s boyfriend, the salty taste of the stews and the sweetness of torrijas, the fulfilled promises… and much more. These are just some of the feelings that can be experienced during the most exciting processions of the Spanish Holy Week. Do you want to know the best place to experience it? There is not only one, but many…

7 Minute Guide to Driving in France

The best places to visit while driving in France

France is a stunning country with beautifl landscpes and coutryside ranging from snow capped mountains to white sandy beaches. With its modern network of roads, France is ideal for a driving holiday and its many modern hotels and mny ancient buildings its the very best way to see any country, and you can do it from the comfort of your hire car.

Here we’ve put together a few ideas of what to see in France and what to visit so you can  make the most of your time on holiday.

5 sitios únicos en Grecia

Esta semana nos transportamos a Grecia, un país increíble, uno de esos paraísos que tenemos al alcance de la mano.

Y te vamos a descubrir 5 sitios únicos en Grecia, 5 lugares que tienes que visitar sí o sí en tu próxima escapada.

Grecia es el lugar donde historia, cultura y naturaleza se funden. El lugar en el que se crea la primera civilización como tal y que ha recibido la influencia tanto de Europa como de Asia por su estratégica ubicación. En Goldcar repasamos 5 sitios únicos en Grecia en los que conocer gran parte de patrimonio y que te dejarán sin palabras.

Marbella: Beach and religious feelings during your Easter holidays

It is probably the luxury tourist destination par excellence in Spain. Moreover, its brand new slogan, Marbella, a Five-Star Destination, plays with a double message: the condition of Marbella as the city with most five-star hotels in Andalusia and also the five segments that make up one of the best tourist offers in the world: nature, food, golf, beaches and luxury. An incredibly cosmopolitan city with more than 137 different nationalities living in a climate that continues to attract tourists from around the world: 32o days of sunshine a year are an irresistible proposal!

A classy atmosphere (Marbella ranked in second place by turnover among Spanish luxury shopping destinations) that, during the Easter break, combines with one of the most popular and significant religious traditions among its population: the Holy Week. In the context of this cosmopolitan city, nine religious brotherhoods still survive (including Nueva Andalucía and San Pedro Alcantara), integrated into the Association of Holy Week Brotherhoods.

Contrastes de sabores y emociones en los otros platos de Cuaresma

Un buen menú de Semana Santa, sin duda, siempre  comenzaría con un potaje de vigilia con sus garbanzos, alguna alubia, espinacas y huevo duro; para seguir con los tradicionales buñuelos de bacalao o un guiso con bacalao; y terminar, por supuesto, con esas deliciosas rebanadas de pan, fritas y recubiertas de azúcar y canela.

Delicioso, ¿verdad? Todos estos platos, además, tienen algo en común y es que en su preparación no se ha empleado ningún tipo de carne tal y como corresponde a la costumbre cristiana de la Cuaresma. Del domingo de Ramos al de Resurrección son 40 días a base de cereales, pescados y verduras que han conseguido que la imaginación en los fogones haya dado como resultado muchas otras recetas tradicionales que poco tienen que ver con los ya clásicos potajes, buñuelos y torrijas que se consumen en estas fechas. ¿Quieres comprobar a qué saben las otras recetas de Cuaresma? No son tan conocidas pero son igual de sabrosos…