In last week's poll we asked:
Were you in Spain during Easter this year?
339 responses were received and the verdict is:
It's good to know that the majority of EOS members were able to spend some time in Spain over Easter. Luckily the volcano in Iceland didn't erupt during that time!
The following are the comments left by the respondents of where they went, or didn't go, during Easter week.
Respondent comments on where they were at Easter:
Stayed in los alcazares ..went to the medieval market over Easter ..watched the Berber invation on the beach ..
A great time was had by all ....
in our house in murcia
condado de alhama
Duquesa Village, Manilva
Stayed with my girlfriend who lives in Mataro, Costa
Maresme, north east of Barcelona.
We stayed in our apartment in Sabinillas and had a fantastic time. Couldn't believe how good the weather was!!!!
Vinas del Golf, Casares
la envia outside roquetas de mar
Nerja
Benahavis
los alcazares
Punta Prima Orihuela
Our own apartment in Punta Prima on Costa Blanca
Stayed in Barry's house in the fertile Genil valley, near Puente Genil. Went to most of Semana Santa processions, even the really early / late ones! HAd a great time as ever and wish I could spend more time there.
Stayed at home (west of Madrid)... we ate, drank wine, read and had a wonderful time!!!!
mijas pueblo
At home in Selva, Mallorca
estepona
Mijas pueblo
Our Apartment in Duquesa Village, Manilva, Malaga
Own villa Mazarron
My apartment
My house in Aguilas, Murcia. Weather was great!
Polaris World La Torre
At my own home, Mijas Costa
At our home in Gran Alacant, Santa Pola Alicante. Great weather (makes a change for Easter)
Working on our apartment getting it ready for the summer.
We stayed at Condao de Alhama for the week before Easter going back to the UK Easter Saturday,
nueva andalucia
La Aparecida, Orihuela
playa flamenca costa blanca
I stayed in my villa just outside Corralejo in Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Alameda Del Mar
Playa Flamenca
Costa Blanca
mojacar
Rojales, Costa Blanca. Had a great time with the family.
At our villa outside Guardamar, Costa Blanca
1st Week in Manilva.
2nd Week split between Mojacar and Murcia
hondon de las nieves
yes ... we have a house in Fuente de Peidra. The weather was fantastic after a long cold winter back in the UK and the Easter parades brillant.
La Finca Golf, Algorfa, Murcia
At La Manga Club
Working
Hurchillo, near Orihuela, Costa Blanca
We stayed in Calahonda in a lovely apartment at the top of the hill. The complex was Cascadas de Las Lomas. The views were amazing.
I live in Mojacar, 04638, Almeria
Palomare, Costa Almeria
Stayed in my Brother's villa Cerros Del Aguilla, Mijas, and went home Good Friday at midnight - spooky - imagine the old Departures Terminal (2) with only 2 other people the customer side and that is what hubby and I walked into !!! Customs side there was less than 100 and on our easyjet flight 20 - we were informed - poker faced - to move along we had four aisles each to sit down in..............
I live in Coin, stayed in my house there.
Calahonda (Cascadas de Las Lomas)
Went to the UK to visit family.
Easter was a total non-event. Weather awful. Everyone looking fed-up and white as ghosts.
I was sorry to say goodbye to the grandchildren.. but couldn´t wait to get aboard the plane.
Back to sunshine (for a while at least ) ;-)
own apartment in Elviria
Crevellent, 0330.Alicante.
San Juan de los Terreros
Have put yes,but not actually over Easter itself.We are staying in Daya Nueva,near Almoradi on the Costa Blanca.
we live in Salar Granada area
San Javier
Calpe, and I saw the sun pop out more than once over the Easter period. I'm not sure how many times it did actually pop out, but I seem to recall it was five times - mind you I could have blinked a couple of times, so I will give it the benefit of the doubt and say six times - I think. I'm sure the weather will get better - won't it?
Lovely week in Estepona, skipped the processions this year.
stayed in my own holiday home in Dominion Beach Estepona
la marina
In our own property in Torreblanca, nr Fuengirola
Málaga, for the processions
at home villamartin cost blanca
Arcos de la Fontera
Almoradi, Costa Blanca
We were there for the week up until Easter Saturday house hunting around Nerja.
Valle Del Este, Vera, Almeria.
Altea, costa blanca
Las Lomas de Marina del Este
La Herradura
benidorm
La torre pokaris world
Murcia
"@home in el campo -Jesùs-Tortosa.Baix Ebre.Southern Catalonia
Calanova Grand Golf
My Apartment in Calaceite at Torrox Costa
in Velez de Benaudalla (Grenada)
at ou apartment
La Torre (Polaris world)
Torrevieja
Initially at a friend's place near Velez-Malaga, then at our place near Vera.
In a little village called La Tercia, and it was great,plenty of tapas sunshine and of cause sangria!
My Villa in Mazarron
I now live in Spain and was joined by my daughter, her partner and two children.
Our apartment in La Cala de Mijas
525 Hotel Alcazares
we do not come easter as it is too expensive to fly and the weather is still a bit iffy we are over last week April first week May.We stay at the San Fermin hotel in Benalmadena excellent place.
In my beautiful house in Els Poblets.
Madrid and Toledo
We live here full time. In Frigiliana the most beautiful of the white villages in the Axarquia.
San Cayetano, Murcia
Valle Romano Apartments Estepona
At my holiday house in Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja.
I was there 6th till 12th, had a great time scrapping flaking paint from walls and wiping mold from everywhere.Sunny spain roll on next year lol.
Stayed at our own apartment In Arroyo de la Miel 25-31 March.
Balsicas, Murcia
Not all of your readers are visitors. I live permanently in Castellon.
We made the decision not to be in Spain for Easter because our past experience of some of the Brits during Easter week has not been good to say the least. Stag and Hen parties,Rugby clubs e.c.t. We would have liked to see some of the local fiestas and palm Sunday parade but we opted out this time. We will be back in Spain within the next two weeks. One of the perks of being retired is we can come and go as we please but we are never away from Spain for long.
Vera Almeria
Javea
We stayed in our lovely Spanish home near Villamartin
Mojacar
I stayed in Murcia and saw 10 days/nights of different processions. Temperature a lovely 26 degrees or more and it has been a lovely winter in the Murcia region. All visitors have been happy with the warm weather there. Nights though have been cold. Murcia's processions very very colourful with beautiful pasos.
I stayed at my apartment at Playa Golf 2 in Cabo Roig
mojacar
Stayed at home,
try to avoid School holidays whenever possible.
Peak time flights are also a factor so tend to visit out of season.
Hacienda Riquelme
La Finca, Algorfa
Mallorca! Absolutely wonderful.
I stayed in Torrequebrada in my apartment.
We stayed at home in our cave house in Cantarranas in Granada area, nice and peaceful, we are thinking of selling but think we might be making a mistake, it is so cheap here, might be a good idea to stay until the world financial situation changes but as oldies we think we might be sleeping in and had every intention of moving up to Albir.
At our home in Purias, Lorca, Murcia
in my villa where i live all year round
HACIENDA PUERTO DEL SOL JUST OUTSIDE MIJAS
sierra golf balsicas
At home (Torremolinos)
Almerimar
Great time and wonderful weather in Mosa Trajectum,Murcia.
Spectacular celebrations on Easter Sunday in Murcia City.
elviria, marbella
Moraira -Costa Blanca
We stayed in our own apartment at Hercesa - Cala Nova Golf
uk
Mijas
Costa Orehula
roda golf murcia
we were in england finalizing the sale of our property.
home
Yip and The parades through Arroyo de la Meil were fantastic...first time not rained for years during the week and from a crowd perspective its not as full on as Malaga so some good pics which I have on my face book
Almadraba apartments in Puerto de la Duquesa.
Had a great time.
We live in Totana and attended the majority of the processions, which were fantastic.
Long may they continue to be a part of the culture and do not get caught up in Politically Correct culture like what is happening in the UK with our culture, with people trying to do away with them because they might upset some other ethnic races.
I stayed in Arcos de la Frontera where we had sun most days and some quite hot weather - returned with a tan at least. In Arcos Easter is very interesting with processions during the evenings of Semana Santa and culminating in a bullrun on Easter Sunday. The weather was perfect for touring and visiting places away from the coast (Sevilla, Jerez and Ronda)- when often its too hot in the summer.
we live in the taberno area on rambla los pardos weather great
Calpe
San Juan de Los Terreros
yes was there for a week and a couple of day in Feb also going again in May for a week and then off again in June for 8 weeks happy days just love it
Stayed in Torreblanca del Sol in our apartment
Own apartment
Condado de Alhama, Murcia.
In our Apartment in Duquesa Village.
At home in Benalmadena entertaining our first guests this year.
In Castalla (Costa Blanca)
Arcos Gardens Golf Club
Duquesa
Near Mojacar
Villablanca Huelva
I stayed at my own villa on El Valle Golf Resort, Murcia
was at my villa on camposol costa calida.
weather was not too bad, roll on september.
keep up the good work. george
We stayed in Moraira,we had eight nights,it was the best easter weather we have had for the last 4 years.
in england
Manilva
We stayed in our one and only beautiful home and watched some of the religious processions on TV.
Costa Oriehela
corvera golf and country club
We live in Totana and attended the majority of the processions, which were fantastic.
Long may they continue to be a part of the culture and do not get caught up in Politically Correct culture like what is happening in the UK with our culture, with people trying to do away with them because they might upset some other ethnic races.
Vera playa
Playa Flamenca
At home in Benajarafe
I stayed at home in Calahonda.
La Marina Pueblo
Condado de Alhama (Polaris World), Murcia
los boliches near fuengirola. verv relaxing
was only there for 3 days , Monday to thursday
Stayed in Formentera del Segura
murcia
cox, 03550
Sierra Nevada
unable to go family reasons
duquesa fairways, GREAT
la chismosa
Almeria saw a couple of the semana santa processions
In my apartment in La Mata, Costa Blanca and the weather was great.
En Coudete, Castilla La Mancha con los amigos de Colombia por 3 dias y en Cuenca (Casas Colgandos) great place, Historical but very interesting and unique
see attached Manue in a restaurant translated for English speaking visitors
Como tu quieres
i am working in georgia at the moment judy
We stayed in our apartment in los arqueros benahavis.
Hotel Barcelo Cala Vinys, Majorca
At home in Calasparra
Work comittments.
murcia
Own apartment in Benalmadena, usually rented out long term but tenant departed back to UK. Made a really nice break!
We stayed/are staying in Almoradi (inland Costa Blanca) from
the middle of November until 23rd April.
At home in Moraira.
Miraflores on the Mijas Costa, Costa Del Sol. It seemed unusually quiet everywhere. On the plus side it meant we could explore more easily, found a lovely riding school for my daughter at La Cala. The weather was quite good, compared to England that is.
We had a lovely time in Daya Nueva, Alicantie
At homre, in Calosa de Segura
We stayed at our little 2 bed house in Quesada,had a great week weather was good cant wait to get back in 4 weeks
villamartin
Daya Nueva
La Marina, (Nr Santa Pola) Costa Blanca
Polarisworld. Condado de Alhama
At home (Tibi, Alicante)
At my friend's in Algorfa - Lo Crispin
UK
Berlin, Germany
in my apartment
Condado De Alhama (Polaris) Murcia
working at home
Villa Martin Costa Orihuela
La Torre, Polaris World, Murcia.
Yes stayed on Mojacar Playa at Rio Abajo - a very nice small complex with swimming pool. First went to Mojacar in 1973 (yes I am that old). Then owned time share and then lovely apartment in La Parata Mojacar, but this visit I rented. My how things have changed in Mojacar I had not visited for about 8 years and now it is overflowing with empty unsold apartments. Do not know if I will bother to go back.............
Calasparra, Murcia
Porto do Son, Galicia
At our apartment in Playa Flamenca.
Duquesa village duquesa costa del sol
Granada - the festivals and stay was fantastic!
We stayed in our recently finished townhouse in San Cayetano, Murcia for the first time as a family holiday,
We really enjoyed the break and the weather was good too, warm enough to get in the pool and on the beach.
Fuengirola
Good base for playing golf etc.
Restaurants and golf clubs say they are not getting the usual customers.
Many offering good value packages
My apartment in Algorfa.
Villamartin near San Miguel
gandia
We stayed at home as the prices were so high to fly to our house in Spain
Santiago de la Ribera
Staying at our apartmnt on the Miraflores urbanisation between Fuengirola and Marbella, and as usual had a tremendous time.
Fuerteventura
our house in Mazarron
Arcos de la Frontera
Had a super time in Isla Plana, it is near to Puerto Mazarron, Murcia area. We enjoyed the sun,sea, food and all the festivals.
We stayed in Bahia Principe Tenerife all inclusive. It was very good but very isolated and outside the hotel the shops and little pubs/restuarants are dying a slow death. Their is nobody here and the big all inclusive hotels just vacuum up all the tourist spare Euros's.
Puerto de Mazarron
We stayed in Vera Playa
At my apartment in Murcia
Marina Duquesa
San Miguel de Salinas
Murcia region
San Cayetano, Murcia
Costa Blanca
at home