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The Trend of Cheese Tables: A Gourmet Experience in Hotels

In recent years, we have seen a growing trend in the world of gastronomy: the cheese table trend. This phenomenon, which began in small events and private celebrations, has expanded rapidly and is now being integrated into the culinary offerings of hotels around the world. But what exactly is a cheese board and why has it captured the attention of gourmets and travelers alike?

What is a Cheese Table? A cheese board, also known as a cheese board, is a carefully curated selection of different types of cheeses, accompanied by a variety of complements such as fruits, nuts, jams, breads and pates. The key to a good cheese table lies in the diversity of flavors, textures and colors, creating a complete sensory experience.



The Appeal of Cheese Tables Variety and Versatility. One of the main reasons for the success of cheese tables is the immense variety they offer. From soft and creamy cheeses like Brie and Camembert, to hard and tangy cheeses like Parmesan and Roquefort, there is something for everyone's tastes. Furthermore, they can be adapted to different themes and occasions, from casual events to elegant dinners. Benidorm has a glorious Mediterranean climate, making it a paradise for sun lovers even in November. With average temperatures around 20°, you can bask in the warm rays of the sun while resting on its fabulous sandy beaches. The quieter Poniente Beach and the busier Levante Beach offer you endless emotions.

Sensory Experience. Cheese tables are not only a delight for the palate, but also for the sight and smell. The combination of vibrant colors of the fruits and sausages, along with the different shades and shapes of the cheeses, creates a visually attractive presentation. The aromas of the cheeses, some mild and others more intense, also play a crucial role in the gastronomic experience.

Integration into Hotels. Recognizing the popularity of cheese tables, many hotels have begun to integrate them into their dining offerings. Whether as part of breakfast buffets, gala buffets or at special events or as an option in room service, cheese boards have become a key element in attracting lovers of good food.



Our Proposal at Hotel Avenida. At Hotel Avenida, we are committed to offering unforgettable gastronomic experiences to our guests. That is why every week we organize our exclusive cheese table, where we present a selection of more than 15 types of cheeses from various regions, accompanied by a variety of jams, pâtés and nuts.

Our cheese table is not only a feast for the palate, but also a celebration of the richness and diversity of this wonderful product. We invite our guests to discover new flavors, enjoy surprising combinations and share special moments in an elegant and welcoming atmosphere.

We are waiting for you at the Avenida Hotel so you can enjoy our cheese table and live an unparalleled gourmet experience!

Discover the Exquisite Charms of Benidorm: Your Perfect November Getaway!

Looking for an unforgettable November escape? Look no further than Benidorm! Discover why this vibrant Spanish gem is the ideal destination for tourists seeking sun-soaked beaches, thrilling entertainment, and delightful cultural experiences.

November is the perfect time to explore the breathtaking beauty of Benidorm. Nestled on the dazzling Costa Blanca, this captivating Spanish resort town offers an array of attractions that will leave you enchanted. With its pleasant climate, abundant sunshine, and a myriad of tourist hotspots, Benidorm is undoubtedly the best place to visit in November. Let's dive into the endless amount of reasons why this destination should top your travel list.



Idyllic Climate and Sun-Drenched Beaches: Benidorm boasts a glorious Mediterranean climate, making it a haven for sun seekers even in November. With average temperatures hovering around 20°C (68°F), you can revel in the warm rays while lounging on the pristine sandy beaches. Poniente Beach and Levante Beach, known for their Blue Flag status, offer the perfect setting for relaxation and rejuvenation.

Engaging Festivals and Events: November brings a vibrant cultural tapestry to Benidorm. During this time, you can witness the renowned Fiesta de San Jaime, a lively celebration of the town's patron saint. Revel in the captivating parades, traditional music, and delectable gastronomic delights that will leave you immersed in the local culture and on Thursday after fiesta week the British Fancy dress party so bring your best costume.

Thrilling Entertainment and Nightlife: Benidorm is famous for its dynamic entertainment scene, and November is no exception. The town's legendary nightlife offers an array of bars, clubs, and live music venues where you can dance the night away. Don't miss the opportunity to catch a sensational show at the Benidorm Palace, renowned for its dazzling cabaret performances.



Natural Beauty and Outdoor Adventures: Beyond its vibrant cityscape, Benidorm is blessed with stunning natural surroundings. The iconic Sierra Helada Natural Park, located near the coastline, offers breathtaking hiking trails and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea. Embark on an exhilarating boat trip or engage in thrilling water sports to make the most of your November adventure.

Family-Friendly Attractions: Benidorm is an excellent destination for families, providing a wealth of attractions to delight both young and old. Visit the Terra Natura theme park, where you can visit all types of animals, feed elephants and pet a snake.



Gastronomic Delights Food lovers will be delighted by Benidorm’s culinary offerings. The town boasts a plethora of restaurants, serving both traditional Spanish delicacies and international cuisines. Savor mouth-watering paella, fresh.

With its idyllic climate, sun-drenched beaches, thrilling entertainment, and delightful cultural experiences, Benidorm stands out as the ultimate destination to visit in November. Whether you're seeking a romantic escape, a family adventure, or a memorable solo trip, this vibrant Spanish gem has something for everyone. Don't miss out on the opportunity to explore the enchanting beauty of Benidorm, and create lifelong memories in this captivating paradise.

Remember to plan your trip in advance to secure your accommodation at Marenysol Hotels and experience everything this extraordinary town has to offer. Start packing your bags and get ready to embark on an unforgettable November getaway to Benidorm, where sun, fun, and remarkable experiences await!

Good morning#Benilovers!
We have started February and it is a month that we, in Benidorm, particularly love for various reasons. It is the month where our fields and mountains are filled with blossoming almond trees and venturing to explore the interior of the Marina Baixa, is quite a spectacle. Admire the bloom; those different shades of pink and white; observe how bees pollinate flowers; feel how spring is slowly making its way... Did you know that there is a whole popular and mythological tradition of stories around the almond blossom? Well, we are not going to get ahead of ourselves and we will tell you more in detail in future publications.

Another of the reasons why we like February is that it is time to cook one of our traditional and typical Benidorm sweets. The first week of February, specifically on the 3rd, we celebrate San Blas and in honor of this saint in Benidorm so we get into the kitchen and make our traditional "Bollo de San Blas". Do you know how to prepare it? If not, it is very simple! We leave you the recipe and surely you will be able to make some delicious buns. If you walk through the center of Benidorm these days you will find the air filled with the smell of cinnamon and almond coming out of the kitchens. It is a very simple recipe that you can make at any time and a piece of advice: let the little ones in the house help out, you will have a very fun and entertaining time together!

SAN BLAS BUN RECIPE.



WILL BE: 8 small buns

TIME: 5 min. preparation + 20 min. In the owen

INGREDIENTS:

·250 gr of cornmeal
·250 gr of ground almonds with skin
·250 grams of sugar
·3 eggs
·50 gr of olive oil
·The peel of 1/2 lemon
·Sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle

ELABORATION:

1. Preheat the oven to 170º.

2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

3. Shape the dough into balls the size of a tangerine (more or less), place them on a sheet of baking paper and spread them out with your fingers. They don´t have to be very thin, about a finger thick.

4. Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture and bake for about 20 minutes. You will see that it changes color and becomes lighter and loses shine. The edges may brown a little. Now it's time to take them out.

5. Ready to eat!

Good morning Benilovers! Are you ready to start this festival week? As you know, the Benidorm Fest is celebrated in our city this year, this is the selection of the song that will represent our country in the next Eurovision contest, whose organization will take place in Italy in May. The semifinals are held on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 of January and the final on Saturday 29. It will be broadcast from the "Palau d'Esports l'Illa" by RTVE.

Do you already have your favorite song? You can follow all the details and songs participating in the festival through the following link



Here, you can listen to the fourteen songs that compete to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest. We already have our favorite!

The presenters of the semifinals and the final will be Alaska, Máximo Huerta and Inés Hernand and they can be followed live on TVE 1 and RTVE Play during prime time.

As you probably know, our city has experience in organizing festivals of this nature. It was around the end of the 1950s, when the then mayor, D. Pedro Zaragoza, together with a group of journalists, had the idea of ​​holding a song festival in the style of what was being done in San Remo.



In the first editions from 1959 to 1971 it had a very curious mechanic: the song was defended by two artists or groups. Among them, we can find a very young Raphael, the Dynamic Duo, Bruno Lomas, Karina, Dyango and even Julio Iglesias himself! Who was the winner of the 1968 edition with his song "Life is still the same." Other famous songs from that time were “Comunicando”, “Llevan” but if you want to get a great idea of ​​what that time were like, look on YouTube for the “Cachitos de Hierro y Cromo” program dedicated to the Benidorm Festival. What a time! By the way, the winners got the trophy called Golden mermaid trophy We leave you an image of one of the advertising posters in this case of the great Mingote.

Starting in the eighties, the festival went into decline, due to the tastes and interests of the public and musical companies, , disappearing totally in 2006. For this reason, we are very happy to once again celebrate a Festival of these characteristics in our city. We hope you enjoy it a lot!

Good morning #Benilovers. We start the New Year! And this means that we fill ourselves with goals and purposes to make this New Year an unforgettable one. We want to live it, walk it, enjoy it ... we want to get excited and in what better way to do this than with you. Therefore, we bring you some things we like to share with you. Come with us!!



Find time for yourself.
We have faced a difficult year and now we should recover the time to take care of ourselves and give ourselves the occasional special moments. Daily problems and worries keep us from stopping up and reflecting on what really matters. Take a break and for that, what better purpose than to take care of yourself and pamper yourself. The hustle and bustle of everyday life and the daily worries prevent us from stopping for a moment, reflecting and giving each thing the importance it really has. Let's take a breath and get our minds in order!
At the Avenida Hotel and especially in its comfort suites, you will find the ideal place for reflection. A perfect time for a getaway, to reflect over the New Year that is beginning and enjoy this pleasant winter, the beaches of Benidorm and its people.

Knowing a place for the first time.
In both the Avenida Apartments and the Avenida Hotel we offer you days of tranquility and reflection. Located in the heart of Benidorm, you will be able to lose yourself in the streets and rediscover yourself or discover new places. Would you like to go shopping, in Calle Gambo you will find everything you can imagine, you are more of a “tapas” person, just around the corner there are fantastic bars serving incredible food, or you just want to walk and enjoy the view of the beaches that are more than 5 kilometers together between Levante Beach and Poniente Beach, then you can walk up to the Mirador where you can contemplate everything that Benidorm has to offer.



Meet someone special. What if your purpose for this year is to enjoy a new beginning? It is always a pleasure to meet new people who come into our lives, contributing ideas, experiences and ways of seeing the world. We are passionate about learning from others and learning everything positive that they can bring to our lives.
For this, what better place than our city of Benidorm where people come and goes, our home and the home of many of our friends who visit us throughout the year.

Learn something new.
How many times have we all proposed to start with a new language or sport? Without a doubt, these are some of the most repeated New Year's promises every year. And it is that knowledge does not take place and it is always nice to start that challenge of learning new things, why not starting golf classes or why not take that diving course that gives you the opportunity to explore the depths of our Island of Benidorm.

Spend time on your hobbies.
Our Hobbies mark our personality. Developing them and finding a space for them enjoying moments of disconnection will help us improve our self-esteem and well-being. There is time for everything! Is hiking your passion? It is also one of our main hobbies and at Marenysol Hotels we offer the best hiking routes very close to our establishments, so that from the maximum comfort you can undertake exciting adventures in the middle of nature. Enjoy the wonderful views of Puig Campana or walk in the Sierra Helada natural park, what better way to integrate with nature.



You will see that we want to continue accompanying you this year in your purposes and path. Let's take advantage of the opportunities that Benidorm offers us together! Happy 2022!

Good afternoon everyone! The 9th of October is an important day for us. We celebrate the day of Valencia. Do you know why we celebrate the 9th of October? And twice! We will tell you right away. Pay attention:

A long time ago, back in the year 1238 there was a king named Jaume I called “The Conqueror” King of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia. In that year, he made it his goal to conquer the lands south of his kingdom. Those lands were the Valencia region. On the day of San Dionís, October 9, 1238, he entered Valencia and conquered its territory. Since that day, we have celebrated this with a great festival and firecrackers, eventually becoming a very popular festival throughout the land.

We tell you that we celebrate it twice because in the 17th century, after the War of Succession and with the victory of the Bourbon Felipe V, the Nueva Planta Decrees prohibited the celebration of the entry of Jaime I into Valencia. So the confectioners, in response to the ban, decided to make candies shaped like the forbidden firecrackers. A custom began then that has been maintained to this day. These sweets, in addition to copying the firecrackers also represented the fruits and vegetables from the gardens of Valencia.

These fruits were wrapped in a handkerchief (mocador in Valencian) and were a gift for the beloved woman. Over time, the handkerchief (mocador) gave its name to the festival: “la mocadorà”. It has even got further, as since a long time back, it is a tradition throughout the Valencia Community to give the “mocadorà” to the loved one on Valentine’s Day.

Well, you know, if you are in the area and want to surprise your partner with typical products, do not hesitate! They are really good!

Benidorm and the Cinema: Love at first sight.

Good morning Benilovers! Well, yes, Benidorm‘s relationship with cinema has been a crush at first sight: filming, actors, actresses, directors, technical teams … all of them have passed through our city falling surrendered to the light, beaches and the wonderful sea.

 Right now in Benidorm, we are experiencing a “second youth” in relation to filming movies, series and advertising spots. And all this due to the marvelous work that the “Benidorm Film Office” does in providing the location of exteriors and stages to be able to make these films.

 Did you know that the director Isabel Coixet was filming her latest film “Snow in Benidorm”this month? Film produced by the Almodóvar brothers participating with their production company “El Deseo”. In her main roles we will have Carmen Machi, Ana Torrent and Pedro Casablanc. They were even staying one day at our Hotel Avenida where they were the makeup team worked hard and some of the actors had a room to rest in between shoots.We are looking forward the premiere! But not only has Isabel Coixet visited us, Secun de la Rosa, is filming her first film, “El cover” in Benidorm. Secun de la Rosa is a great theatrical author as well as an actor, who has participated in such important series as “Aida” and “Amar es para siempre“(Love is forever). We can also tell you that the director Julia de Paz is accompanying us through the streets of Benidorm, preparing her long “Ama” and the entire cast of the new A3 media serie “Benidorm” that surely will be be a success. As you probably know since 2007. the British production company Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV Channel TV is also filming the very successful serie Benidorm in the area of Rincon the Loix. We have also been the scene of various video clips, fashion reports, commercials and much more lately.

I suppose you are wondering if the filmmakers recently discovered Benidorm. Not at all, already in 1951 the director Juan de Orduña in his film “Alba de América” used La Cala de Finestrat simulating the island of Santo Domingo where Christopher Columbus arrived. And from there, the boom; “A kiss on the bridge” with Manolo Escobar, “The decent” with Alfredo Landa and Concha Velasco, Bigas Luna in “Eggs of Gold” with Javier Bardem and Maribel Verdú. Paz Vega in “Fugitive” Even more recently Natalia Verbeke in “Airtime” and Ana de Armas in “The Alley” have used our locations and those of the surrounding towns such as Altea or La Vila Joiosa to shoot their films. We are proud of it and of course even more proud of one of our most glamorous citizens: Cristina Rodriguez costume designer for series like “Elite”. Great Ambassador of our city! Sometimes when we walk through the streets we like to imagine what places have been the scene of a movie, video clip or series. You can’t imagine how the area can be changed with a different light or decoration!.

Good morning Benilovers! As you know, one of the departments that make your stay at the hotel more comfortable are the maid. Thanks to their work, you can enjoy a vacation with the confidence that you are in a safe, hygienic and germ free environment.

We are going to comment on some of its tricks that you can apply in your homes. You sure will to love them! First of all, we start to plan the cleaning of the room to know the order to clean it in. We always start with one area and move on to the next area of the room, not going back and forward. Always in the same way. Where do you start cleaning? We usually start with the beds and from there we move on to the rest of the areas. Second, it is important to ventilate and allow natural light to always enter. Good ventilation in the house will renew the air and in this way, we can use chemical products without fear of inhaling their substances. Next we clean all the furniture! Not just shelves, television, dressers or side tables. If we have armchairs or chairs in the room, we must also clean them, as over time, they accumulate dust and their fabrics deteriorate. Protect the bed with mattress protector. In this way we will extend the life of our mattress. Also, you can use a top sheet as a bottom sheet. If you pick them up at an angle of 45 degrees, do not doubt that it will catch you and the wake-up moment can be very complicated. Never mix cleaning products and always use those that are the least harmful to the environment.

When you clean the bathroom, make sure to use different rags for each area. Clean the toilet with a red cloth and the other areas, for example, with a blue cloth. In the bathroom, the first place you must clean is the toilet and the bidet since those are the areas where the greatest numbers of germs are concentrated. We hope that these tricks from our maids have been useful and that you can apply them at home.

Another day we tell you some tricks from other departments!.

Now we are at the beginning of the summer season and we decided to leave the Avenida Hotel and stroll through the streets of Benidorm. The good thing about being in the town centre is being able to stroll around and discover any corner of this city, without the need to using the car. And today, we have decided to get lost in Old towns narrow streets.

One of the characteristics of Benidorm is its reinvestment capacity; As if it were a living being, it is in constant movement, adapting to the environment, evolving … That is why we like to walk through its streets, discover new places, shops, restaurants or new places that, in other occasions, we have not seen in our walks.

The most striking discovery this week was the exhibition “Génesis de Sebastiao Salgado” located on Gambo Street in Benidorm. It is a breathtaking exhibition that we strongly recommend and that you will be able to enjoy until July 18.

Sebastiao Salgado (Brazil 1944) is one of the best social photographers of the XXI century. In this case, it focuses on the most virgin and intact ecosystems on the planet. In that precious black and white that characterizes him, he manages to show us all the beauty of this planet we call Earth.

His camera focuses on landscapes, animals, and people away from the modern world: large regions, remote areas, virgin forests, where the nature still is intact. All this is captured and displayed in large format photographs, showing the grandiosity of nature where the human being is fragile, representing a small role in large spaces and not that role that we believe to represent.

«A visual ode to the majesty and fragility of the Earth; a warning of everything we run the risk of losing », in the words of the photographer himself. Until 2012, Salgado made a total of 32 trips to carry through the virgin world, with stops in Antarctica, Madagascar, Botswana, the Kafue National Park in Zambia, the Colorado Plateau in the United States, Alaska, the archipelago of the Galapagos in Ecuador, Siberia and the Amazon jungle, among others.

The exhibition, made up of 38 black and white photographs, reveals that part of the world that has been able to escape the influence of modern man. A world, which we have the privilege to inhabit and the obligation to respect and preserve because its beauty is such that we should be proud to offer it as the most important legacy to future generations.

Good morning Benilovers! In case you had not read it, we are very excited and proud to tell you that Benidorm has been named the first Smart Tourist Destination (DTI).

Do not you know what a DTI is? We will explain it to you in a moment!. A Smart Tourist Destination is one that follows the rules established in a certain standards; in this case, Standard UNE 178501. An examination is carried out and once approved, which is not easy; the destination is named Smart Tourist Destination.    What are those things that Benidorm has had to comply to be DTI? In fulfilling some points that the World Tourism Organization establishes such as the following:

• Technology: Introducing digitized technology (Big Data and mobile applications) in our Tourism offices, we have improved the information we offer to our tourists to be much more personalized and updated. Through this technology, we can absorb knowledge in order to quickly adapt to new needs and trends.
• Innovation: Benidorm has established a competitive intelligence system which has improved the management of content in social networks, as well as the interaction with our tourists.
• Sustainability: Benidorm has opted for a comprehensive management of urban waste as well as a computerized management of the use of water to make it more efficient. Benidorm has invested in an installation of free Wi-Fi access zones in a large part of the municipality. An investment has also been made to provide LED street lighting to save in electricity. Many points of the City has been equipped with chargers for electrical cars.
• Accessibility: The infrastructures of the city have been improved with accessibility for people with reduced mobility in beaches, streets and municipal organizations; more than 100km of bike lanes have been created throughout the municipality and public transport has been expanded.

All this means that Benidorm is committed to increase the quality of the tourists visits as an integral experience, encouraging continuous improvement and improving the relationship between residents and visitors.     As you can see, not only hotels must be innovative; the destination in itself, has to be able to offer avant-garde services, which are sustainable and do not harm our environment, making it a destination accessible to all our visitors and promoting interaction with the environment, with the final aim of making you feel loved and at home in our city.

We say goodbye to summer and we welcome autumn . With it comes this change in temperature that encourages us to take care of ourselves and exercise a little more.

At Mareny Sol Hotels we have been adapting to those needs that our clients demand by applying new technologies and introducing new menus adapted to new eating habits.

For example, at the Hotel Avenida we have opted to renew the facilities of our gym, thinking that even if we are on vacation, we should try to take those minutes that the specialists recommend for physical activity. That not everything is going to be beer and beach! We have a stationary bike, elliptical trainer, a treadmill, weights and much more ... everything to be able to do that exercise that allows us to burn those extra calories that we sometimes take on vacation. We know that the buffet is very dangerous!

And of course, with this magnificent autumn temperature, it doesn't hurt that we not only use the gym at our hotel, but also go out to enjoy the great possibilities that Benidorm offers us for outdoor activities; Enjoy its incredible beaches , its theme parks, the great infrastructures that we have to perform any type of sport , whether nautical such as the spectacular Cable ski, diving in our crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean , or land such as hiking or cycling through our mountains Greetings! And happy week!

Good morning to all! Today, we are excited to inform you that we are starting a new space on our website: The birth of our Blog at Mareny Sol Hotels! We would like this to be another channel of communication with our users and friends. We want to be able to communicate our projects, wishes, and way of understanding the tourism sector in our hotels and apartments, in Benidorm and the Marina Baixa . In the Blog , we will introduce the family that is part of Mareny Sol Hotels , where we will tell you about our experiences, day-to-day work and desire to contribute to satisfying and improving your vacations. We are committed to improving our services, walking hand in hand with sustainability, responsible tourism and contributing together that grain of sand that contributes to improving our society.



One of our actions at Mareny Sol Hotels is carried out through collaboration with the “La Caixa” Banking Foundation and specifically with the Gavi project, the Vaccine Alliance, promoting the Alliance for Childhood Vaccination. With this we intend to help prevent between 2 and 3 million deaths per year, favoring vaccinated children to have a longer, healthier and more productive life.

Their vaccination causes a progress in their education, development and reduction of health costs. This improves maternal health, benefiting social and productive stability, thereby obtaining a healthier population and strengthening economies.



Thanks to the la Caixa Banking Foundation, we have the opportunity to contribute, benefiting all of us as a society and building responsible growth, lasting over time and committed to the sustainable development goals of the United Nations General Assembly.

We encourage all of you to join us in this new blog adventure!