If you still have some old Spanish pesetas lying around, you only have until the end of next year to hand them in for euros. With the introduction of the euro in 2002, the old familiar peseta’s may now be a distant memory, but they can still be exchanged for euros until the end of 2020. The Banco de España …
Ryanair’s Spanish based pilots have voted to strike in September over the closure of three Ryanair bases in the Canaries and one in Girona, Catalonia. Spanish-based pilots will join cabin crew for September strike action. Some Ryanair flight attendants have already planned to strike in September over pay and working conditions with some of their planned strike days overlapping with …
The Andalucían government has approved new opening times for the Cueva del Tesoro in Rincón de la Victoria. Starting September 15th 2019 the first 60 people to visit the caves Monday through Friday between 10 am and 11 am will not have to pay an entrance fee. Councillor for tourism Antonio José Martín said the new timetable would help to …
Not surprisingly bald men are the biggest group affected by actinic keratosis; each year more than 17,000 cases are diagnosed. Having no hair to cover your head is considered to be a high-risk factor when it comes to skin cancer. Throughout the summer we see television commercials for sunscreen and while we always make sure that children don’t go out …
The latest visitor figures for the Costa del Sol highlight that British tourism is buzzing despite the possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October. For the first 6 months of the year, visitor numbers of those flying to Malaga Airport rose by 3.4 per in comparison to last year. The peak number of travellers from the UK …
Most of the following rules are just common sense, but if you think you are above the law think again or else you may face having to pay a hefty fine. The first one may or may not surprise you: Using shampoo or gel in the showers The showers on the beach are solely for getting rid of sand and …
A man has been arrested in Andalucia for driving four kilometres on the wrong side of the highway. The 52-year-old was caught driving nearly 2 and half miles on the opposite side of the A-92 autovia in the Malaga province. The confused driver is believed to have entered the highway in Mollina, travelling in the direction of Sevilla before crashing …
Based on the reign of Elizabeth II and the British royal family the hugely popular Netflix series has chosen the old tobacco factory in Malaga for its Spanish headquarters. Part of the fourth season will be filmed in southern Spain, but Netflix has not yet revealed any of the filming locations. Mallorca based production company Palma Pictures, which is overseeing …
A local lifeguard at Playa de la Chullera in Manilva spotted a two-meter long jellyfish swimming amongst tourists on the coast. Biologists from Aula del Mar in Malaga confirmed that the animal was harmless amid reports of worried tourists afraid to go into the water. The jellyfish was spotted around 2 pm earlier this week and marks the first time …
All the promotions for the musical which will open Antonio Banderas’ new Soho Theatre in Malaga are well underway, including a sponsored sailboat at the Mallorca regatta. Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” will be the first show in Antonio Banderas’ newly renovated Soho theatre in Malaga and is due to open on October 18th. Before the opening, various promotions are …