While Costa del Sol hotels sit empty, for the moment at least, and bars and restaurants are closed due to the protective measures due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the video shows how the industry will recover once the current crisis is over. Originally in Spanish, the provincial government and Turismo Costa del Sol have released an English version of the …
Non-resident British landlords could see the amount of tax they pay on rental properties increase and the ability to claim expenses disappear. Tax changes following the UK’s departure from the European Union are likely to affect the Costa del Sol rental market, of which 50% is dependent on British buyers. Unless some kind of agreement is reached between the UK …
The city of Malaga has put out a tender order for the building of a state-of-the-art planetarium on a large site within Campamento Benitez. Interested parties now have until February 8th, 2020 to submit their plans for the building of the planetarium, along with a concession period that will last for 37 years. Located near Malaga’s border with Torremolinos, Malaga …
As discussions continue between the United Kingdom and the European Union over Brexit the government of Andalucia has launched an elaborate post Brexit plan for tourism. The Junta intends to spend nearly 30€ million to promote the attractiveness of the region to foreign tourists. Included in the plan is one million euros that will be used to promote the Costa …
You might want to get your waterproofs out and leave the umbrella at home after the national weather agency’s severe weather warning for Malaga and Cadiz. AEMET has issued a yellow alert for the entire province of Malaga starting from midnight tonight until 6 pm Friday. The area’s most likely to incur 80 kilometres per hour winds and torrential rain …
A five-kilometre race is being organized on the Costa del Sol to give engaged couples the chance to win the wedding of their dreams. Winners of the race will receive prizes that include a private villa, cars, flowers, photographs, jewellery, tuxedo, hair, makeup and of course that all-important wedding dress worth 40,000€. Set to take place in Malaga on February …
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 …
Every year thousands of people visit Malaga for the city’s annual feria to be treated to a celebration of local culture in a party-like atmosphere. Commemorating the incorporation of Malaga to the Crown of Castile by the Catholic Monarchs the feria celebrates the arrival of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon when they entered Malaga …
Every summer inexperienced swimmers die because they do not know what to do when they find themselves caught up in a riptide. Also called rip currents or undertow, the phenomenon occurs when a narrow band of water moves directly away from the beach. Imagine a river running through the waves in the opposite direction, pulling anything trapped in it out …
Attention thrill seekers! Have you heard about the Caminito del Rey near to Malaga in southern Spain? Built in the early part of the 20th century near the village of El Chorro, the Caminito del Rey is a narrow walkway resting on spikes and cables hammered into the side of sheer cliffs 100 meters above the Guadalhorce River. Called the …