According to municipal figures, hotel occupancy during the first fortnight of August has averaged 94.65%, up from 93.36% during the same period last year.
Diario ABC names Burriana beach as one of the ten most popular with foreign visitors
According to the Spanish newspaper Diario ABC, Burriana beach is in the top ten beaches in the country preferred by foreign tourists. It comes in at number four, behind Playa de las Americas (Tenerife), Playas del Papagayo (Lanzarote) and Playa de Barceloneta (Barcelona).
Swimming results
Sunday was the swim across Burriana, the XVII Travesía a Nado de Nerja, with approaching 200 competitors, including an Andalucian, a European and a World champion. You can see the full result list HERE and continue reading to see a video of the finish-
Out and About, August 18th 2013…
Can’t get bored with ‘Y Viva España’ and ‘When the Saints…’ being played by each and every accordion player. Same everywhere, no different in Torrox, Ronda…Pity there is no variety when it comes to street musicians these days with the general ‘ban’ on busking.
Art attack…
There is an art exhibition on at the Municipal Exhibition Hall in calle Cristo featuring the work of Carmen Abreu, Isabel Hueso and Pepi Barriola. Well worth a look.
Marina project parked
The Andalucia Public Ports Agency, APPA, has decided to put on hold any plans for a marina in the Axarquia and to couple such a project to the new Axarquia Costa del Sol Oriental Ports Master Plan for Andalucia 2014-2020 which will analyse the need to implement such an infrastructure.
Mojito at Bajamar
There are several good places to sit outside, relax and enjoy a drink on calle Antonio Millón, the Bajamar Cafeteria being one of the most popular. Good, friendly service and very reasonable prices.
Mid-afternoon tapas at La Piqueta
La Piqueta is a small, popular tapas bar on calle Pintada, Nerja, with a street terrace for those occasional warm days. As a tapas I was presented with a fat, juicy chorizo sausage in a bun.
Out and About, August 15th 2013…
Carabeo and Carabeillo beaches were both packed to the rafters today, everyone enjoying the public holiday and recovering from the Fiesta Blanca!!!.
Questions asked about the Costa del Sol Tourist Office
The PSOE spokesman for Málaga Council, Francisco Conejo, has posed the question as to why the Costa del Sol Tourist Office, one of three Tourist offices located beneath the Town Hall, remains closed sixteen months after the fanfare of the official inauguration.