The council has approved the installation of more automatic bollards in the centre of Nerja in order to regulate traffic. They will be very similar to the ones already in use in Plaza Cavanna
Empowering Women Seminar
There is an Empowering Women Seminar taking place in Nerja during the weekend of May 16th/17th 2015.
Eurovision singer shoots video in Nerja
Spanish pop star Edurne was in Nerja yesterday shooting scenes for the official video of the cycling Tour of Spain 2015 (La Vuelta de Espana) at El Canuelo beach in Maro. The video features Edurne’s new song ‘Amanecer’ (‘Dawn’) which is the official song of La Vuelta 2015 which will ride through Malaga on August 24th. However, perhaps more significant …
New underground car park at Burriana Beach nears completion
The mayor of Nerja Jose Alberto Armijo has announced that the new underground car park at Burriana Beach will be open in time for the summer. It is expected that the car park will be fully operational by late May or early June after the necessary authorisations and licences are obtained. There will be 241 car parking spaces available over …
Discounts on the way for pensioners
The Nerja local council has drawn up an agreement between the Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) and local businesses to offer discounts for the benefit of senior citizens living in Nerja with a pensioner’s card (Carné del Mayor). The aim of the initiative as explained by local councillor Inocencia Quintero is to give older people an economic advantage so that they may …
Top British female athlete trains in Nerja
Nerja continues to host elite stars of track and field, the latest being young Welsh 400 metre runner Seren Bundy-Davies. Last month Seren won the women’s 400 individual bronze at the European Indoor Championships held in Prague losing out on the silver medal by just 100th of a second, although she did get her hands on a silver medal as …
New art exhibition opens in town
The Market Hall (La Sala Mercado) in Calle San Miguel is hosting an art exhibition entitled ‘Ruptura y Cambio’ (Break and Change) by artist and sculptor Jose Manuel Velasco. Born in Cordoba, Jose Manuel has exhibited his abstract style art all over the world in places such as New York, Milan, Paris, Egypt and Mexico. His work has received the …
Did You Know…?
Legendary actor and director Orson Welles filmed scenes for his famously unfinished movie ‘Don Quixote’ in Nerja during 1961. The American director took shots on the Balcon de Europa and in the Portofino Restaurant. Welles was a regular visitor to the Malaga region from the 1950’s to 1970’s and his ashes were actually scattered into a well in Ronda at …
Fuente de Europa being moved to Plaza De Los Cangrejos
The town hall has begun works to move the “Fuente de Europa” fountain from the Verano Azul Park to the Plaza de Los Cangrejos.
Kiosk up for grabs
The Nerja town council has decided to grant a concession to lease the snack kiosk, which is owned by the council