Southern Spain’s Costa del Sol is now home to a collection of spectacular gardens that allow residents to partake in a botanical journey through five different continents’ vegetation. The stunning 4.5 acre grounds include pine trees and cork oaks representing Europe to more exotic varieties of flora such as the ginkgo tree and the Himalayan […]
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Explore the continents of the world on this botanical journey in Southern Spain
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20% of Foreigners plan on buying a holiday home in Spain
According to a study carried out by franchise estate agent’s Iberia Real Estate, two out of every ten foreigners plan on purchasing a second home in Spain. The most popular destinations for these potential foreign property buyers are located along the Mediterranean coast. With the rise in tourism and the threat of terrorist attacks in […]
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Vueling Summer 2017 schedule is a scorcher
Vueling, the popular Spanish airline for Welsh travellers, has announced a further increase in capacity on all of its services from Cardiff for summer 2017, due to increased demand and consistent passenger growth at Wales’ national airport. 190,812 seats are now on sale on flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma Majorca between April and […]
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Taylor Wimpey España to host Charity Golf Championship on the Costa del Sol
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Los Arqueros Golf Club in Malaga, Taylor Wimpey España is organising and sponsoring a golf championship day, followed by a paella inspired lunch. The event is available to all clients, friends and family, with over 200 guests expected to attend. It will take place on Saturday 3rd December 2016 […]
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Spain’s tourism growth seems unstoppable
Over the first nine months of this year Spain received 60.3 million foreign tourists, which is an increase of 10.1%, according to the Tourist Border Movement Survey (FRONTUR) released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In September, Spain also recorded substantial tourism growth when 7.9 million international tourists came to explore the country (+10.2%). The […]
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Jávea – the jewel in the crown of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A heavenly Mediterranean lifestyle with easy access to everything that the Costa Blanca’s most fashionable beach resort can offer. “Alicante, which includes the Costa Blanca, attracted more foreign property sales than any other part of Spain in the last quarter of 2015,” said Julian Walker, director at PropertyandSpain.co.uk. “And this trend is set to continue. […]
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Who loves Spain the most? The Brits of course
Despite fears that the fall in the value of sterling in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum would keep them away, a record number of Brits holidayed in Spain this summer. Statistics for the month of September revealed Spain’s tourism boom continued unabated and was fuelled by the influx of British holidaymakers. In fact 10.2 […]
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Homes sales up in Spain but there are signs of a Brexit effect
Homes sales in Spain are rising again after a summer lull but figures are distorted for a number of reasons, including a potential Brexit effect, according to real estate experts. Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) show that sales increased in August by 20% compared to a year ago but such a rise […]
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An American adventure
WHILE New York Times visited the Costa del Sol and waxed lyrical about the quickly evolving property scene, local tourism chief Elias Bendodo lead a Spanish contingent to the Big Apple as part of a promotional campaign. The Costa del Sol offensive on American investors and tourists has been steadily gaining ground since the financial […]
