According to the latest World Health Organisation findings, the Spanish have the best health and life expectancy of any country in Europe. Plentiful sunshine and fresh air, a Mediterranean diet and fabulous local wine (the Spanish consume 11.2 litres of alcohol per person per year, against a world average of 6.2 litres) are all likely […]
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Record numbers of visitors head to Spain – and many of them are looking to stay long-term
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Record breaking summer for Malaga city
MALAGA City has had its best summer ever for tourism, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). June, July and August saw 312,218 tourists stay at city hotels, 7.7 per cent more than the same period last year, with stays getting longer (reaching an average of 2.21 days per stay this […]
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Prices increases predicted for Costa del Sol properties
WHILE recovery is expected to be slow but sure for the Spanish property market, certain areas including the Costa del Sol are likely to see significant property price increases next year, a new report has concluded. Acuña y Asociados real estate consulting firm’s Spanish Real Estate Market Annual Report has predicted that prices will now […]
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Malaga airport has registered its best August ever
MALAGA-Costa del Sol airport has registered its best month of August ever with more than 1.7 million passengers registered, AENA airport authority has announced. The airport was particularly popular with passengers from the UK (593,093) followed by Germany (147,922) and France (126,532), and of the total, 1,486,691 people flew to or from a city abroad […]
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Marbella, ‘The’ place to live and own property
SPAIN has done an excellent job in turning the economy around creating a safe environment for property ownership, especially in Marbella. According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute, Marbella is leading the rest of Spain’s property market, with property sales now reaching 12 per cent more than the peak sales of 2007. This year also […]
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Spain’s tourism hits new record: 38 million in 7 months
Authorities say Spain has seen a record 38 million tourists in the first seven months of the year as a weak euro and security issues in other beach resort nations like Tunisia make it a more attractive destination. The state tourism office said Friday the January-through-July figure was 4.7 percent up on the record set […]
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Costa del Sol saddles up to host first stages of La Vuelta
The Costa del Sol is set to go bonkers for bicycles at the weekend, as the first stage of La Vuelta, Spain’s biggest cycling race, gets under way on Saturday (August 22). The first stage, the short but technical 7.4-kilometre team time trial, is hosted by Puerto Banus and Marbella, running right along the coast, […]
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Foreign buyers boosting Spanish property market, especially on Costa del Sol
An increased number of foreign buyers is set to boost the residential property market in the Costa del Sol in Spain, one of the country’s most popular areas with overseas purchasers. A new market forecast report from Instituto de Practica Empresarial (IPE) business school, in collaboration with property company Mar Real Estate, suggests the market […]
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Visitors arrive in force in Malaga
AUGUST kicked off to a busy start for Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, where activity has been frenetic over the last week. As predicted, the first weekend of the month registered large amounts of travellers with 316,000 passengers passing through the airport in just five days. The busiest day was Saturday (August 1) with 412 flights, […]
