The Pound has just hit a 16 month high against the Euro, encouraging UK property investors to develop more interest in the strengthening Spanish property market. GBP/EUR currently stands at around 1.2000, a growth of more than 10% over recent months. The result is that a property in Spain which may have been on the […]
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Weakening Euro attracts Spanish property investors
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Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend
THE big freeze is due to reach Mallorca tomorrow (Friday). This weekend will be “one of the coldest in recent years” on the island, according to the State Metrological Agency (AEMET). Snowfall could reach as far down as sea level from tomorrow. Friday is expected to be the coldest day with a wind chill factor […]
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European Tour announces return of Open de Andalucía at Aloha Golf Club in Spain
European Tour season is warming up as the tour coordinating committee announced on Tuesday, January 31 that the 2012 Open de Andalucía will be returning to Aloha Golf Club on Spain’s Costa del Sol after a lapse of three years. Spain has been one of the most visited venues on the European Tour calendar in […]
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Alicante revealed as top destination for British travellers in 2012
Alicante takes the top flight destination spot for Brits travelling abroad in 2012 it has been revealed by price comparison website dealchechecker.co.uk. Up five places from last year, Alicante has always been a popular destination, offering great value getaways. A fall in local prices on everything from a restaurant meal to sun cream combined […]
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Exhibition: Esther Ferrer. In Four Movements
“Accidents are part of the performance.” “There is no freedom when everything is controlled by institutions”. “I do not do art for others, I do art for myself.” “Art is the only space for freedom”… These words of Esther Ferrer present us with a radical, independent, antiexhibition and free artist with her own ideas. For […]
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Mallorca tops Spain for nights spent in hotels
MALLORCA was the Spanish tourist resort which registered the highest number of overnight hotel stays last year, with 41.6 million, new National Statistics Institute estimates reveal. Almost six and a half million tourists visited the island during 2011, of which 5.5 million were foreign residents. Regionally the Balearics were only topped by the Canary Islands. […]
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Mallorca’s Capital Palma Launches Year-Round Tourism Campaign
Provisional data shows air traffic for Palma de Mallorca at 22,726,459 passengers for 2011, that’s a 7.6% increase on 2010 when just over 21 million passengers passed through the Airport. With the Island on a high, Palma this month launched a public-private “Palma 365” campaign to encourage year-round tourism to this exquisite Balearic capital city. […]
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New NIE procedure ‘won’t affect Spanish property market’
From 3 January 2012 the Spanish authorities have changed the rules on how foreign property buyers obtain their fiscal identification number or NIE. A power of attorney is no longer acceptable and every purchaser has to attend in person, either in Spain or at their local Embassy. An NIE, abbreviation for Número de Identificación de […]
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Happy Days
Brits who have moved to Spain are the happiest expatriates (expats), according to a new survey. The research, carried out by Lloyds TSB International and published by The Telegraph, revealed that 75.9 per cent of those questioned said they were happier living in Spain than they had been in the UK. Overall, 68% of those asked […]
