The Spanish airport authority, AENA, who are responsible for operations at Alicante, El Altet, has announced that they have received 15% more requests for flight slots in summer 2012, which includes new operators flying to 14 of the 15 destinations that the withdrawal of Ryanair would have affected. Although Ryanair has yet to officially respond […]
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A bright summer at Alicante Airport
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A favourable exchange
Spain’s housing market is looking increasingly attractive to Brits as online currency exchange rates are proving favourable for investors from the UK. This is according to head of Spanish Property Insight Mark Stucklin, who explained how the pound is currently up above 1.20 against the euro and this looks likely to continue throughout the year. He commented […]
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Latest report identifies what buyers want from Spanish property in 2012
Having waved goodbye to what was a relatively tough year for the global property market, Kyero.com’s latest analysis of the forever popular Spanish property market highlights some interesting findings, identifying that foreign buyers will continue to look for bargain properties focusing in Spain’s best known areas. Kyero.com’s enquiry report analysed almost 130,000 enquiries made by […]
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Procession of the Three Kings
THERE will be more floats, sweets and participation in this year’s Three Kings procession in Palma de Mallorca. The procession will leave from Moll Vell tonight (Thursday) at 6pm and will proceed through Avenida Antoni Maura, Paseo del Born, Plaza Joan Carles I, Unio, La Rambla, Calle Bisbe Campins, Cerdanya, Paseo Mallorca, Avenida Jaume III, […]
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The flowering of the almond trees in Mallorca
If you’re coming to Spain any time between the end of January and the middle of February, you’ll have the chance to witness an amazing natural phenomenon: the flowering of the almond trees in Mallorca. At this time of year the island’s Mediterranean landscape is awash with white blossom, making an enchanting picture which heralds […]
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Here Comes the Sun
IT has been the second hottest autumn in the last 40 years, according to the Balearic Meteorology Agency. The hottest was in 2006. In Mallorca, temperatures were on average 1.4 degrees Celsius higher than is usual during the autumn months, according to the agency’s director Agusti Jansa. The average autumn rainfall in the Balearics was […]
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Malaga : City of Museums
Málaga is the capital of Costa del Sol. You can come to enjoy its shops, the Historic District, the fine weather and the extensive beaches. What to see: Roman Theatre, Alcazaba or Arab Fortress, Gibralfaro Castle, Cathedral, Picasso Museum, Church of Santiago, Plaza de la Merced, and much more. Exhibition: Alberto Giacometti. Retrospective The Museo Picasso […]
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Hotel Occupancy Rose by 1.7% in November
Spanish hotels recorded 14.6 million overnight stays in November, representing an increase of 1.7% over the same month of 2010, while prices fell by 0.3%, a tenth lower than in November 2010, according to figures released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The increase in hotel occupancy experienced in November was mainly as […]
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Properties sold to foreign residents in Spain increase by 24.7% in third quarter of 2011
Property sales made by foreign residents in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year according to statistics from The Ministry of Public Transactions. This figure takes into account all foreigners who live and resident in Spain while further statistics show that the provinces […]
