The Mallorcan fair season is in full swing now that November has arrived. The fairs are a celebration of harvests and agricultural commerce, and many of Majorca’s towns and villages find some product that their fair is then based on. We have already experienced the Sobradassa (Mallorcan sausage) fair in Campos, and the Llampuga (local […]
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Autumn Fairs in Mallorca
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Ain’t too proud to beg
The Costa Blanca is buzzing with the news that The Temptations are coming to the Orihuela Costa for a one night only concert. Since news started leaking out that the world famous Motown group were on their way, organisers Heatwave Promotions have been inundated with requests for tickets. All but a handful of the VIP […]
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iMarbella
iPhone and iPad owners can learn much more about Marbella and get a range of tourist information through a new application which is FREE to download. This innovative project is an initiative from the Marbella Town Hall to bring Marbella at the forefront of tourism market trends. It is an initiative that not only provides visitors an opportunity […]
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Malaga a firm favourite with tourists
WITH bargain flights and a port at its doorstep, it is no wonder Malaga City has become the destination of choice for thousands of tourists. With 422,691 passengers, Malaga Airport was the nation’s second favourite airport for low-cost airlines last month, beaten only by Palma de Mallorca and ahead ofBarcelona. In September 2010, 3.43 million passengers used […]
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Andalucia Valderrama Masters Oct 28th – 31st
The recession may have struck, prize funds are down, several tournaments have disappeared but it isn’t all doom and gloom for the European Tour. This week, the Tour has pitched camp at Valderrama on Spain’s Costa del Sol — or as the tourism people in these parts would have it, the Costa del Golf. Valderrama is […]
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Spanish property love affair back on the cards with 29.6% increase in sales reported
It seems that the Spanish property market has turned an all important corner with the latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) reporting a 29.6% increase in the sale of dwellings in August 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The British love affair with Spanish property was unfortunately interrupted by economics and […]
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Taylor Wimpey de España exhibits at SIMed
The seventh edition of the Mediterranean Real Estate Exhibition (SIMed), which was held in the Exhibition and Congress Centre of Malaga since last Thursday 21 to Sunday, has been confirmed as the most important event of the sector in the region. SIMed has thus positioned itself as the industry benchmark event in Andalusia, and also […]
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Come to the Costa Blanca!
THAT IS the message that will be conveyed to millions of Brits after it was announced that a joint promotional campaign by the Provincial Patronage of Tourism and the Tourism Department of the Diputacion of Alicante will be launched in the UK to encourage British holiday makers to come to the Costa Blanca. Posters promoting […]
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Travellers’ Choice
TripAdvisor, the largest and most popular travel community in the world, has given the award Travellers Choices Destinations™, the city of Palma. This morning, Inma Solis, head of communications for TripAdvisor in Spain presented the award to the mayor of the city, Ms. Aina Calvo. TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice Destination Awards are based on millions of reviews and real opinions […]
