TORREVIEJA has released the Spring cultural programme showing what is on offer throughout April, May and June. Councillor for Culture, Luis Maria Pizana, was accompanied by the coordinator of Culture, Manuel Esteban Moreno, as they presented the programme which has a total of 224 acts and an overall budget of €58,000. Among the scheduled activities […]
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€58,000 for Torrevieja’s cultural programme
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Costa Blanca sees best Easter in decades
THE best Easter of the decade. That’s how Costa Blanca hoteliers and restaurateurs are describing the Easter weekend on the coast. Hotel occupancy in towns like Benidorm reached nearly 100 per cent and restaurants said they had had a “very positive” result from the first major holiday period of the year. President of the Hosbec […]
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Easter in Spain – why Mallorca is drawing in the crowds
Easter in the UK is usually a mixed bag of time off work, hyperactive children, threatening rainclouds and enough chocolate to keep Weight Watchers in business until Christmas. Though this combo does have a certain British charm, increasingly the temptations of spending the Easter break overseas are winning over the hearts of those looking for […]
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Tourists flock to Spain in record-breaking numbers
Spain has broken not one, but two tourism records, for the number of tourists in January and February, who spent a high of €6.6 billion in the country. Spain welcomed 6.5 million international tourists in the first two months of 2015, marking a 4.5 percent rise on the same period last year and a new […]
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Norwegian celebrates inaugural flights from Birmingham Airport
Norwegian celebrated its inaugural flight from Birmingham Airport to Madrid; the first of three new Spanish destinations set to launch this summer from the airport. “Today is a double celebration – we’re celebrating the launch of direct flights to Madrid and welcoming Norwegian to Birmingham Airport,” said David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Airport. […]
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Health: the most important factor for seniors in Mallorca
SENIOR citizens over 65 years old in Mallorca have listed health, independence and social life as the most important factors in their life, says a report. The study was carried out by researchers from the Psychology and Pedagogy departments at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), aiming to find out how high senior citizens’ […]
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Exchange rates and golden visa encouraging overseas buyers in Spain
Currency exchange rates are encouraging even more foreign buyers back to the Spanish property market and this is reflected in increased sales, especially in popular areas. New legislation to relax the requirements for Spain’s golden visa which allows non-European Union buyers to gain citizenship if they invest in the real estate market is also set […]
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Low-cost airline traffic from UK to Spain up by 9.2% in 2015
2014 saw an almost constant increase in the number of foreigners visiting Spain, and the first two months of 2015 seem to boast promising figures for Spanish tourism. January and February saw a marked increase of 9.2 per cent more Britons travelling to Spain on low-cost airlines. In recent years the rise of the low […]
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Málaga, Spain’s Self-Appointed New Arts Hub
For the past 15 years, Málaga, the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, has pushed to promote its connection to the great painter, as part of its efforts to turn itself into an arts center. Now, the cultural ambitions of this southern Spanish city are taking on a new dimension, spearheaded by its longstanding mayor, who persuaded […]
