The southern Spanish city of Malaga is set to be the home of the first ever Pompidou museum outside of France, a further boost to the city’s growing reputation as a hub for the arts. The custom ‘Cube’ construction, designed as the first-ever satellite museum of Paris’s famous Pompidou Centre, will open in March 2015. […]
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Malaga art boom draws ‘pop-up Pompidou’
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Building a better future – Spanish construction sector is fastest growing in Europe
Spain has had enough of economic doom and gloom. The sun-kissed Iberian country has put its economic troubles behind it and is now leading Europe in the race to build a better and brighter future. Figures from EU statistics office Eurostat have shown that the Spanish construction sector has registered a massive year on year […]
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Keeping Malaga’s beaches clean.
A CAMPAIGN to keep Malaga’s beaches clean launched by the city council early in June has been gathering momentum. Entitled ‘Málaga, ¡cómo te quiero!'(Malaga, oh how I love you!), the movement has already reached more than 18,000 people with its message to keep Malaga’s beaches clean and free from litter. In particular, the council is […]
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Bye bye Belgium, hello Spain! Belgian buyers race to pick up a Spanish second home
Spain’s property market is roaring back to life, with sales climbing 8.8% in June according to figures from Spain’s national statistics institute, the INE. It is the fourth consecutive month of rising sales numbers that the Iberian country has reported. Spain’s central bank also has positive news to report, announcing recently that the country’s economy […]
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Property sales in Spain up 8.8% boosted by foreign buyers
Residential property sales in Spain increased by 8.8% in June compared to the same month a year ago, the latest data from the National Statistics Institute shows. The year on year increase in June is the fourth consecutive monthly rise following those experienced in March, April and May, when home sales rose by 22%, 5% […]
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The 10th London Spanish Film Festival announces its line up
The London Spanish Film Festival is returning to the capital from 25 September to 5 October. Now in its 10th year, it will be offering 10 days filled with a wealth of Spanish film screenings, Q&As with actors and filmmakers, as well as a variety of talks and presentations. Organised by Tristana Media in collaboration […]
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Spanish property market rebounds as economy turns a corner and attracts international buyers
Spain’s economy has been looking up of late, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adjusting its growth forecast from 0.6% to 1.2% for 2014. James Daniel, head of the IMF’s mission to Spain, explained recently, “The economy has turned the corner, recovery is on the right track and the outlook is better than it was […]
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Regata Copa del Rey
The prestigious Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) is now a major date on the international yachting calendar and competing teams include America’s Cup participants. From 2 – 9 August , a week of frantic activity will begin both on land and on the acclaimed racing area of the bay of Palma, where more than a […]
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New survey reveals Spain as the UK’s most popular overseas retirement destination
New research has revealed that more than 6 million UK adults are planning to head overseas when they retire, with Spain’s sunny shores emerging as their destination of choice. The poll from MGM Advantage identified some 3.2 million adults looking to leave the UK in order to retire to European destinations, with Spain garnering 26% […]
