A road winds up into the hills above Palma. In the days when Joan Miró lived here, it was covered with nothing but the orange trees and the hot pink wildflowers that cover the Mallorcan countryside. Today, high-rise holiday flats and luxury villas interrupt the view out to the Mediterranean, but nestled amongst the modern […]
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Joan Miró :The Thrill of Seeing
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First evidence that golden visa is attracting non EU buyers to Spain
US, Chinese and Russian buyers were among the most active foreign buyers in Spain in the first quarter of 2014, according to new data from the General Council of Notaries in Spain. The number of Spanish properties bought by these nationalities increased by 88.9%, 83.1% and 62.6% respectively in the first quarter compared to the […]
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Scandinavians swoop in on Spain’s lucrative property market, says Knight Frank
Online searches for properties in Spain increased by 29% over the first three months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, data from Knight Frank’s Global Property Search has revealed. Converting the searches into results, more than a fifth of all Spanish residential sales – 55,187 transactions – were made by foreign buyers. […]
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Costa Blanca property is top of the wish list according to leading Spanish property portal
Leading online Spanish property portal Kyero.com‘s latest analysis of the forever popular Spanish property market identifies just where and what foreign buyers are looking for in terms of Spanish second homes. Kyero.com‘s enquiry report analysed enquiries made by email during the first quarter of 2014 showing that between January and June 2014 47% of enquiries […]
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Sunday opening for Marbella
Marbella has been added to the list of cities in Spain that can open businesses on Sunday and certain public holidays. The current law restricts businesses across Spain from opening their doors during these national days of rest. However, there are exceptions for certain cities and Marbella has been added to this list due to […]
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€500 million in six months
THE growth of the tourism industry in Malaga is leading the local economy and has generated more than €500 million in the last six months. Malaga council is hoping to reach the milestone of a million visitors this year. “Thanks to an increase in the number of tourists and the overnight stays in hotels the […]
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Summer season sees upswing of flights
The first “big summer weekend” has seen 1,990 flights in and out of Son Sant Joan. Palma airport has registered an upswing of flights during the beginning of the summer season according to data released by Aena (Spanish Airport Authorities). The 1,990 flights mean a total of 340,000 seats and the biggest day was the […]
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Spain tops EU travel destination rankings
Spain was the most popular overseas destination for people living within the European Union in 2012, while the vast majority of Spaniards didn’t leave the country when travelling, official figures released last week show. Spain pipped evergreen favourites France and Italy to top the tourism and business travel rankings released by the EU statistics agency […]
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Spain’s visitor figures up 8.2% year on year
During May 2014, Spain welcomed more than 1.6 million UK visitors, making the UK the largest international tourism market to the country and representing 27.6% of all international tourists. The monthly figure represented a year on year increase of 7.5%, with the cumulative UK visitor numbers since the start of the year up by 6.9% […]
