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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Malaga : City of Museums
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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 […]
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Ryanair confirms Palma base
Ryanair has confirmed plans for its 49th European base in Palma with 17 new routes for summer 2012. The expansion will see four aircraft based in Majorca running a total of 47 routes from next March. The no-frills carrier claimed the move will deliver 2.8 million passengers a year and sustain up to 2,800 jobs […]
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Have yourself a very Spanish Christmas
One thing is guaranteed if you spend Christmas in Spain – it is going to be considerably cheaper for Mum and Dad than it would be in the UK. It’s not that the Spanish do not celebrate the Christmas period but they haven’t gone mad with the commercialism of the event which will cost […]
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Fifth of Spain’s low-cost airline passengers fly into Palma
Spain’s Institute of Tourism Studies (IET) has recently revealed that almost one fifth of the 32.2 million passengers who chose to fly to Spain with low-cost airlines between January and October this year landed in Mallorca’s capital – Palma. Across this ten month period, 5.9 million budget flyers passed through Palma Airport which represents a […]
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Balearics receive boost from cruise ship passengers
The Balearic Islands received a much welcomed boost this year of 1.2 million cruise ship passengers, the second highest number in Spain. Only Cataluña, with the port of Barcelona, received more arrivals via sea between January and September 2011, visited by just over 2 million cruise passengers. Indeed, both Cataluña and the Balearic region have […]
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Spain tops holiday home rental destination survey
Overseas property buyers can get an idea of where they are likely to find a good rental market for their holiday home from a new survey that reveals Spain has been the top destination of 2011. The quarter three Marketplace Report from holiday rentals specialists HomeAway also shows that there has been an increase in the rentals […]
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Christmas in Spain
Christmas is all but upon us. A time for traditions, celebration, gifts and, above all, joy. Come and spend Christmas in Spain and discover how we celebrate here, with the day of the “Santos Inocentes” (28th December, with April Fools’ style tricks), living cribs, family dinners, Three Kings’ parades, New Year’s grapes… A host of […]
