More than 200 paintings from the private collection of the widow of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza will be on display in a new museum that opens in the southern Spanish city of Malaga. The Carmen Thyssen Museum opened with a ceremony in the presence of Spanish Hollywood star Antonio Banderas, among others. Some 230 works from 19th […]
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Signs of improvement
The official Spain property price index from the Department of Housing shows that the average price of a home in Spain fell by 3.5 per cent last year. However, in reality Spain property prices have fallen by significantly more – creating lots of bargain opportunities in the process. The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that property […]
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Kippenberger meets Picasso
The Picasso Museum in Malaga is devoting this exhibition to the figure of Martin Kippenberger, a member of the generation of German creators who explored the role of the artist in culture. Kippenberger lived in Spain at the end of the 80s and it was in the town of Carmona in Seville where he became […]
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Sales climb points to Spanish property recovery
Spanish real estate has had its first official good news since the collapse of the market, with home sales increasing last year for the first time since 2007. The latest figures from the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE) show property sales in Spain rose 6.8% in 2010, which, whilst still significantly down on boom-time levels, […]
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The Spanish Holiday Renaissance Begins
The Spanish holiday renaissance is well and truly on with nearly every industry commentator joining the masses of holidaymakers, voting with their feet, in deciding that this year’s hot holiday destination is once again Spain. To meet this surge in demand for flights to Spain, Jet2.com, the leading leisure airline with friendly low fares, are […]
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Low Rates on Car Hire in Malaga
Malaga airport car hire has never been so affordable according to www.Rhinocarhire.com. Prices in early January 2011 bottomed out at just GBP6* per day for an economy car for a short time whilst suppliers struggled to sell stock and were left with over supply. In stark contrast to the summer of 2009 where suppliers could charge […]
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Andalucia. There’s only one.
THE number of foreign tourists visiting Andalucia rose by five per cent in 2010, despite slight falls seen in traditionally strong markets such as the UK and Germany. According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, for the whole of Spain rose by 1.4 per cent after two consecutive years of falls. This was mainly […]
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Is Spanish real estate on the way back up?
Spanish house prices have been sliding for some time; for those dreaming of a home in the sunshine, now may be the time to buy. Prices for Spanish property have been falling for some time now, but is the window of bargain prices about to close? Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero seems to think […]
