Orihuela’s Medieval Market this weekend
The time for the celebration of the largest Medieval Market in Spain is approaching. This year it will take place between 1st and 3rd February in Orihuela, Alicante. The Medieval Market of Orihuela is an event that attracts a great amount of visitors every year, as it is quite colourful and offers great shows and activities for all ages, especially for children. It is an ideal plan for the family or to go with friends. Every year there are farm animals and birds of prey exhibitions, and games for children. Among the market stalls, we will be able to find […]
The tallest buildings of Andalusia
Andalusia has no ‘skyscrapers’ comparable to those in Madrid. However, in some municipalities in the west of Almeria, an area with strong economic growth, are being projected buildings to overcome the barrier of 100 meters. The two tallest buildings are historic buildings found in Andalucía, the Giralda in Seville (97 meters) and the Tower of the Cathedral of Málaga (93 meters). SEVILLE. With its 97 meters, Giralda is still the tallest building in Seville. Unwritten but scrupulously kept rules are followed by the architects whose designs will not exceed the height of the main symbol of the city, which began […]
Hotel Pez Espada offers a tasting of the finest Andalusian oenological products
In the lounges of the Medplaya Hotel Pez Espada, Torremolinos, on Tuesday 29 January 2013 at 18:00h. The association ¿Yo? ¡Producto Andaluz! and the Medplaya Hotel Pez Espada will offer a free tasting of the extraordinary wines to over 300 national and international clients who stay at this hotel, which is a point of reference for tourists from all over the world. The guests will have the opportunity to taste sweet wines such as Manzanilla, Málaga Moscatel, Pedro Ximenez, Vinos de Condado, Palo Cortao, sparkling wines Montes, Alpujarreño, red, rose and white table wines and “Floriditos” among others. With this […]
Submarine world of Sea Life Benalmádena
Surrounded by 500,000 liters of water, we meet about 3,000 amazing creatures, some native and others from exotic locations. Among reefs and through a perfect recreation of the sea shores, you can observe the species that live near the Mediterranean coast. The tour will lead you to the home of the stripes. An even more direct contact with animals is experienced in the “Interactive Zone” where you can hold a starfish, tomatoes and other curious marine species. After this experience, we continue the journey to reach a large underwater tunnel that immerse us in a huge tank with 250,000 gallons […]
Mijas will house an important collection of Picasso ceramics
Located in the heart of Mijas Pueblo, in an old house and carpet shop on the calle Málaga, the town of Mijas will open the future museum (Contemporary Art Centre) which will house an important collection of Picasso ceramics, in summer 2013. The most universal Málaga citizen, the painter Pablo Ruiz Picasso, will have exposed part of his artistic production very soon, in Mijas Pueblo, small town on the Costa del Sol. The sculptural figures will be part of this important private collection, the collection will include several pictures of the initial stage of Picasso and his lithographs. The place […]
Spain’s new advertising campaing abroad
Tourspain, Spain’s Tourism Institute, is the social organization in charge of promoting Spain abroad, developing the foundations of the tourism policy, supporting Spanish tourist companies abroad and the international relations, and encouraging innovation, among other essential tasks. It has a total of 33 Tourism Offices abroad, and 2 of them are located in London and Dublin. This is their contact email: londres@tourspain.es All the offices depend of the Spanish Embassies and Consulates abroad. For further information, please visit its homepage: http://www.tourspain.es On the occasion of the celebration of the International Tourism Fair of Madrid (Fitur), which will take place between the end […]
Golf holidays on the Costa del Sol
Costa del Sol is one of Europe’s top golf destinations attracting many golfers from all over Europe. With the Malaga Airport as a gateway to over 60 courses, Costa del Sol became an ideal place for a golfing weekends and a golf breaks. The most tourists are coming from northern Europe who make the most of the budget airline and head down to the south of Spain for a few days where they rent a car and play several courses over a few days or book a hotel for a couple of days. With over 300 days of sunshine a […]
Comares named one of its streets after ‘Hotel Bali’
On Saturday, July 21, 2012, the municipality of Comares, Málaga celebrated the opening of a street that the citizens dedicated to one of the Medplaya Hotels in Costa del Sol, namely to the Hotel Bali in appreciation of the those who have worked in this hotel during the 41 years of its existence. Currently there are only six active employees of Comares at the hotel Bali, plus two early retirees. There is also one at the hotel Pez Espada, which had worked before in the Bali. In the course of 41 years of the hotels’ existence there were 46 Comares […]
REBAJAS: 12 Recommendations to buy during Sales in Spain
On January 7th, right after the Three Kings celebrations have come to an end, the Sales period (aka ‘Rebajas’ in Spanish) started. This year there are massive discounts (something we can really thank crisis for…). It is expected that this year’s sales in Spain will last until March, although it depends on the demand and the criteria of each merchant, as they are free to determine their sales period. Recommendations and essential information to take into consideration It is advisable to state beforehand the amount of money that we want and can spend on Rebajas, as it is easy to […]
Banús Beach in Puerto Banús, Marbella
There are two main beach areas to Puerto Banús, one to the left of the Marina, the other to the right. Each beach stretches out at least 150 m in length and both areas are very clean and well organised. One is also known as the beach of Rio Verde or Banús Beach which is located near the mouth of this river. A beach with calm and warm waters protected by breakwaters, with a significant number of facilities and services, restaurants, bars. The luxury marina Puerto Banús, commonly known as Puerto Banús, is a beach with glamour and not very […]