If you were here about a month ago you may have noticed the sea did not look as blue as normal as large areas (bigger the football pitches!) of red, cloudy coloured areas moved along the coast including to the neighbouring Axarquia. At the same time rumours spread along the coast the the was contaminated. Wisely… Read More
Costa Tropical – Just Say I Do
While walking along the beaches of Almunecar this evening I came across the newly wed couple in the photo. Having first posed for photos on the beach they later walked on up to the Mirador Cruz del Santo, which is Almunecar’s version of the Balcon de Europa found in Nerja. Atop this outcrop of rock is another rock on… Read More
Andalucia News -
World’s largest solar tower switches on – Good stuff! But at the moment it is powering just 10,000 homes when at full capacity in 2013 – 153,000 homes still not much of a dent in the total power needed. Extreme pollen levels in Andalucia – With a wetter than normal winter and a lot more… Read More
Andalucia News -
World’s largest solar tower switches on – Good stuff! But at the moment it is powering just 10,000 homes when at full capacity in 2013 – 153,000 homes still not much of a dent in the total power needed. Extreme pollen levels in Andalucia – With a wetter than normal winter and a lot more… Read More
Spanish Celebrations on the Costa Tropical
I guess I cannot let yesterday’s victory by Barcelona last night against Man Utd pass without at least acknowledging it. The Spanish are on the whole quite big fans of football, may be not on the scale of the UK but many tiros (fireworks which are all bang and no flash were echoing around the hills behind… Read More
Almunecar Holiday Rentals – Tips
Whilst thinking of restaurant tips in Almunecar on the Costa Tropical yesterday I should have mentioned another restaurant. At about this time Saturday evening I was sat on the table next to Almunecar’s mayor who was dressed in a shirt with black and white stripes (as colur combination once worn by prisoners and a combination that some… Read More
Rental Villas Almunecar
Rental Villas Almunecar – Restaurant Tips As we near the longest day of the year when holidaymakers in the evenings often want to get out of their rental villas Almunecar is a popular destination with lots of restaurants and bars and pretty pedestrian areas in the center of the town. The streets are still not… Read More
Salobrena Apartments
Located directly on the coast south of Granada, Salobrena has a wide range of apartments along the beaches and in the town. Once you are here you will be able to find most things you want within walking distance. Even English newspapers can be found in the centre of Salobrena (just opposite the Super Sol… Read More
Costa Tropical Holiday Villas
If you are planning on celebrating a special occassion why not consider one of the Costa Tropical holiday villas to host it? In recent years there has been a growing trend for people to celebrate special occassions here on the Costa Tropical where it is almost unheard of for the weather to spoil the day. Among… Read More
Andalucia News -
Duquesa de Alba among those affected as coastal authority looks at Marbella – More illegal properties – for those that do not know of here the Duquesa is almost like a cross between Barbara Cartland and the (late) Queen Mother – a particuarly odd facet of Spanish modern culture. No Enigma! – Although not here… Read More
