At the end of last week I received an email from Michael B asking about the access along the Almunecar seafront, unfortunately my email reply has bounced back and could not be delivered to him. This question has come up twice now and in the hope that Michael may see this and also because… Read More
In Andalucia long term villa rentals will require a signed contract which will provide you and the owner with certain rights. There are two types of rental contract one for holidays “Por Temporada” (seasonal) and the other for longer stays where you would be considered as living here “Vivienda”. The long term rental contract gives the person renting the right… Read More
Salobrena Villa Rental – Villa Duende is situated on the ‘Monte de los Almendros’ urbanisation, with unobstructed views to the sea, just 1 km below. The property is spread out over a 1500 m2 plot with mature tropical gardens, including beautiful palm trees. It is situated behind high walls in a very private location at… Read More
Holiday in the mountains of Guajar Alto, Granada, Spain. Located on the Costa Tropical and close to the beaches of Motril and Salobrena which are just 30 minutes away. Weekly prices from 400 -700 euros A pretty Spanish country house that sleeps up to 4 people. The house which is located in a peaceful… Read More
I have heard from owners of rental properties on the Costa Tropical that the possible spread of swine flu is making people hesitate before booking their holidays. Therefore I hope having an update as to what is going on here in Spain is useful when you are deciding what to do. About a week after… Read More
The rental villas Almunecar has to offer cover a wide area around the town and overlooking the sea including Punta de la Mona, Cotobro and Los Pinos but there are very few villas in the town which is mainly dedicated to old town houses along cobbled streets in the historic part of Almunecar and apartment buildings on the… Read More
Getting to the Costa Tropical for your holidays is about to become just a little bit easier. According to a recent edition of the regional edition of Ideal (Spanish newspaper) the next section of coastal motorway which runs for 9km between La Herradura and Almunecar should be open this month (May). Judging by the flurry… Read More
Motril has been making the most of the Bank Holiday weekend starting the celebrations yesterday and continuing today with the streets being a mixture of both young girls and older girls dressed in the traditional flamenco dress and young adult men riding their horses through the streets in the center of Motril as well as… Read More
Five metre shark caught off the coast of Marbella – Could explain why no one is in the sea here! I know a few divers in the area off Almunecar on the Costa Tropical and after 15 years spear fishing they have still not seen a shark. This one was caught much closer to the… Read More
The number of holiday apartments in Andalucia have exploded over the last twenty or thirty years. Large swathes of land have been permanently changed in order to meet the demand of northern europeans to find their place in the sun. The are between Malaga and Estapona has seen most of the development and large developments… Read More
