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Extreme Cold Weather Hits the Costa del Sol
The big Siberian cold which has covered nearly the whole of Europe, has finally hit the province of Malaga, bringing with it one of the coldest nights of the winter. The cold weather is expected to stay until at least Sunday. Spain’s Weather Agency...
Spain, High Tsunami Risk
Experts consider Spain to be at high risk of tsunamis. There is however, no emergency protocol or tsunami warning system in place. An international meeting of 80 representatives from over 40 countries held last week in Santander revealed that if an...
Costa del Sol Highway in the Dark
The Ministry of Development has cut the lights on the A-7 highway that passes by Estepona. Marbella, Fuengirola and Mijas will be next. The four Costa del Sol municipalities have decided to stop paying for electricity bills of the A-7 streetlights, claiming...
30,000 Costa del Sol Hotel Beds Empty this Winter
A total of 30,000 hotel beds on the Costa del Sol are due to go unoccupied this winter as 35% of the hotels plan on closing. According to the CCOO worker’s union in the first ten months of 2010 employment in the hotel sector went from 12,203 in...
Property prices declined by 18% since the beginning of the crisis
The price of housing in Spain has fallen by around 18 per cent since the beginning of the crisis around December 2007. According to recently released figures from the appraiser Tinsa, coastal areas especially the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca have...
Los Monteros Luxury Hotel Reopens
The five-star Los Monteros hotel will reopen again with the first guests arriving Friday 13th August. The luxury hotel has been closed for over a year after the Russian owner, Ernst Malyshev closed its doors in June 2009 after 5 months of disputes with...
Eva Longoria & Antonio Banderas Hosted Marbella Charity Gala
Saturday evening the Costa del Sol was witness to the Starlite Charity Gala at the Hotel Villa Padierna in the southern Spanish town of Benahavis, near Marbella. Michelle Obama, who was spending a holiday at the Villa Padierna was due to attend the event...
Young Man in Coma after Being Beaten in Puerto Banus
A night out in Marbella, Puerto Banus ended tragically for a young man of 24 years who is in a coma after having been beaten by a group of four. The incident occured on Thursday at the entrance of Puerto Banus, Marbella where the youngster got involved...
Michelle Obama Arrives in Marbella For Luxury Holiday
US First Lady, Michelle Obama and her youngest daughter Sasha arrived in Malaga airport Wednesday morning aboard Air Force Two. The First lady and her daughter were picked up by a motorcade of black limos and police cars. They were driven directly from...
