costa del sol
October 23rd, 2009
Northern Spain is often ignored by visitors to Spain who generally have flocked to the typical tourist destinations of the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca. In this article from 2005, Kyero highlighted many of the benefits of the area that still hold true today. While sun, sea and sangria are ...
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November 6th, 2009
Continuing the theme of costas, today I'm spotlighting the Costa Calida .... the warm coast. It's not too difficult to work out that it gets its name from the very mild climate, while also enjoying a low average rainfall. One of the key features of the area is concentrated on ...
Continue reading Costa Calida and it’s lagoon paradise … wonderful
December 11th, 2009
Looking back at the archived article below, from 2004, it was difficult not to get tied up in thoughts of the world's property slump and financial problems. The Costa del Sol was home to a great deal of growth and it certainly has taken a hit now that a readjustment ...
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February 15th, 2010
Students from two schools in the Costa del Sol, Maicandil in Manilva and El Ángel in Marbella, have been evacuated this afternoon after both schools were flooded due to the heavy rain. The Manilva Town Hall reported that
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April 12th, 2010
**LATEST: News on the May 11 Murcia earthquake** According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), an earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded last night at 00.08 in the vicinity of Dúrcal in Granada, Andalucia, fortunately there are no reports of any personal injury or major damage to ...
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July 28th, 2010
A 41-year-old Irishman was shot dead in Benalmadena Wednesday morning. Police are now reporting that the man was on holiday with his family, and that the shooting was not gang-related. John O’Neill, a father-of-two from Coolock in Dublin, was
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July 26th, 2010
US First Lady Michelle Obama and one of her two daughters will take a summer break in Spain, a White House source said Monday. Mother and daughter will spend their holiday in the southern holiday resort of Marbella on a "private visit in the company of old friends," the source ...
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July 29th, 2010
The British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman made a recent interview on BBC Radio 4, one of the national radio stations in the UK, commenting on many of the issues currently facing British people living in Spain today - while also being relevant to any foreigner currently living on the ...
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August 10th, 2010
Celebrations are in order today as one of Spain's most famous celebrities Antonio Banderas turns 50. The star was born Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas in Malaga, on the Costa del Sol in Spain, and dreamed of being a professional soccer star until a broken foot ended his sporting dreams and ...
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August 20th, 2010
Spanish traffic chiefs have installed hi-tech traps to identify vehicles with foreign vehicles travelling over the speed limit and ensure the fine is paid before they return home. The new system of fixed cameras will send out instant alerts to the nearest police patrol car so they can track down those ...
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