The main field or group of cyclists in the Vuelta a España will make its way across 280 kilometres of southern Spain taking in the Costa del Sol and inland areas during the first four stages of this year’s tour from Saturday August 25th through Tuesday, August 28th. Spain’s biggest cycle race never forgets Malaga, with this year’s tour …
Commencing Saturday, August 4th a new ferry service between Malaga and the Moroccan city of Tangier will be inaugurated. The roll-on-roll-off ship has a capacity to accommodate 430 cars and 400 passengers and is owned by a newly launched company, Marítima Alborán, created by Baleària and Marítima Perega. Ticket prices for the five-hour crossing start at 14.43 euros for …
The thermometer at the Meteorological Centre of Aemet in Malaga recorded the hottest temperature in Spain on Friday with the mercury topping 38.8 degrees centigrade (101.8°F). The official high temperature for statistical reasons is taken at the airport where they recorded a maximum of 37.9 degrees. It may not have felt as hot as it was, however, thanks to …
According to Spain’s Statistical Office house prices are rising in the Balearics and along the coasts of Malaga and Alicante. The increase in prices is being fuelled by foreign buyers from Britain, Belgium and Scandinavia picking up properties priced well below the highs seen in 2007/2008. Looking at reports filed for April of this year the amount of mortgages …
Acclaimed Israeli trumpeter and Bassist Avishai Cohen brings his quartet to the Finca El Portón in Malaga on Friday, July 6th at 9.30pm. Avishai began performing in public in 1988 at age 10, playing his first solos with a big band and eventually touring with the Young Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra to perform under the likes of maestros Zubin Mehta, …
In a move designed to take on rival budget airline Easyjet, Ryanair has announced plans to base three aircraft at Southend airport starting in April 2019. The airline is planning to operate 60 flights a week concentrating on sunshine routes that include Malaga, Alicante, Palma and Faro igniting what could be a price war with Easyjet. Southend Airport has …
Kirk MacDonald is a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards, with his album The Atlantic Sessions winning the 1999 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album. Currently, MacDonald is one of the most sought-after saxophonists on the international jazz scene. He has collaborated with musicians such as Tom Harrell and Harold Mabern and …
Montreal based theatrically acrobatic group Cirque du Soleil returns to the Costa del Sol with a new show for the first time in ten years. Entitled “Totem” the show explores a theory of mankind’s evolution from the primordial, amphibian state toward the aspiration of flight exploring many myths and beliefs along the way. The show arrived at the Cortijo …
The visit by the students to Nerja will include a walking tour of the Old Town that includes the Balcón de Europa, the San Miguel Church and the Hermitage.The route will also pass popular tourist spots that the students are encouraged to explore upon completion of the tour. The tour will terminate at Burriana beach where students will be …
Now following numerous complaints from residents and holidaymakers the government has ordered the Spanish Airports Authority, AENA to regulate the price of water in all airport shops and vending machines. Some airport shops were selling a half litre bottles of water for 3.50€ which is more than ten times the price you would normally pay in the supermarket. The new …