Following their closure to the public due to the coronavirus Malaga’s famous museums and galleries are now once more open to the public as Spain comes out of a state of emergency that was brought in to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Carmen Thyssen museum, the Russian Museum, the Centre Pompidou and Museo Picasso Málaga reopened on Tuesday as …
In an effort to help boost trade and tourism Nerja Town Hall has decided to close Calle Diputación, from six in the evening until three in the morning. This measure will come into force from the 28th May and last until 31st October. It is hoped that as the street will be free of motor vehicles and pedestrian-friendly that local …
Now that Nerja has entered phase one of the climb-down from the government-imposed state of emergency, Councillor for Sports, Daniel Rivas, says that the Municipal Sports Centre and tennis courts are open. The athletics track at the Enrique López Cuenca Stadium will only be available to athletes recognised by the Consejo Superior de Deportes. To access the track athletes must …
Malaga has announced that one of its top attractions will be open to the public from June 12. The famous “Kings Path” the Caminito del Rey will initially only open from Friday to Sunday with a limit of 550 tickets available each day to avoid overcrowding and the possible spread of the coronavirus. The Diputacion of Malaga confirmed that it …
Nerja’s Tuesday outdoor market will remain closed at the request of the market traders. Spain lessened the restrictions to outdoor markets, allowing them to open with 75% fewer vendors than usual while limiting public access to a third of its overall capacity. Given these severe restrictions members of the Unión Nacional de Empresas del Comercio Ambulante, UNECA and the Asociación …
When making the announcement earlier this week, the Spanish government has included the wearing of face masks in public spaces. This is in addition to an earlier rule that applied to public transport. According to the government order, face masks must be worn while out on the street and any area which is open to the public where it is …
Once on the list of endangered species, Spain’s native Iberian lynx population is now thriving in Andalucia thanks to a European Union and Spanish government programme. In 2004 only 94 of the wild cats were living in Andalucia. That number has now grown to 461 and includes an increase in breeding females. Back in 2002, the native lynx was only …
The provinces of Malaga and Granada plan to move to Phase 1 measures from Monday 18th May. The outline and guidance for the new provinces to move to Phase 1 was given during a press conference held yesterday by Salvador Illa, the Minister of Health, and Fernando Simon, the Director of the Centre for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies …
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced yesterday that it would return to the air with 40% of its pre-coronavirus flights starting from July 1. While Ryanair is eager to resume flights, the airline pointed out that while they want to return to Malaga ASAP a lot depends on the British and Spanish governments’ rules regarding flying within Europe saying: “These …
From last Monday, the wearing of face masks while traveling on public transport is now mandatory. This comes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the announcement last weekend. “The government will hand out a total of six million masks at main transport hubs around the country,” said Sánchez, adding that another seven million masks would be distributed through the …