Nerja mayor plants a tree in honour of Pablo Ráez

The walk in memory of Spanish athlete and leukaemia victim Pablo Ráez Martinez, named “Smiles towards the Great Path” enjoyed a great turn out of both locals and foreign residents.   The walk comprised of two routes meeting up in the Plaza de Las Maravillas de Maro where Nerja mayor Rosa Arrabal planted a tree in memory of Pablo

Free Construction Industry Occupational Risk Prevention Course

The course has 25 places available with applications being completed at the Andalucía Orienta (Employment Office), C/ Carmen, Edf. Balcón de Europa, from 09:00 to 15:00 hours.   Please bring with you the following documents: DNI, job application, social security number or head of a payroll. The start date for the course has yet to be decided and will be …

Marty Elkins Jazz Trío

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Marty Elkins grew up listening to soul stations broadcasting out of New York City, and the late night R&B shows like Jocko’s Rocket Ship.    Later while at college in Boston, Marty came across a copy of Billie Holiday’s “Lady in Satin” and instantly fell in love with jazz, a theme which is reinforced …

Spanish City Bans AirB&B

The popular Mediterranean holiday hotspot has like other tourist destinations in Spain been struggling with the consequences of mass tourism that has led to packed city centres and soaring rents.   The local governing team made up of an alliance of various political parties made the decision to ban people from renting out their properties using online hospitality broker AirB&B …

A new Tourist Attraction could be coming to Nerja

Nerja mayor Rosa Arrabal, Councilor for the Environment, Jorge Bravo and Councilor for the Beaches Cristina Fernández met with municipal engineers and members of the company awarded the task of carrying out an environmental impact report concerning the placing of an artificial reef off Nerja’s coast.   Encouraged by the success of the Museo Atlántico in Lanzarote and the Underwater …

New Photo Exhibition for Nerja Market Hall

Born in Malaga in 1966, Pozo realized at a young age he had a  passion for travelling and taking photos “I see life in black and white and that is why they are all those tones”, explained the photographer. The travelling spirit of the artist has been captured in photographs where “the essence of what is found on the other …

Nerja Folklore Day 2018

The traditional event kicks off on Friday the 4th of May at 10:00 with students from the third and fourth-year classes of Nerja and Maro Schools performing dances, shows and poetry readings throughout the day. Saturday’s agenda will open with a parade of the Panda of Verdiales San Isidro de Periana, from the ground floor of the Town Hall before …

The Animals Band To Perform in Nerja

Formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s, the English rhythm and blues and rock band was a part of the British invasion taking America by storm with hits that included, “House of the Rising Sun”, “We, Gotta, Get Out of This Place” and  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. Altogether, the group had ten Top Twenty hits in both …

Nerja Athletics Club wins Andalucian U-20 Competition

The Nerja Athletics Club athletes finished top of the 12 clubs competing with 217 points beating out second place Bahia de Algeciras on 187.5 and third place Velez Rincon with 155 points. For the past 20 years, the men of the Nerja Athletic Club have won the competition 15 times finishing second the other five, while the woman have won …