Costa del Sol Spain

Mijas will be hosting its 9th annual Ruta Ecuestre por la Playa, on Saturday 22nd March. This is a beloved tradition that celebrates Mijas’ deep-rooted equestrian history.  Organised by Mijas council and the Peña Caballista de Mijas, the event draws hundreds of riders and spectators, showcasing the cultural significance of horses in the Costa del Sol with over 2,300 registered …

Tabletom, a local band from Estepona, will perform at Louie Louie in Estepona on Friday March 14.  Tabletom, known for their genre defying sound promises an unforgettable night of live music. Formed in 1976 in a Málaga hippie commune, Tabletom blended jazz, rock, reggae, blues, and flamenco. Led by Roberto ‘Rockberto’ González, with Pedro and José Manuel Ramírez on guitar …

Huercal Overa Town Council conducts training on hospitality Credit:Shutterstock: Freebird7977 With the help of a new hospitality training program, 35 unemployed residents in Huercal-Overa are now learning the skills required to work as waiters, and also in the kitchen. This gives them a great opportunity to find future employment. A collaboration between Innova Hosteleria y Turismo and the Town Council …

In 2024, the price of real estate in the exclusive Sotogrande neighbourhood in Cadiz is expected to increase by 30 percent. The average sale price was €1.9 million putting it on a par with other luxury global property areas like Monaco and Saint-Tropez. Prices for some Sotogrande homes last year reached the €17 million mark for the first time. SOTOGRANDE …

Tickets are now on sale for the Salón Varietés Theatre production of the smash-hit musical Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat beginning on Wednesday, March 19. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a high-spirited musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that retells the biblical Joseph story from the Book of Genesis. Joseph is given a multi-coloured coat …

Inditex – Spain’s multinational fashion group and owner of the Zara, Stradivarius, Pull&Bear and Bershka brand, among others – once again closes a historic financial year with a 9% increase in net profit, reaching almost 5.9 billion euros. The record profit is attributed by Inditex to better cost-control and sales growth of 7.5%, but this is still a modest increase …

The European Commission decided on Wednesday to bring Spain before the Court of Justice of the European Union for its discriminatory treatment of nonresident taxpayers. Spain did not remedy a violation related to free movement of capital that was opened in December 2021. The EU has intervened, claiming that state authorities have “not been sufficiently effective”. Spanish tax law allows …

Five suspected drug traffickers have gone missing after a speedboat collided into a stationary boat during a high-speed pursuit on a Sevilla river. A further two were injured – one seriously – in the incident, which occurred after around 15 narco-boats had recently sought refuge in the Guadalquivir river due to storms at sea. The accident took place in an …

Marbella’s prehistoric rock carvings are 200,000 years old. Some of Europe’s oldest human-made sculptures. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella Marbella just revealed a secret that could change our perception of prehistoric Europe. Archaeologists in the Las Chapas region have discovered a stone with carvings dating back over 200,000-years. If confirmed, this would place them among the oldest human-made markings in Europe …

ONCE kiosk. Marbella’s golden touch: Local lottery seller dishes out €1m jackpot. Credit: Shutterstock, WH_Pics Marbella’s luck keeps on rolling. One lucky punter has scooped a whopping €1 million jackpot thanks to a small lottery kiosk in the Miraflores district. The man who sold the winning ticket is? None other than Juan Jiménez, a veteran lottery seller who’s been spreading …