Costa del Sol Spain

Her hometown in Galicia honored her this week for her dignity, her endurance and her quiet struggle to clear her name. A case which shocked Spain and took a life Rocío Wanninkhof was just 19 when she vanished in 1999 from the Costa del Sol town of Mijas, a place where village routines were beginning to collide with growing international …

Hendrix was his favourite guitarist. He was not celebrated as he deserved to be until the Band of Friends were formed in 1995, after Hendrix died. Band of Friends will be bringing their electrifying tribute to Rory Gallagher, to the legendary Louie Louie venue in Estepona on Friday 16th January. From 11pm onwards, this high-energy performance will revive the raw …

The Marbella Council decided to transfer management of its municipal homeless centres to a private firm, ending the nearly eight-year service provided by Cruz Roja. In November 2025, the local government, led by Mayor Ángeles Muñoz, launched a public tender Outsourcing these services. One bidder only submitted a proposal, the Malaga-based firm BCM Gestión de Servicios S.LThe company is part …

Mijas council have advanced plans to build a state-of-the-art sports facility in the Dos Elías area of town. The development will provide residents with modern indoor and outdoors sports facilities, as they can also watch large scale sporting events. Location and Site Details Construction has targeted two adjacent municipal plots totalling over 11,300 square metres – one plot measuring 4,510 …

Monday, 12th January 2026 at 17:24 The Junta de Andalucía has unveiled its second Democratic Memory Plan, pledging over €2.5 million between 2026 and 2027 to locate, exhume, and identify victims of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship. The initiative of the regional government prioritizes the genetic identification and institutional recognition of victims. It aims to settle “an …

Torremolinos has the best sports facilities on the coast. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Torremolinos Torremolinos is the top destination for sport tourism in the Costa del Sol. It has broken new records and shown explosive growth of athletic visitors attracted by the top-notch facilities and the region’s mild climate in comparison to most of Europe. The year before last, town The …

A growing number of Spanish parents are calling for their children to be immunized against hepatitis A, following an alarming increase in the confirmed cases. Malaga’s province has seen a six-fold increase in the number of confirmed cases of hepatitis A among children aged under 15 in the last five years. Data from the regional ministry of health show that …

El Colectivo La Kavra’s most ambitious project is about to be launched: The international exhibition “El mundo entre la guerra y la paz”. The exhibition, which will be open from January 15th at 7pm until February 11th at the historic Centro Cultural Cortijo Miraflores of Marbella, is a thought-provoking one. La Kavra, founded in 2016 by Pedro Molina, has been …

Malaga Provincial Council has approved funding of over €300,000 The new section of the Senda Litoral coastline path will be located in Benalmadena and specifically along the scenic Playa de Carvajal. The project aims to improve a 435 metre-long stretch of promenade running from the left hand side of popular chiringuito Kalifato up to the end of a stepped ramp …

Horizontes is the first contemporary art exhibition to be held at The Pool Marbella. It will open its doors on Thursday 15th January from 6pm-9pm. The Michels de Champourcin art gallery has curated this group show, which brings together thirteen internationally-recognized artists for a dynamic exploration on the transformative powers of contemporary artwork. The exhibition creates an exciting dialogue between …