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Estepona built luxury apartments but neglected the infrastructure.

Estepona sold the lifestyle but forgot the infrastructure: How the rush to build luxury apartments saw basic needs go unmet

ESTEPONA is one of Costa del Sol’s most active property markets. Thousands of homes have been built or sold in the last few years to both local and international buyers. In the rush, the municipality has been praised for its high-end construction and rapid development. But – as with so many things on the Malaga coast – beneath the glossy …

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Mazarron’s Cross-Trail Calas de Bolnuevo sees 600+ athletes participate

More than 600 athletes take part in Mazarron’s Cross-Trail Calas de Bolnuevo

The coastal trail event and hiking competition attracts hundreds. Photo credit: Mazarron Town Hall More than 600 athletes took part in the 12th edition Cross-Trail Calas de Bolnuevo. This extraordinary hiking event combines sport tourism with the idyllic landscape of Mazarron. Organised by the Bahia de Mazarron Sports Club on Sunday morning, 25 January, the event brought together hundreds of …

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Estepona enters jet-set level – €8 million for a penthouse

Estepona enters jet-set level – €8 million for a penthouse

Costa del Sol’s property market has taken a huge leap forward with the sale of Estepona’s most expensive penthouse. While Marbella and Sotogrande have long dominated the luxury narrative on the south coast, Estepona has officially entered the “big league” with the record-breaking sale of a duplex penthouse for over €8 million. This sale is particularly notable because of its …

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Granadella Trail 2026: Sprint, Short Trail & Half Marathon return to Javea

Granadella Trail 2026: Sprint, Short Trail & Half Marathon return to Javea

Javea’s Granadella Trail is back for its 2026 version, and it promises to have the most thrilling edition yet. Racers will be competing for victories in more than fifteen different categories. Sprint Trail Trail begins on 31st January Sprint Trail is contested on the 31st of January. Racers will run a 14 kilometre circular route departing from Pinosol Park At …

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The top Andalusian teams will compete for the championship at the Final Four

Final Four showdown: top Andalusian hockey teams compete for championship

Indoor hockey championship decided in Rincon de la Victoria Credit: Shutterstock, Myk Crawford Rincón de la Victoria will host an exhilarating weekend of sport as 200 hockey players descend on the town to compete in the final phase of the Andalusian Indoor Hockey Championships. The event will take place on Saturday, January 17, at the Rubén Ruzafa Municipal Indoor Pavilion, …

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Why Brits are buying up new-build three-bed apartments on the Costa del Sol

Why Brits are snapping up three-bed penthouses in new-build apartments on the Costa del Sol

NEWLY built three-bed penthouses are all the rage on the Costa del Sol, according to figures from Spain’s national property registrar – and British expats are leading the charge. The property portal Idealista has analysed sales for the third quarter 2025 and found that the three-bedroom apartment sold faster than other housing types in Spain. In fact, 37% of these …

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Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

Spain’s housing crisis: Pedro Sanchez promises landlords 100% tax break if they freeze rents and slams seasonal lets as ‘speculation and greed’

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced ‘urgent and decisive’ measures to address Spain’s deepening housing shortage. Landlords that extend long-term leases without increasing the rents in the future will be given a tax exemption of 100% on rental income. Sanchez spoke Monday at the launch of the Campamento housing project, which will build 10,700 new homes on an ex-military site …

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Heroes ship vacation smiles

Heroes deliver holiday smiles

Festive firefighter initiative helps households in want Credit score: Shutterstock, Mundofoto Firefighters of the Vega Sur Park led a magical initiative over the Christmas holidays, delivering a literal truckload of presents to Social Welfare and the College Hospital. This charitable act made an actual distinction, serving to to make sure susceptible households and youngsters in want had a big day. …

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Property costs in Spain rise by 13.1% over the last three months of 2025

EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average

REAL property costs in Spain rose by 13.1% ‘year-on yr’ within the final three months of 2025, in keeping with property appraisal firm Tinsa by Accumin. The appraiser described the scenario as ‘”a continuation of the acceleration of residential costs’ that’s taking out extra from household revenue to spend on mortgages. Demand has benefited from beneficial situations to get a …

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Palatial dwelling in central Malaga in one of the wanted properties in Spain

Palatial living in central Malaga in one of the most sought after homes in Spain

How would you wish to get up in one of many seven bedrooms of your historic palatial dwelling, to open the window shutters and end up in entrance of Malaga Cathedral? Effectively, you might have, however somebody has simply snapped that little dream up for the tidy sum of €3.2. The long-lasting Palacio Zea-Salvatierra has simply been offered for barely …

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