December 2022

Granada’s Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain opens for the season with new six-seater chairlift that improves on capacity, speed, and comfort

A new Emile Allais chairlift is the crowning addition to the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada, which launched its 2022/23 winter season at the weekend with an investment of over €20 million to improve its facilities and services.  The opening of the season coincided with the premiere of the new ski lift, a six-seater […]

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Christmas shopping sorted: 10 top spots for unique hand-crafted gifts in Spain

After something unique, traditionally Spanish with a modern twist without images of bulls or polka dots? Step out of the souvenir shops and into these curated stores dedicated to the work of artisan craftsmen A new generation of skilled artisans has raised regional craft traditions from all over Spain to new levels, sometimes by updating

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Spain’s Puerto Banus becomes first Andalucian port to install innovative marine biodiversity regeneration system

PUERTO Banus, Marbella, in a collaboration with Ocean Ecostructures, has installed an innovative system which allows the regeneration of marine biodiversity. The most fashionable and famous port of Spain joins six other Spanish ports in applying a technology to preserve and promote the regeneration of marine ecosystems and their biodiversity, and with it becomes the

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SUCCESS: Gibraltar Regiment soldier gets three golds at British Army championships in Aldershot

A ROYAL Gibraltar Regiment soldier has won an impressive three gold medals at the British Army Inter Corps Swimming Championships. Private Jordan Gonzalez took first place in the 50 metre freestyle, 50 metres backstroke and was part of the 4×100 metre relay that also won gold. Gonzalez, 26, a member of the Band and Corps

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The Costa Blanca city in Spain that’s home to a festive spectacular for Christmas lovers from home and abroad

ALICANTE clearly loves this time of the year as its home to the world’s biggest nativity display as well as one of the country’s largest displays of Christmas lights including for the first time- the biggest bauble in Spain. The nativity scene on the Esplanade of Spain features figures that are up to 17 metres

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Travel beyond the city to hidden gems: Pau’s special guide to Valencia

A NEW travel agency opening in Valencia is hoping to give travellers to the region unforgettable experiences. Beyond Valencia Trips is a new agency that launched and specialises in ‘slow tourism’ – a form of travel that aims to absorb travellers in their cultural surroundings. Beyond Valencia Trips depart its journeys from the city of

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Snow billowing down across Sierra Nevada as cold snap brings storms, rain

Snow is billowing down in Spain’s Sierra Nevada as a cold front sweeps across the country. The Monachil fire station shared footage online of its base completely covered in the white stuff about 2pm on Friday. It comes as the heavens opened across the Malaga province this week as torrential rainfall fell and temperatures plummeted.

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Wounded Ukrainian soldier to be flown back to Malaga to undergo leg surgery after stepping on landmine defending his country 

A Costa del Sol-based Ukrainian man whose left leg was blown off defending his country is to have it reconstructed in a Malaga hospital. Last May, Oleg Kharkevych, known as Alex, 40, received a letter from the Ukrainian authorities and left his mother, Olga, 63, son, and older brother behind and headed back to his

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WATCH: Lightning strikes remote Cadiz mountain village as extreme wind and rain lashes Gibraltar

GUSTS rising to 67km/h, torrential rain of 113mm/h, thunder and lightning have lashed Gibraltar and the surrounding area during some of the worst weather seen in recent years. In Cadiz, a stunning video showed a bolt of lightning strike the tiny village of Benamahoma in the Grazalema National Park. The freak weather, often related to

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