March 2024

Major crackdown on Airbnbs in southern Spain: Sevilla bans new tourist flat licences in 11 ‘saturated’ neighbourhoods

SEVILLA has become the first municipality in Andalucia to apply a new regional law to strictly control the amount of properties that can be used for tourist lets. The Junta’s decree is about regulating tourist housing in the most over-saturated areas of the region. The Andalucian Council of Colleges of Property Administrators (CAFINCAS) has welcomed […]

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These are the best roadside restaurants in Malaga province – according to a respected food publication in Spain

A RESPECTED food publication has named these four Malaga restaurants amongst the best in Spain.  The roadsides of the Costa del Sol have much to offer. Photo: Sonora Beach Estepona Malaga province is well known for its rich gastronomy but when most people think of dining out they think of luxurious restaurants, not roadside stops. 

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Economic impact of drought is laid bare: Andalucia to grow less than the rest of Spain due to affected industries, study says

ANDALUCIA’S economy is predicted to grow slower compared to other Spanish regions this year, with a study suggesting that the drought is to blame. The region’s will grow by 1.7% in 2024, compared to the national average of 2.1%, says the March report produced by BBVA Research. “Agricultural production in southern communities continues to be

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WATCH: Dramatic real estate reality show based in Marbella is coming to Netflix

NETFLIX have released the trailer for a dramatic real estate reality show based in Marbella.  [embedded content] The luxury real estate market on the Costa del Sol has exploded in recent years.  Streaming giant, Netflix is no stranger to this world, making hit TV shows about high-class real estate brokers across the world.  Selling Sunset,

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Warning: Squatters attempt to take over two luxury duplexes worth almost €1million on Spain’s Costa del Sol

SQUATTERS have tried to take over two luxury duplexes worth almost €1million on Spain’s Costa del Sol as authorities issue warning.  Photo: Policia Local de Rincon de la Victoria With three bedrooms, sea views, private pools and padel courts just twenty minutes from Malaga city, these luxury developments sound like a dream.  The Rincon de

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Narco boat smashes against a Guardia Civil vessel off Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Guardia Civil boat was rammed by a narco boat off the Estepona coast on Thursday during a chase. The Guardia vessel- Rio Belelle- was patrolling the water when they spotted several narco boats in Manilva, due to the storms. During the pursuit, one of them hit the Guardia boat on the starboard alert, but

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British tourist is killed by Storm Nelson in Spain: More details of four victims emerge

STORM Nelson has killed a British tourist in northern Spain as victims of the extreme weather rise.  The storm claimed four lives yesterday, Thursday, March 28 after a British tourist died on the Asturian coast. The 62-year-old man was on holiday with his partner when they decided to take a walk on the jetty in

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Expat family chain themselves to a digger to halt new development being built next to their finca on Spain’s Costa Blanca – as Austrian ambassador lends his support

AUSTRIA’S ambassador to Spain has intervened in a long battle to stop a 200-year-old Orihuela Costa finca potentially being damaged by new properties being built next to it. Enno Drofenik has written to Orihuela’s mayor, Jose Vegera, asking him to come up with a solution after two members of the family that own the property

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