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DAYDREAMING of a luxury life? Idealista’s top villa this week happens to be on the charming Island of Mallorca.  Set in the gem that is Puerto Portals, the apartment is 219m2, has its own private garden and pool, and offers stunning views of the sea. Outside boasts a large private swimming pool (Credit: Idealista) Inside, […]

OVER the summer months hundreds of sun seekers travel south to make the most of the golden beaches on the Costa del Sol.  And often in our excitement to get to the sea, we can take a wrong turn (or two).  But one group had a novel approach to asking for directions when heading out

POLICE attending a noise complaint in Spain’s Lugo last weekend were startled to find a ‘home alone’ cat responsible for the midnight rave. According to official reports, the event took place last Sunday, July 25, when, during the early hours of the morning, disgruntled residents of a building in the Ronda das Fontiñas complained of

THE world famous Japanese restaurant, ROKA, has opened its doors in Mallorca for a temporary summer pop-up on the Island.  Based inside the luxury five star hotel Cap Vermell in Canyamel, Capdepera, the award-winning restaurant is open everyday until September 12. Outside seating at ROKA, Mallorca (Credit: ROKA Facebook) With multiple locations across London and

COVID-19 infections have dropped by nearly a third in the Valencian Community, as this week’s trend of falling case numbers continues. The regional health ministry today(July 30) announced 1,977 new coronavirus cases. A week ago, the figure was 2,913 infections. The same downward ratio applies in comparison to yesterday’s total , when 2,968 cases were

A scenic stretch of the Costa Blanca says hotel bookings are better than the pre-pandemic summer of 2019. Teulada-Moraira council says that July’s hotel occupancy figures were 65.68%, a three point rise on the same month two years ago. Even into four months of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the area notched up a respectable

POET Federico García Lorca was murdered on August 18, 1936, during the first stages of the Spanish Civil War. He became a martyr and a legend. The most translated poet in the Spanish language, his work is venerated wherever it is read. However, there are still aspects of his life that are not very well-known.

IT was one event not to be missed. The Cure playing a free concert at the not-long finished City of Arts and Sciences. It was March, 2008, and well worth the drive up from Malaga to see one of my favourite British bands fill up a section of one of Europe’s most expensive architectural masterpieces.

A teenage girl had a cardiac arrest after police chased her off a Denia beach for breaking the night-time curfew law. The 15-year-old collapsed at the entrance to an urbanisation. She was revived and taken to hospital. The incident took place this morning(July 30) when officers on a Denia Policia Local beach buggy spotted a

By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different providers. It can be difficult to keep track of them all, and there’s a chance your money could end up in expensive, poorly performing funds as a result. So, should you