The night of the 30th and 31st of August 2012 is roughly disturbed by an inferno of huge scale. The mountain range behind Elviria is completely on fire and is affecting the entire area between Ojen and Mijas. The fire started in Alhaurin and it is said it was provocated on at least two different [...]

Jetski Tour  (Marbella) Fancy some real jetski adventure, without having to stay in the limits of a watersports circuit ? This is now possible !!! Experience Box proposes guided jetski excursions from Marbella beaches, that will last for 1 hour and allow you to discover the amazing beauty of the coastlines of the Costa del [...]

The Spanish tax authority (Agencia Tributaria) owes a total sum of 10.2 million euros to the city of Marbella for unjust charging of IVA (VAT), plus interest over the amount to the old local government body the ´Sociedad Municipal Gerencia de Compras´. Marbella´s mayoress Ángeles Muñoz has communicated this news as they have been trying to claim [...]

Repsol has announced it will start its search for gas off the Costa del Sol off Mijas next year. The company will first carry out work to determine the best locations for the main probes. There are six sections assigned for exploration along the Costa del Sol, from Fuengirola and Mijas in the west to [...]

The second phase of taking non authorized billboards will be completed before summer 2012 and will see about 200 billboards taken away. The first phase has been completed ending of last year and the plan is to take a total of 800 illegally placed large format billboards away to decrease the visual impact on the [...]

A new coastal law is supposed to bring relief to thousands of chiringuito (beach restaurants) owners. The typical Andalusian style beach restaurants that have been built right on the beach have been for a while insecure of their future as a lobby was started to demolish all illegal built chiringuitos. All of this because they [...]

Marbella is aiming towards a more online administration and make many processes more efficient that way. The local government has approved a new local ordinance for the electronic register and administration. With this law in place soon many things that took ages before will be arranged by the click of the mouse according to a [...]

You might have seen the modern building next to the N340 carretera just passed the El Rosario exit when going direction Fuengirola and asked yourself; what purpose does that building have? I have at least and today I read in the online newspaper La Opinion de Malagá an article that made it clear to me.

It is a innovation center for the tourism sector, meaning that they work on projects that involve technology and tourism. They have a Demo Lab, Consulting Lab, Testing Lab and a Research lab. Apparantly they have already finished 7 projects and one of them is supposed to be ´Roomore´a online touristic reputation tester for hotels. It will be launched in 2012.´

Benalmádena´s Puerto marina port will expand in the near future from the current 875 berths to 1700 berths. This will make it the largest marina in Andalucia. The Socialist Mayor of Benalmádena, Javier Carnero has reported that the regional council agreed to the expansion plans and the green light is given The marinaIt will take [...]

British and Irish ex clients have ratified their claim that the company kept money they had paid over to furnish their homes Some 50 former client of the real estate firm MacAnthony were in Marbella on Wednesday to ratify in court their complaint for fraud and misappropriation against the owner of the business, Darragh Stewart [...]