Category: Costa del Sol

The two resorts on the Costa del Sol are among the six Spanish holiday destinations recovering best according to the Exceltur Barometer 2021. The Alliance for Tourism Excellence (Exceltur) has released its Annual Barometer and identified six popular destinations that are recovering well after the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions hit the tourism sector, including

The Málaga Association of Economists announced last Friday January 14 that the economy of the Andalusian province looks set to have closed 2021 with growth of 5.4%, which is above the average in both Spain (4.5%) and Andalucía as a whole (4.8%). As expected, both the supply chain crisis and the sixth wave of the

The world of haute cuisine reached its annual climax this Tuesday, December 14, in Valencia for the gastronomic event of the year. At the Michelin España & Portugal 2022 event, the Michelin Guide group gave out two new stars to restaurants in Andalucía. One of the new Michelin stars went to Seville’s Cañabota, a restaurant

The housing market is so far behaving more moderately than in other countries, but analysts are not ruling out a price surge due to global ‘exuberance’ There has been an uptick in prices in the Spanish real estate market, but it can’t be classified as a bubble. Or at least not yet, in an opinion

The City Council of Estepona, Malaga, will create a new sports and leisure area in the eastern part of the city. This new facility will be located on Calle Lima, close to La Resina Golf, and will have a sports complex with 15 paddle tennis courts, a green area and a leisure park. The project

Ryanair leads the pack with 614,322 seats on offer, 33 per cent of the share, followed by Vueling and easyJet. Flights to Malaga airport planned for the first quarter of 2022 will have 454 per cent more seats compared to last year, according to Costa del Sol Tourism Big Data. By the end of March,

Vista Lago wins two awards in this year’s International Property Awards: Best Development and Best Architecture in Spain. It’s good to be recognised. It’s good that we, and our clients, can recognise the best when we see it, but it’s even better when others, taking a critical and independent look at what we’ve done, can

The Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada had a great long weekend in terms of visitor numbers, with levels of skiers reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. Just over 37,000 skiers went to the Sierra this weekend, an average of 7,400 skiers per day. There were also more than 11,000 visitors who didn’t ski and almost 6,500

The Andalusian Government has confirmed permanent tax reduction on the purchase of homes in Andalusia. The Junta de Andalucia has passed its new Law 5/2021 of 20th October that will reduce the ITP Transfer Tax in Andalusia to 7%, permanently! The Junta de Andalucia had already reduced the Transfer Tax (ITP) from 8% to a

The Mediterranean coast of Spain and large cities have experienced the biggest price hike. As Spain’s economy continues to recover and the rate of inflation breaks all historical records, house prices have followed suit, with the average value of new and resale properties increasing by 1.2% in November, and 9.5% year-on-year, according to the figures