Category: Costa del Sol

  • Housing prices could be on the rise in Spain

    Housing prices could be on the rise in Spain

    With the cost of labour and construction materials on the rise due to a global supply shortage, the Bank of Spain has warned that house prices are on the increase and that the trend is likely to continue into next year. The experts have confirmed that while the situation in Spain is a little more

  • Council approves plan for area for future Fours Seasons hotel

    Council approves plan for area for future Fours Seasons hotel

    The 650-million-euro project for land east of the town centre by the A-7 will also see new public facilities and homes. Councillors in Marbella have given the green light to the initial, local development plan that paves the way for the construction of a Four Seasons hotel resort and other facilities. The site for the

  • The world’s best cheese comes from Andalucía’s Jaén province

    The world’s best cheese comes from Andalucía’s Jaén province

    Cheese factory Quesos y Besos won the 33rd World Cheese Awards with Olavidia, a product made with goat’s milk from its own livestock. After eight intense hours of tasting and deliberation at the 33rd Asturias Paraíso Natural International Cheese Festival, it was confirmed that the best cheese in the world is Olavidia, from the Jaén

  • The historic Byblos hotel in Mijas will reopen its doors in June 2022 as La Zambra

    The historic Byblos hotel in Mijas will reopen its doors in June 2022 as La Zambra

    The late Princess of Wales, Julio Iglesias, the British band Rolling Stones, Antonio Banderas, the Saudi royal family, government heads and ministers have all passed through the luxury establishment’s doors. After being closed for several years the iconic Hotel Byblos de Mijas will reopen its doors in June 2022, coinciding with the start of the

  • Vista Lago Wins In The European Property Awards

    Vista Lago Wins In The European Property Awards

    Vista Lago Residences is a winner in the prestigious European Property Awards in two categories: Architecture Multiple Residence and Residential Development. This places Vista Lago in the top three finalists in Spain in these award categories, with the overall winner of the Best Development in Spain to be announced at the official award presentations in

  • Malaga drive-in cinema is launched

    Malaga drive-in cinema is launched

    Autocine Malaga Metrovacesa celebrated its launch in front of authorities, the press and sponsors this Thursday 7 October before opening its doors to the public this Friday 8 October. Tamara Istambul and Cristina Porta are the co-founders behind the first permanent drive-in cinema in Andalucia, the second largest in Europe and the only one with

  • Spain house prices rise in September

    Spain house prices rise in September

    The price of homes in Spain increased in September by 1.6 % compared to August, according to valuation association Tinsa. This brings the year-on-year increase to 8.3 %. Prices are now 23.6 % above the low after the real estate crisis. Andrea de la Hoz, senior analyst at Tinsa, explains: “The variations in 2021 show

  • Airlines offer more than three million seats to fly to the Costa del Sol

    Airlines offer more than three million seats to fly to the Costa del Sol

    National tourism, the backbone of the recovery of the holiday market on the Costa del Sol this summer, has been joined since the middle of last month by a greater presence of foreign tourists. There are clear indicators that the coast and Malaga province is starting to receive more foreign traveller who arrive thanks to

  • Real estate industry forecast more sales and stable prices until the end of the year

    Real estate industry forecast more sales and stable prices until the end of the year

    There will be more buying and selling operations, prices will remain stable, the available supply will hardly change and the dynamics of the sector will be positive. This is how the next months of real estate activity are presented, according to the agencies grouped in FAI (National Federation of Real Estate Associations). Specifically, the latest

  • Property prices in Andalusia, Spain are up 9 per cent since last July

    Property prices in Andalusia, Spain are up 9 per cent since last July

    House prices rose more than the Spanish average, while the number of property sales also increased. Property sales in the region of Andalucía, Spain rose by 30.5% year-on-year in July, above the national average. The average price per square metre of property in Andalucía also saw a year-on-year increase of 9%, according to Spain’s General