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We are committed to updating our pages as regularly as possible, allocating over half of our editorial resources to this essential task, to ensure that you can always find the latest, most reliable information on popular topics and places.

Here is a list with the latest pages that have been updated or created. Most recent are at the top of the list.

Islantilla Golf Club

A 27-hole course, providing three different 18-hole options, it is suitable for all levels of expertise. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and is the first in Spain to be certified according to international standards for quality and environmental systems.

Fuente Obejuna

Fuente Obejuna is known as the modernist jewel of Córdoba, with the famous early twentieth-century Casa Palacio Cardona the town's most iconic building. It has around 4700 inhabitants.

Map

If you are considering visiting Mijas you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Mijas highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Mijas with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Mijas.

Festivals

Popular festivals in Huéneja are San Blas, Fiestas de San Antón, San Marcos and San José Obrero.

Castillejar

At 766 metres above sea level, the stunning little village of Castillejar is one of the six Andalusian hamlets that make up the region of Huescar in the north east corner of the Province of Granada. With a population of around 2,000, this idyllic haven is tucked away and yet easily accessible at just 15 minutes off the A-92 Mediterranean autovía (motorway).

Lifestyle & Health Courses

Following is a sampling of the type of courses you can find being offered at different locations throughout the Costa del Sol and by various providers, at any given time. Do take the time to check the credentials of instructors, practitioners and therapists before committing yourself to a course of study.

Festivals in María

Festivals in Mária: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Semana Santa, Fiesta de Primavera en Honor a la Virgen de la Cabeza, Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos, Fiestas de Santa Quiteria, Olimpiadas de Verano and Jornadas Gastronómicas.

Campo de Golf La Garza

This is a flat golf course with fairways lined with oak, pine and cypress trees. This is Jaen province's only golf course, opened in 1994, and situated in a municipal park in Linares. It is an attractive course, suitable for all players, and the property of Andalucía's regional government.

Villafranca

Villafranca de Córdoba has an unusual festival called the Gran Huevada, celebrated on the 14 May, during which thousands of eggs are fried and shared among the community. The town has around 4800 inhabitants.

Things to do

In Cordoba you can enjoy doing many activities: tapas, gardens, parks, golf, water parks, shopping, zoo, guided tours, arab baths, art galleries and more.

Casa Solariega del Marquesado

An eighteenth-century building that was once the Marquisate’s ancestral home. The facade features a semicircular arched doorway and the artistic railings that enclose and protect its balconies and windows are the focal point of this building’s decoration. Located on Calle Real.

Anti-Cellulite Massage

Anti-cellulite massage is usually on offer from the small Spanish beauty salon to the most luxurious health clinics and 5 star hotel spa areas in and around major towns and cities of Andalucia. If you are in and around the Costa del Sol area, you should have no problem finding and English-speaking beautician who can offer this massage.

Types of Schengen Visa

Before making any plans travel to Andalucía or Spain you must ensure that you have the correct documentation. Andalucia is a region of Spain which has the responsibility over national border controls.  Spain is a full member of the EU and a member of the Schengen Area.

Financial Professionals

The individual relationships that develop with financial professionals are very important for the business client because it will be an ongoing one which can rely as heavily upon personal interaction as upon the level of service that the professional provides. Therefore, your choice of a foreign exchange company is an even more important one. Before making any selection, there are a number of basic questions that you will need to ask.

Hotel Viento 10

This family-run hotel, hidden away down a quiet street near the river (former name, Calle del Viento), has just seven slickly-designed rooms. Officially two-star rated, it’s a converted 16th-century house which marries original architecture – stone columns, arcaded patios - with contemporary design – angular furniture, natural materials and neutral colours.

Islantilla

Islantilla is the small neighbouring resort to La Antilla with a wide, sandy beach and some excellent seafood restaurants. It has about 1200 inhabitants.

Espartinas

Espartinas has a unique appreciation for bulls and religion, hosting the Exposición Nacional de Escultura Religiosa (National Religious Sculpture Exhibition) every November and the many bullfights that take place each spring. Every year on the 8 September (day of the patron of Ajarafe), the Air Force put on an acrobatic aerial display. It has about 15, 000 inhabitants.

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