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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.

Alcoholism & Drug Addiction

As in most other regions of the Europe, alcoholism and drug abuse are growing problems in Andalucia. With the increase in weekend binge drinking amongst young people in most main cities, the rise in consumption of alcohol is becoming a major concern for families, as well as the authorities.

Lauro Golf

Great natural beauty and panoramic views surround Lauro Golf Course. An inland course on flat terrain 300 metres above sea level, opened in 1992 with holes 1-18 designed by Falco Nordi and later the addition of holes 19-27 designed by Mariano Benítez.

Los Blázquez

Visitors to Los Blázquez have to try the town's exquisite cerdo ibérico (Iberian pork), in particular the chorizo. The small municipality has around 730 inhabitants.

Bus Services

Comes provide a daily bus service from Cadiz city to Barbate. Calling at San Fernando, Chiclana, San Andres golf, El Colorado to Conil de la Frontera, continuing on to Vejer, La Barca de Vejer, Barbate, Zahara de las Atunes and Atlanterra. Return service at 08.15 and 18.45. Aditionally there are six services a day between Conil and Atlanterra.

Lavadero de Lopera

The washhouse, built in the second half of the last century, was restored in 2020/21.

Cortes De Baza

Of all the villages that make up the Huescar and Baza regions of the Altiplano area in the Granada Province, Cortes de Baza is arguably the most unspoiled of all. Its humble agricultural rural community and traditional way of life has remained intact despite modern advances and 21st century rural tourism.

Media in Andalucia

A guide to aspect of the media industry in Andalucia. Covering Books, Films, Magazines and Newspapers, Maps, News, Photography Radio, Television, english language bookshops, international magazines, film production and more.

Spanish SIM Card

If you visit Andalucia frequently, then you could buy a Spanish mobile phone and a 'prepago' pre-paid SIM card for when you are in Spain. On a Spanish SIM card, you will be tied to that particular local national network. Calling abroad is still fairly expensive, but you are no longer charged for incoming calls as with non EU roaming. 

Accommodation

Every year, millions of tourists take a break in Andalucia and indulge in the lifestyle that helps to make this Southern Spanish region so much of a hit with visitors and residents from all over the world. In Andalucia it is all close at hand, thanks to a wide range of accommodation available, year-round and at prices to fit every budget - in every location.

Map of Motril

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

Foro Iberoamericano

Built by José Álvarez Checa Curbelo and Tomás Curbelo between 1999-1991 for the celebration of the fifth centenary of the Discovery of America. Its construction would bridge the gap between the Old and the New World to symbolize the embrace between the two continents.

History of La Peza

Since ancient times, La Peza has been a key point on the route connecting the eastern peninsula with the Genil Valley and the Vega de Granada. Its strategic location would have made it an attractive place for early human settlement, as it was more accessible than the route through the entire Sierra Nevada.

Alcalá del Río

Alcalá del Río is an ideal location to visit during Semana Santa (Holy Week) where the town's celebrations have been declared of National Tourist Interest. It has about 11, 800 inhabitants.

Chackra

According to ancient texts, the seven chakras are located in the following areas: the first is near the anus, the second is near the genitals, the third is near the navel, the fourth is in the centre of the chest, the fifth is in the throat, the sixth is in the brow or the third eye, and the seventh is at the top of the head.

Golden Visa

The Spanish Golden Visa is a special resident Visa directed towards Non-EU nationals investing in Spain as part of Europe. Abolished from 3 April 2025.

Landlord Advice

Renting out your property in Spain comes with the same pros and cons you might find anywhere: you have the opportunity to pay for and even make money on your investment, but you run the risk of running into less than respectful renters.

Gruta de las Maravillas

The guided tour of Las Maravillas Cave follows a circular route of around 1km, and takes around 45 minutes. The visit includes two of the three levels of the cavity, at temperatures of between 16-19 degrees and relative humidity of 98%.

Icónica Fest, Seville 2025

This is the fifth edition of this music festival in Seville, which covers all genres from pop, rock, and electronica to jazz and funk in the spectacular Plaza de España in Maria Luisa park, with the artists performing in front of the illuminated building.

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