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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.

History of Vélez Rubio

The town’s current location dates from the late fifteenth century and is due to the abandonment of the old city located on a hill to the south called Castellón. Although no specific Upper Paleolithic sites have been found, the settlement of this area has been known since this time. From the Neolithic period there is the Cerro de Los López site, with the existence of cabins, pottery and tools.

Getting Married in Gibraltar

Many people choose to follow in the footsteps of Sir Sean Connery and John Lennon and Yoko Ono and get married on the Rock.

Hotels and Accommodation

Accommodation is widely available in and around the municipality of Níjar. In the town itself, there is everything from hotels to hostels, as well as self-catering options including apartments and villas. There are many small villages surrounding the town which also provide accommodation.

Maps

If you are considering visiting Frigiliana you may find our maps a useful tool, we currently provide two maps. The first is a handcrafted map giving the location of Frigiliana with the corresponding local road network. For the second, we have embedded a Google map which is centered on Frigiliana.

Festivals in La Peza

Popular festivals in La Peza are Festividad de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y el Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia, San Antón, San Marcos and Santa Lucía.

Almensilla

Almensilla was built over farmland that, in the Middle Ages, was converted into a hamlet belonging to Palomares del Río. It has about 5900 inhabitants.

Chiropractic

Back and neck pain are two of the most common complaints, and at some time in our lives almost everyone experiences some form of these types of pain. As a result, more and more people are turning to chiropractic for help.

Brexit

Brexit has instigated a number of changes of UK National as visitors to the EU and Andalucia and present and future UK National residents and home-owners of Andalucia.   There are also changes for UK and Andalucia business conducting trade and offering services.   Many of the details of these changes is not known. It is the intention of this page to try and keep up to date with such info and changes.    

Real Estate Associations

There are a number of associations and groups offering credentials and licenses to real estate agents. Some focus mainly on sharing resources and provide a credential in as much as they associate prestigious or well-known names in the industry and therefore make a joint effort to uphold their good reputation. Others serve as official bodies that license agents or provide on-going training.

Hipotels Hotel Sherry Park

Modern hotel with garden, pools and business facilities, located 15 minutes' walk from the city centre. This four-star hotel with its modernistic glass facade has a classic-contemporary interior with wood floor and leather sofas in the lobby. The hotel is well located, close to the main monuments such as the cathedral, equestrian school, bullring and the Sandeman sherry bodega.

Grand Staircase of Casa de Pilatos

The single grand staircase to the top floor Winter Palace is decorated with tiles and a cupola ceiling of Mudéjar honeycomb, made by Cristobal Sanchez and inspired by the Ambassador's Hall in the Alcazar. It was Seville's first magnificent staircase, and one of the most original in Europe at the time.

Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario

The earliest preserved document describing the Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario (Church of The Virgin of the Rosary) dates back to the 16th century, specifically from 1572, in the Book of Surveys and Distribution of Cenes.

La Rinconada

La Rinconada has one of the biggest rose farms in the world and it is worth visiting its casco antiguo (old town), with its cobbled, winding streets and beautiful houses whose facades are decorated with flowers. It has about 38, 200 inhabitants.

Nutritional Therapy

Nutritional Therapy is the study and application of the individual patient's nutritional needs to ensure that the body is properly maintained for optimum health.

Estepona Mural - Azul y Plata

‘Azul y Plata’ (Blue and Silver) was inaugurated in April 2014 and can be found on Avenida Libertad in the Barriada Blas Infante.

It depicts a seabed scene which includes sculptures of fish, jellyfish, sea urchins and seaweed made out of galvanised steel. The mural was created by the Moraga collective which is made up of inmates of the prison in Alhaurin de la Torre. It took 3 months to create and 3 weeks to put up. It is the first in the route to include a sculpture in the mural itself.

Bus Services

The bus stop in Jimena is on the circular turn round at the top of Avenida de Deportes near Calle Roma. There is another bus stop in 'Estacion de Jimena' district on the A-405 near Calle Gaucin. There is a bus service four times a day Monday to Friday from Jimena de La Frontera to San Pablo and to Castellar, Estacion San Roque and Algeciras; and another service once a day to La Linea.

Puerto de la Duquesa

Puerto de la Duquesa is one of the Costa del Sol's marinas that is enjoyed by sailors and tourists alike. Located one hour's drive from the airport of Malaga and 45 minutes form Gibraltar airport. La Duquesa seems like a thousand miles away from the throng of the holiday resorts. It is relatively quiet during most of the year. The restaurants come alive in July and August.

Hepatitis B

Healthcare workers as well as prison staff, policemen, fire fighters and street cleaners are all expected to get this jab. Anyone who has multiple sex partners should talk to their doctor about the vaccine. Also on the list are people living with Hepatitis B sufferers, those living in institutions or sentenced to long terms in prison, intravenous drug users and people who travel to countries where the disease is prevalent.

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