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Many non-resident property owners on the Costa del Sol and in Andalucia like to rent out their properties to generate income and avoid leaving them empty for part of the year. Other owners prefer not to rent out their homes and would rather not worry about their property being left unattended while they are away. Fortunately, property management companies offer a variety of services to provide peace of mind while you are away.

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Things to See in Seville, 10 min video tour A walking tour of the highlights of Seville by Simon Standish in 2016, take you round the main sights.

The main motorways in Spain are generally well signed. However, if you are unfamiliar with Spanish geography, you’d best travel with a good road map. This is because signs will indicate the next large town or city but may not direct you to major cities until you are relatively close.

A selection of hotels which are appropriate and have the resources for a wedding venue. Wedding hotels are those which have been designed with such an event in mind and therefore can cater a wide range of specifications someone may have for planning a wedding.

Fuengirola is one of the Costa del Sol's most popular resorts, being just 25km from Malaga, located between Marbella and Benalmadena. This seaside town has an excellent selection of hotels for all your holiday needs, from five-star deluxe resorts, to more low-key family-run establishments and self-catering apartments.

The park's plants are outstanding, with the highest number of endemic plant species in Europe. An impressive 2,100 different species of vascular plant, a quarter of those recorded in the whole of Spain, have been registered here, over 120 of them endangered. Around 70 plant species are only found in the Sierra Nevada, mainly in the higher areas, while 175 species are native to the Iberian Peninsula.

The Gudalabón District stretches from the H10 Estepona Palace Hotel on Avenida del Carmen to the Bahía Azul urbanisation on the A-7 coast road. It is the district in West Estepona. Closest to the town centre.

Along the eastern coastline of Estepona, adjacent to the Guadalmansa district, is the area known as Park Beach. On the coastal side, it is a small area extending from the Park Beach development to Calle Tamesis. It is a low-density residential area and has a designated camping and caravan site.

La Sala Bar and Restaurant located on Calle Belmonte over the main road from Puerto Banus complex towards Centro Plaza and the old bullring. Convenient meeting place for those heading out to Puerto Banus complex, but also a first class venue in it´s own right with reasonable prices. Has several different menus throughout the day and night including a set menu and kids' menu.

Here you will find the Facebook feed for the tourist office of Jimena de la Frontera. It includes details of activities, guided tours, general information and updates on the village, and more.

Granada was first settled by native tribes in the prehistoric period, and was known as Ilbyr. When the Romans colonised southern Spain, they built their own city here and called it Illibris. The Arabs, invading the peninsula in the 8th century, gave it its current name of Granada. It was the last Muslim city to fall to the Christians in 1492, at the hands of Queen Isabel of Castile and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon.

El Teatro Cervantes is situated right in the centre of the city, near Plaza de la Merced and easy walking distance to other historic monuments such as the Roman Theatre, the Cathedral and the Alcazaba.

The 512ha Malpasillo reservoir and environs is worth a visit for its birdlife, especially in winter when there are more waterfowl.

The GKA Big Air World Championships take place within the event window of 20th of June to the 6th of July on Playa Lances Sur opposite Balneario. In addition competitors and fans will be able to enjoy the Kite Expo that will be from the 21st to the 26th of June at BIBO Beach House, at Playa Valdevaqueros.  

If you are considering visiting Gualchos you may be interested to check the weather forecast for the next few days from the table below.

“Botellón” literally translates as “big bottle” and comes from the bottles of alcohol that young people typically bring with them to unofficial celebrations that take place in city streets, plazas, car parks, beaches, waste ground and around the most popular pubs and discotheques.

Modern day Marbella began in the mid-1940s with the arrival of the charismatic Ricardo Soriano Sholtz von Hermensdorff, Marquis of Ivanrey followed by his nephew Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe and his father, Prince Maximilian Egon von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and their role in the building and opening of the Marbella Club Hotel in the mid-50s.

Arboleas is home to many archaeological sites which show that man was present here during prehistoric times. Today, the town has around 4500 inhabitants. Archaeological remains indicate that settled populations inhabited the site of Arboleas as far back as the Neololithic and Bronze ages. Beyond this, we also find Argaric, Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman remains. However, as with so many parts of Andalucia.

Seville has an extensive bus network, covering all barrios around the city. Most buses leave either from Puerta de Jerez (south of the centre) or from Plaza Ponce de Leon (east). The circular buses, C3 and C4, follow the ring road around the old city centre. One small bus takes a circular route inside the centre, the C5.