Guadiaro 2 Soto Villa - Sotogrande is a row of shops with a newsagent, bike repair shop, and offices.

Mar y Sol is a small commercial shopping centre just located off the A-7 motorway, and at the edge of Sotogrande Alto, and Pueblo Nuevo. Located near the Sotogrande Encinar Hotel, It's easy to access plenty of parking available. 

Velez-Malaga enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Nerja enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Mijas enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Mijas Costa enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Fuengirola enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Benalmadena enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Torremolinos enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Malaga city enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

Alcalá has around 5,600 inhabitants and at least 33 food shops, including five butchers, three greengrocers, two fishmongers and six confectioners/bakers. There may be more, lurking in backstreets I haven't ventured into yet. This works out at 5.5 food shops per 1000 people; in the UK, the ratio is 1.6 per 1000 people (Euromonitor.com). Then we have four bazaars, three ironmongers, two saddlers, two chemists, three shoeshops, half a dozen clothes shops, two gunsmiths and an amazing agricultural emporium which sells everything from flea powder to live partridges.