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Designer Outlet Malaga celebrates successful first year despite effects of the pandemic

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The McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Malaga mall, part of the Plaza Mayor complex close to Malaga Airport, has announced that it has had three million visitors since opening in February last year. Bosses at the British-owned operation said that this ... is "positive" news, "despite the impact of the pandemic, in terms of the number of visitors, the growth in brand names taking up shop units and the high level of visitor satisfaction". The mall, which specialises in upscale branded fashion and goods

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...their popular Sunday open mornings. Visitors can come and meet the volunteers and the current residents. More information on Facebook: Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or https://www.horserescuespain.org/ Collective Calling Spring Fair

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Malaga's council-run galleries lose two-thirds of visitors to the pandemic

FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN

The end-of-year figures released by Malaga city's main museums sum up the damage the pandemic has caused to the local cultural sector. Three centres managed by Malaga city council - the Picasso birth-house, the Centre Pompidou and the Russian Museu

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Urban art brings warmth to Soho

JUAN SOTO

Soho to attract new visitors. Estrella Zurita and Estrella Malet, who are mother and daughter, own the Lock And Relax left luggage business, and they had time on their hands because there are so few tourists in the city nowadays. What began as a ... due to take place in March. They are sure that this urban art will attract more visitors and will therefore help to boost business in local bars and shops when the pandemic is over. They are not seeking to make money out of the project. The Soho

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Spain puts pressure on the EU to speed up the 'vaccination passport' to help revive tourism

SALVADOR ARROYO

...protocols to avoid prohibitions of movement of travellers within the internal market and also with third countries”. The latter was a clear reference to the United Kingdom from where more than 18 million visitors travelled to Spain in 2019. "The

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Covid-19 has taken Costa del Sol tourism back four decades in one unforgettable year

MATÍAS STUBER

Sunshine, beaches, and empty. That just about sums up 2020 in terms of Costa del Sol tourism. Other descriptions could be; catastrophic, unbelievable and devastating. At a press conference held by the provincial authority last Friday, to report on a

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Mirandés snatch unlikely victory against Malaga with their only chance of the game

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Mirandés - left Malaga to reflect on an almost incomprehensible loss. The visitors certainly started the stronger and had the first real opportunity of the game when Luis Muñoz saw his shot blocked by the Mirandés defence and deflected onto the post. The

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Marbella, knocked out of the Cup in extra time by Valladolid

JULIO RODRÍGUEZ

...ticket into the next round, until Gudiño forced the game into extra time. It was the 92nd minute when he put the ball past the Valladolid goalkeeper to make the scoreboard 2-2. It took the visitors until minute 109 to recover their lead, knocking

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More than 2,000 trees to be planted in Marbella before the end of the current term

JOAQUINA DUEÑAS

Río Verde. The project, financed by the Malaga provincial council will, according to Victoria Martín-Lomeña, director general for the Environment in Marbella, will allow "visitors to enjoy the extraordinary flora and fauna of this area just a few

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Malaga's home form continues to disappoint

Daryl Finch

...result of their presence in front of him. VAR attracted further ire from the Malaga players after the restart when Alberto De la Bella gave the visitors the lead from a tight angle after a neat one-two. Again, the video assistant ruled against Malaga