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An artist's impression of the new walkway. SUR

Tourism

Town hall gives green light to second phase of new tourist attraction at foot of Ronda gorge

Vanessa Melgar | Ronda

The project is expected to cost about 1.3 million euros and was designed by the architect of Malaga province's famous Caminito del Rey, Luis Machuca Santa-Cruz

Christmas 2023

Brand new video-mapping show on Malaga cathedral for Christmas 2023: these are the dates and times

SUR | Malaga

Watch as Malaga's spectacular Christmas lights dazzle big crowds at this year's official switch on

Technology

It's G Day: Google's new safety engineering centre, one of only three in the world, opens in Malaga today

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

The city's cybersecurity hub will function as an analysis centre, where the tech giant will better understand threats and how to protect customers

Quick links

An artist's impression of Malaga's planetarium project.

Planning

Biggest planetarium in Spain given the green light on site next to Ikea in Malaga

Jesús Hinojosa | Malaga

Why fewer people are signing mortgage contracts on the Costa del Sol

Why fewer people are signing mortgages in Malaga province

Cristina Vallejo

Image from a previous rainy day in Malaga city.

Rain forecast for Malaga province but not enough to relieve the drought

Ignacio Lillo

Rail travel

Spain's national train operator Renfe offers interest-free rail ticket payment plan

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

David Olivas, whose restaurant Back in Marbella was awarded a Michelin star. M. Martínez

New Michelin star for Marbella's Back

Marina Martínez

With five new awards for eateries in Andalucía in the prestigious guide there is much to celebrate, although El Lago loses its star

Almost dry... the current state of one of the sources of the Genal river, near Ronda.

Drought crisis

This is the sad state of one of the main sources of the Genal river in Malaga province's Serranía de Ronda

Javier Almellones | Malaga

Barely a trickle flows from this aquifer, which is the main source of water for the Genal river and the town of Igualeja

Tourists check in at the reception of a hotel in Malaga city.

Tourism

Costa del Sol and Malaga hotels report record-breaking first 10 months of the year, with 19.1 million stays

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Rail travel

Rail operator Renfe to ban electric scooters on all trains in Spain from 12 December

Europa Press | Malaga

One of the two brothers arrested in Estepona.

Crime

Watch as anti-terror police arrest two alleged jihadists on the Costa del Sol for distributing bomb making and suicide attack manuals

Juan Cano / Melchor Sáiz-Pardo | Malaga / Madrid

Business

Four new developments that will hopefully meet Malaga's need for more office space

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

Fire razes the terraces of two restaurants in Benalmádena Costa

Lorena Cádiz | Benalmádena

Twin towns - and the little-known link between the Costa del Sol and Stockport

Alekk M. Saanders

More

La Cala Lions enjoy successful Christmas fair

The food truck of the best chef in the world, Dabiz Muñoz, returns to Malaga for Christmas

Schoolchildren from three municipalities come together to support special needs education

Major transformation project for Benalmádena marina unveiled

Plainclothes police officers catch pickpockets who stole purse with 2,000 euros in Malaga city

Record number of participants take part in the Holiday World Half Marathon

Paul Hague, founder and CEO of Blackdice.

British cybersecurity startup Blackdice confirms its commitment to Malaga

Nuria Triguero | Malaga

Extra LACALIZA

LACALIZA, a gastronomic leisure experience with the best sea views

Winners of this year's guitar competition with British Luthier Stephen Hill, the Irish ambassador to Sweden and judges.

Music

Young Andalusian wins prestigious international guitar prize

Jennie Rhodes | La Herradura

Top 50

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

The Estepona solution

Costa del Sol and Malaga province

Christmas 2023

Watch as Malaga's spectacular Christmas lights dazzle big crowds at this year's official switch on

SUR | Malaga

As well as the famous light and sound show in Calle Larios, the city will feature around 2.2 million LED lights in 500 streets, squares and on roundabouts - and well-known landmarks will also be illuminated

Malaga switches on its sparkling 2023 festive lights, in pictures

Workers spray the bacterial solution to prevent caterpillars from thriving.

Environment

Malaga council wages war on processionary caterpillars which can be deadly for pets

Chus Heredia | Malaga

The Lions present the cheque to Apaffer volunteers.

Charity

La Cala Lions offer support to Fuengirola-based fibromyalgia association

Tony Bryant | Mijas

View of the site on which the desalination plant will be located, next to the mouth of the Castor river.

Drought crisis

Estepona's drought solution: a fast-build desalination plant by the sea

Chus Heredia | Malaga

Health

Costa del Sol hospital waiting times can be twice as long depending on where the patient lives

Iván Gelibter / Alba Martín Campos | Malaga

Knee replacements and hysterectomies wait the most

Urban art

Giant urban artworks bring extra colour to residential streets of Fuengirola

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

Costa del Sol and Malaga province

Thanksgiving

American community on the Costa del Sol celebrates Thanksgiving in style

SUR in English | Marbella

The American International Club Marbella got together for a day of eating, drinking and many more festivities in Puerto Banús

Last year's event attracted more than 1,000 runners.

Charity

New Year's Eve fun run in Torremolinos returns to help needy families

Tony Bryant | Torremolinos

The front line of the march for 25N, as it passed through Muelle Heredia

Thousands take to the streets in Malaga calling for an end to violence against women

Matías Stuber

LGBT

Hotel chain has big plans for LGBT health clinic and elderly residence in Torremolinos

Víctor Rojas | Torremolinos

Thousands packed Martín Carpena area for this year's Davis Cup in Malaga.

Tennis

Malaga confirmed to host Davis Cup tennis tournament for third year in a row

Pedro Luis Alonso | Malaga

Fewer Christmas jobs on offer this year in Malaga province

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Spain

Social security

Pensioners in Spain to pocket more than 2,750 euros this month thanks to extra Christmas payment

Lucía Palacios | Madrid

Spending on pensions soars to more than 23.9 billion on the eve of a new increase of close to 4% that will further strain the country's social security balance

Tourism

Hotels in Spain forecast record winter season, especially with foreign bookings, despite higher prices

Edurne Martínez | Madrid

Firefighters working after the fire at the Fonda Milagros discotheque (archive image).

Crime

Five arrests in connection with fire at Murcia nightclubs that left 13 dead

Juan Cano | Murcia

The Guardia Civil will use underwater drones to detect 'narco-divers' in ten Spanish ports.

Crime

Guardia Civil deploys underwater drones to detect drugs in ports around Spain

Javier Martínez | Valencia

The new cabinet poses outside the PM's official La Moncloa residence in Madrid on Wednesday this week.

Politics

New government gets down to work in Spain faced with a challenging parliament

Neil Hesketh | Madrid

Sport

Attendees at the opening on Monday. Marilú Báez

Football

Malaga CF's long-awaited sports city and academy finally opens

Antonio Góngora | Malaga

The Ciudad Deportiva Fundación Málaga at Arraijanal near Plaza Mayor was first proposed thirteen years ago and has suffered numerous delays

Italy lift their first Davis Cup trophy in 47 years

Dominant Italy defeat Australia to lift Davis Cup trophy in Malaga

Anthony Piovesan | Malaga

Football

Malaga football club to give membership cards to all newborns at city's maternity hospital

Borja Gutiérrez

Ana Peláez on the course at Las Brisas in Marbella.

Golf

Local golf star Ana Peláez comes third in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España

SUR | Marbella

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Football

Malaga CF dish out a thrashing on their return to winning ways

Daryl Finch | Malaga

The Antequera keeper claims a high ball.

A weekend of slip-ups for Malaga province's football teams

ADG / Juan Ramón Padilla

Treasures of Malaga

TREASURES OF MALAGA

Malaga's Roman theatre: a walk back in time between the city centre and the Alcazaba

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The spectacular rocky landscape of El Torcal.

TREASURES OF MALAGA

Torcal de Antequera: a labyrinth sculpted by nature over millennia

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The gorge and the bridge that spans it make up one of the most photographed sights in the town..

TREASURES OF MALAGA

Ronda's Tajo gorge and Puente Nuevo: world famous icons of this mountain town

Javier Almellones | Málaga

Since 2015 this walkway has become the emblem of inland tourism in Malaga province.

TREASURES OF MALAGA

El Caminito del Rey: a dizzying walk through Los Gaitanes gorge

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The historic viewpoint of La Concepción is one of the most photographed places.

TREASURES OF MALAGA

La Concepción botanical-historical garden: Malaga's 19th-century collection of exotic species

Javier Almellones | Malaga

The defensive system of this fortress was complex in order to guarantee security.

TREASURES OF MALAGA

The Alcazaba: the Andalusian citadel with almost a millennium of history

Javier Almellones | Málaga

Andalucía

Spanish government's Teresa Ribera and the Junta's Juanma Moreno at Doñana National Park on Monday. . EFE

Environment

Spain's national government and Junta de Andalucía strike 1.4 billion deal to help protect endangered Doñana wetlands

Héctor Barbotta | Seville

The agreement puts an end to two years of political negotiations and promises to compensate affected farmers 100,000 euros per hectare if they return their land to nature or grow crops that do not need irrigating

Less people aged over 60 are getting their Covid-19 jabs

Why people aged over 60 are not getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Malaga province

Iván Gelibter

Finance

There are more wealthy women than men in Andalucía, but the men have the bigger bank accounts

Cristina Vallejo | Malaga

Mutilated dogs in the province of Granada.

Animal welfare

Owners investigated after ears cropped and tails docked on 1,000 dogs in Andalucía

Colpisa | Malaga

The Andalucía region has the third longest surgery wait time in Spain.

Health

Alarming new data reveals big jump in hospital waiting lists for surgery across Andalucía

Iván Gelibter | Malaga

A giant purple ribbon remembering victims of domestic violence in Malaga on Thursday evening.

Gender violence

2023 has been 'a very black year' for gender violence in Andalucía

SUR | Malaga

Gibraltar

Politics

Spain's foreign minister ready to restart Gibraltar talks

SUR in English | Madrid

Newly reappointed José Albares and new UK foreign secretary Lord Cameron are due to discuss the stalled deal's status in the coming days

Politics

Gibraltar seeks views on lowering voting age to 16

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Royal

After a foggy start, Princess Royal gets down to business on the Rock

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

Motoring

Have you received a traffic fine notification by SMS text message in Spain? How to check if you have been scammed

Raquel Merino | Malaga

A new type of fraud has emerged where cyber criminals are impersonating the country's DGT traffic authority. This is how to tell if your banking information has been compromised

A receipt shows the time to leave or order something else.

The Granada café that sets a time limit for its customers

Alberto Flores | Granada

Travel

Cuenca: a great secret hidden in Spain

Galo Martín | Cuenca

Pomegranates grown in the Guadalhorcevalley.

Food and drink

Pomegranate, the fruit of the autumn

Alba Tenza | Guadalhorce

Calling all gardeners

Sister Jennifer, at the railings of the Descalzas convent in Ronda.

Crisis in Spain's convents

Sister Jennifer prays for more time in her Ronda convent

José Antonio Guerrero | Ronda

Andalusian Bird Watch

Peter Jones

Eurasian siskin

Health

Health

Eat more carrots, tomatoes and peppers to lower cholesterol

Marta Fdez. Vallejo | Madrid

Recent scientific studies support that view that betacarotenes reduce fat in the blood

Health

Doctors to prescribe sport instead of medication to some patients in Andalucía

Europa Press | Malaga

The role of intensive care nurses is key, as in the case of this tracheotomy.

Health

ICU: The fine line between life and death

Iván Gelibter | Malaga

Food and drink

Is there a healthy way to drink coffee?

Marta Fernández Vallejo | Madrid

Health benefits were observed after just one month of consumption of the oil.

Extra virgin olive oil can help with weight loss and lower blood sugar new research in Spain reveals

Susana Zamora | Malaga

Health

Living with butterfly skin disease

David Lerma | Marbella

What To Do

A festive performance during a previous fair in Benalmádena. SUR

Christmas 2023

International Christmas fair kicks off Benalmádena's festive season

Tony Bryant | Benalmádena

This year's event will be held in Plaza Adolfo Suarez (Arroyo de la Miel) from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 December

Events

Stefan Sagmeister talks about Beautiful Numbers

SUR in English | Malaga

Images from the '60s in the exhibition 'Magnum. Contact Sheets'.

Art and culture

Magnum Photos shows its most iconic images in Malaga exhibition

Víctor Rojas | Malaga

Exhibition

Ela Fidalgo’s works at Malaga's La Térmica break the norms of size and beauty standards

Francisco Griñán | Malaga

Artist Emmanuel Lafont with some of his works in the exhibition.

Art and culture

Emmanuel Lafont's obsession with personal photos from a Nazi spy

Cristina Pinto | Malaga

Donald Brennan will unveil his latest collection in Estepona.

Art

Irish artist unveils his latest collection in Estepona

Tony Bryant | Estepona

One of the bell towers that gave rise to its affectionate name. SUR

THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME

Écija: From olive and cotton growing to a town full of towers

Tony Bryant | Écija

Under Roman rule, Astigi was an important communications hub on the Via Augusta, celebrated for the production of olive oil

THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME

Cútar: A pointed castle or a fountain of paradise

Jennie Rhodes | Cútar

Located on the Andalusian coast near Cape Trafalgar (Cadiz).

THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME

Barbate: From Phoenician to Franco's footprints

Tony Bryant | Barbate

THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME

La Viñuela: The tale of a small vineyard and an inn

Jennie Rhodes | La Viñuela

The Arabic Alcazaba fortress in Almeria.

THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME

Almeria: The 'mirror of the sea'

Tony Bryant | Almeria

View of the village of Grazalema in the province of Cadiz.

THE STORY BEHIND THE PLACE NAME

Grazalema: The village of the mysterious Zulema

Tony Bryant | Grazalema

Photo galleries

Malaga switches on its sparkling 2023 festive lights, in pictures

Salvador Salas / Ñito Salas | Malaga

Italy are crowned Davis Cup Champions 2023.

The Davis Cup in Malaga

Marilú Báez / Migue Fernández

Photo gallery

Fuengirola's new open-air art museum

Lorena Cádiz | Fuengirola

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