Summer
Red Cross gives out tips on keeping cool on Granada’s Costa Tropical this summer
The charity has set up an information stand in Almuñécar an attempt to prevent heat stroke especially among the most vulnerable
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More than 4,000 people from Granada head to France for the grape harvest at the end of August
The job pays 11.65 euros per hour and the towns from which most people go are Pinos Puente, Bazar, Cúllar, Deifontes, Guadahortuna, Molín, Iznalloz, Guadix, Huéscar and Montejícar
Nerea Arco |
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Agriculture
Costa Tropical's mango and avocado harvest down by 90 per cent after five years of 'ruin'
More than 2,000 families in Andalucía's Granada province face a losing millions of euros with the custard apple the only crop surviving the weather
Pilar García-Trevijano |
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Music
Eurovision winner to close popular Granada summer festival
Portugal's Salvador Sobral, who won the music competition in 2017, will be performing on Salobreña's Plaza de las Flores on Friday 2 August
Jennie Rhodes |
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112 incident
Partner of woman found dead in caravan in south of Spain arrested
After the discovery of the body with signs of violence, police took a statement from the individual but his involvement was initially ruled out
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Mountaineering
This is the first amputee athlete to climb all of the Sierra Nevada's highest peaks
Marcos González de la Peña climbed several challenging mountains over 3,000 metres high - including the highest point in mainland Spain - over a four-day period
Javier F. Barrera |
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Health
Europe's first artificial palate and lip implant operation carried out in Spain
A 16-month-old baby had the operation at the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada
Andrea G. Parra |
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In the frame
Paco El Montañero: The 78-year-old who is still climbing Granada's mountains
After his wife Pepita died eight years ago Francisco decided to mark all his birthdays by climbing La Veleta. "I'll keep doing it as long as my body can take it," he says
Jorge Pastor |
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Culture
Entrance fee for Granada's Alhambra and Generalife palace set for second price hike in two years
The historic monument's board of trustees has proposed a "light" admission price increase for the "eighth wonder of the world" site
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Art and culture
This is the summer cultural programme for Granada’s Costa Tropical
‘Noches en Azul’ includes free evening concerts and film nights on Almuñécar’s beaches throughout July and August
Jennie Rhodes |
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Animal welfare
Watch as Spanish police rescue two Gibraltar monkeys found locked up in cages at Granada home
The primates had been illegally kept for more than 15 years without continuous access to water or shelter and were showing signs of disease, according to the authorities
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Nature
Rare sighting of fin whales off Costa Tropical in south of Spain
The three animals, which can grow to between 20 and 27 metres long, were spotted by experts around 12 miles off the Port of Motril
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Nature
When is the best time to see this natural light show on Granada's Costa Tropical?
The beaches of Almuñécar are among the best places to witness bioluminescence, a phenomenon caused by microscopic marine algae known as 'noctiluca scintillans'
M. J. Arrebola |
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Inland tourism
Do you have a head for heights? The longest climbing wall in Andalucía opens to the public
The new La Araña 'via ferrata' in Granada porvince's Güéjar Sierra also has suspension bridges and zip wires and was built by the creators of Malaga's famous Caminito del Rey suspended walkway
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Road safety
This is the most dangerous stretch of road in the whole of Spain
A 17.8 kilometre section of road in Andalucía has the highest accident rate in relation to the amount of traffic that uses it throughout the year
Juanjo Cerero |