Ecologistas en Acción sailing boat arrives on the Granada coastline to take care of its beaches
The organisation will clean La Herradura and Salobreña of plastics, as well as organising whale-watching expeditions
Pilar García-Trevijano
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Costa Tropical residents to call for end to jet ski 'nuisance'
The Bahía Tranquila citizens' group is organising a demonstration on Sunday 30 July starting at 10am in La Herradura and say that the recently introduced safety drone does not go far enough
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Beach safety
Costa Tropical introduces drone to control ‘nuisance’ jet skis
The drone is operated by Aeromedia, which offers a similar service in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol
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Graffiti found near Costa Tropical rivers could shed light on area's industrial past
The drawings, which date from the 19th to the mid-20th century, are to be analysed by Almuñécar town hall’s archaeologists
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Coast of Granada
Dolphins delight bathers on Costa Tropical beach
The specimens created a sensation among people on La Charca beach in Salobreña
Ángel Mengíbar |
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Transport
Parking meters now operative on seafront promenades of Almuñécar and La Herradura
Information is being improved on the meters, although payment can be made via the "parkinglibre" application or bank card
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All aboard the Costa Tropical tourist train
The first departure of Almuñécar’s ‘Trópico Express’ will be at 6.45pm on Saturday 1 July and it will run until midnight every evening until September
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Europe's largest vertical mural to adorn sustainable luxury housing development on Costa Tropical
Le Grand Large is being painted onto the Rivages de Almuñécar and the project will feature some 1,200 m2 of solar panels generating 100% of its needs
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Costa Tropical
Part of Motril beach in Granada province closed to protect plover nests
The town council urges caution to users of Playa de Poniente after other eggs were destroyed in May
Pilar García-Trevijano |
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Costa Tropical water park ready to make a splash again this summer
Aquatropic is located on Almuñécar’s seafront and uses sea water for its pools, slides and other water attractions. It received more than 100,000 visitors in 2022
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Granada's Sierra Nevada ski resort starts major 20-million-euro upgrade of iconic gondola lift
The modernisation work will be done during the summer months in readiness for the start of the next winter season, enabling the Al Ándalus lift to move 2,700 people per hour
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The strange case of the angry goat in the popular Alpujarra hiking area of Spain
Three foreign walkers claimed they were attacked by an animal in the municipality of Trevélez (Granada), but some locals have cast doubts on their version of the events
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Granada
Travel agents predict a summer travel boom despite rising inflation
The desire for people to take a break outweighs the spirit of thrift among people who are facing the most expensive package holidays in history, with an average increase of 25%
Mercedes Navarrete |
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Body of 58-year-old woman is found in irrigation pond in Albuñol
Police sources reported that the woman had been missing since Sunday
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Costa Tropical hotels forecast a bumper summer despite higher prices
Peak season rates in the three and four star hotels on the coast will range between 120 and 250 euros per night, some 8% more than last year
Mercedes Navarrete |