Tourism
Alhambra tickets almost sold out as Granada looks forward to a bumper Easter week for tourism
The city's hotels are relying on good weather to attract last-minute visitors and improve the average 75 per cent occupancy rate
Mercedes Navarrete
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Gastronomy
Michelin Guide chefs add to their portfolio by opening a new restaurant on Granada coast
Antonio and Daniel Lorenzo, owners of El Conjuro de Calahonda, are adding the Hotel Embarcadero to their list of eateries from 22 March
Jesús Lens |
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Tourism
Area around popular Granada tourist attraction in 'deplorable' state says local politician
Almuñécar's mayor has called on the central and regional governments to "assume their responsibilities and solve, once and for all" a broken breakwater in front of the town's Aquatropic water park
Ideal |
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Costa Tropical
Granada port expecting to beat previous cruise ship record in 2024
Motril port authority estimates that the economic impact of visitors to the town will be in the region of five million euros
Pilar García-Trevijano |
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Beaches
Dead loggerhead turtle found on the Costa Tropical
The turtle, an endangered species, washed up on the beach in Carchuna, in Granada province, and had no apparent injuries
Ángel Mengíbar |
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Weather
Avalanche alert level raised to maximum in Andalucía's Sierra Nevada due to 'extreme risk'
The ski resort was forced to close as a result of the storm front and strong gusts of winds that affected the much of the region during Friday night and the early hours of this Saturday morning
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Crime
Police on Costa Tropical call for more resources as ‘narco-boat’ gets away
Almuñécar’s Guardia Civil maritime service is also demanding tougher penalties for drug traffickers and fuel-supply boat crews
Pilar García-Trevijano |
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Food and drink
Are the sandwiches at these bars in Andalucía the best value-for-money in the whole of Spain?
An online post which generated debate on the subject after the author visited the eatery in Granada has gone viral and sparked a huge response
Alberto Flores |
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THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
Castell de Ferro: A lonely castle until it was safe to settle
Local historian Miguel Montes believes the fortress was given its modern name, which means 'iron castle', by Catalan fishermen
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La Alpujarra, Granada
The shepherd who left school to keep sheep in La Alpujarra
Miguel Ramón Manzano was born in Bérchules 41 years ago and currently grazes his 600 sheep in the municipality of Cádiar, in the heart of the Sierra de la Contraviesa
Rafael Vílchez |
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Music
Welsh guitar duo to perform on Granada’s Costa Tropical
Oliver Manning and Cai Charles are performing at La Herradura’s Civic Centre on Thursday 8 February as part of the 'Maestros de la Guitarra' series
Jennie Rhodes |
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Picture special
This is how an olive grove was transformed into a film set when the Oscar award contender Society Of The Snow was shot in Spain's Sierra Nevada
Behind the scenes photographs reveal the scale of the film production which tells the story of the crash of Uruguayan air force flight 571 in the Andes in October 1972. But much of the action was actually filmed in Güéjar Sierra (Granada province) in the south of Spain
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Almuñécar
Danish training ship drops anchor in La Herradura bay
Launched in 1933, the three-masted vessel is steeped in history and was involved in World War II
Javier F. Barrera |
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History
Consternation in Granada tourist town as Dutch-style house is demolished
Some local residents argue that the house on Calle Bikini in Almuñécar is reminiscent of the De Stijl art movement and should have been protected
Pilar García-Trevijano / Jennie Rhodes |
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Christmas 2023
Christmas kicks off on Costa Tropical on Friday 15 December
Delays to the lights being switched on in Almuñécar (Granada province) have been caused by the original company pulling out