Earthquake
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake recorded in south of Spain
The seismic movement, with its epicentre in Granada province, was registered at 1.43am this Tuesday morning
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Music
Young Andalusian wins prestigious international guitar prize
Second prize went to Japanese guitarist Yuki Saito and third prize to Chinese musician Fan Shilong at the finals of the Andrés Segovia International Classical Guitar competition which takes place every year in La Herradura
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Tourism
Sweden gets tropical as Costa campaign aims to boost tourism
It is similar to the campaign held in Berlin in October and aims to highlight the tourist offering of Almuñécar-La Herradura
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Tourism
Costa Tropical on the south coast of Spain: ‘the destination has welcomed us with open arms’
The four-star Ibersol Almuñécar Beach & Spa has seen an average occupancy rate of 90 per cent in its first six months in operation
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Tourism
Granada’s coastal resorts bounce back following pandemic
The majority of Almuñecar-La Herradura’s hotels are to remain open this winter and many of those that are closing are doing so to carry out renovations
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Food and drink
Popular beach bar forced to close due to complaint over smoke from famous grilled sardines
A ‘chiringuito’ on the south coast of Spain has had its ‘espeto’ cooking boat sealed off and witnessed a 90 per cent drop in trade leading to staff redundancies
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Art
British artist brightens up a corner of Granada
Tom Glendenning was commissioned to create a mural as part of Moclín Arte festival in September
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History
This is why a town on the south coast of Spain is twinned with a city on the Gaza Strip
Almuñécar forged ties with the Palestinian city of Khan Younis almost 40 years ago
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Tourism
First underwater diving park on Spanish mainland set to make quite a splash
It will be located approximately 200 metres from the coast in Andalucía's Granada province, at a depth of between 15 and 25 metres, and will feature around 300 structures on the seabed
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Environment
Costa Tropical sea festival returns this week after three-year break
Amigos del Mar is organising two days of activities to raise awareness about sustainability and the importance of the Alborán Sea which bathes the Andalusian coast from the Strait of Gibraltar to Almeria
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Tourism
Berlin is feeling tropical thanks to Costa tourism drive
The Almuñécar-La Herradura tourist board has launched an advertising campaign in the German capital to promote the resort on the south coast of Spain
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Animal welfare
New arrivals at Costa Tropical bird park
The Loro Sexi ornithological park in Almuñécar has received a number of parrots from private individuals to add to its collection
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Guardia Civil searching for almost 100 migrants who arrived on the coast of Granada
Two small boats arrived this Monday morning and those onboard scattered off into the Albuñol mountains, while some hid in greenhouses
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72-kilo swordfish caught off the coast of Granada
The fish are on their migratory route and boats from other ports go to Motril to catch them
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112 incident
Man drowns while swimming off popular Costa Tropical beach
The 57-year-old foreigner had gone into the sea despite yellow warning flags due to the winds and strong current at the time
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