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
SUR in English |
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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
Jennie Rhodes |
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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
José R. Villalba |
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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
Ideal |
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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 |
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THE STORY BEHIND A PLACE NAME
Salobreña: a strategic island abundant with salt
The first written evidence of the name Salobreña dates back to a Phoenician settlement called Selambina; the union of Sel and Ambina
Jennie Rhodes |
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Costa Tropical tourist offices receive 'S' for Sustainable Tourism certificate
The recognition is awarded by the Spanish institute for tourism quality (ICTE)
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Costa Tropical church lights up night sky
The lights are programmed to come on 25 minutes after sunset and stay on until midnight in winter and 1am in summer
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Thief throws himself off a cliff in La Herradura to avoid arrest
An off-duty officer from the Motril Guardia Civil who was scuba diving in the area managed to stop him and pull him to the shore
Ideal |
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Local elections 2023
Helping voters get to their local election polling station on the Costa Tropical
Almuñécar residents with reduced mobility can request assistance from the local Civil Protection volunteers on Sunday, 28 May