Health
Muscles: your guarantee of a healthier life
Strength training plays a significant role in our metabolism and generates multiple, long-term benefits
Isaac Ajeno
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Marriage
Fifty years of love and 30 newspaper adverts in SUR to shout it out to the world
For decades James has been telling the world how much he loves his wife Mercy. The couple have five children and four grandchildren and have been living in Spain, in Mijas to be precise, for 40 years
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Foreign influencers in southern Spain
Noldi Schreck: The architect behind Puerto Banús
Born in Siberia, he lived most of his life in Mexico, but Prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe brought him to Marbella where he designed the new marina
Alekk Saanders | -
Gardening
Recommended for your garden in the south of Spain: Chorizema cordatum
Native to south western Australia, Chorizema cordatum, commonly called heart-leaf flame pea, is an upright scrambling shrub
Denise Bush | -
Extra Higueron Resort
Christmas at Higuerón Resort: a unique celebration
Celebrate the season with exclusive Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dinners, or extend the magic by staying at the hotel or gifting one of their unique experience packages
SUR |
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Food and drink
Awards ceremony and launch of SUR's annual gastronomy guide for Malaga and the Costa del Sol
The ninth edition of the publicaton that showcases the best restaurants in the province was presented this week during a gala evening at the Les Roches School of Hospitality and Tourism in Marbella
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Costa del Sol
The secrets of Ojén: a hidden sanctuary and a beautiful botanical garden
Aside from its charming old town, caves and views of the Mediterranean, the area around this village just behind Marbella has places that captivate with their beauty and fascinating origins
Javier Almellones | -
Food critic
Las Gitanillas, in Estepona: Traditional cuisine
Well prepared and presented dishes using local products
Extra Kayak Nerja
Kayak Nerja reveals the eastern Costa del Sol's best routes and hidden gems
SUR in English
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Food critic
Arxiduna in Archidona: Cuisine with original flavours
Traditional dishes from the Antequera area of Malaga province, most of which have been updated using local produce
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Travel
Andorra la Vella: Christmas in the Pyrenees
Snowbound. Discover this lesser known winter destination, where snow sports meet a unique local culture, offering delicious cuisine and a combination of wellness, adventure and relaxation for a memorable getaway
SOFIA ZARKOV | -
Health
How much should you walk per day? Science debunks the 10,000-steps-a-day myth
Numerous studies have either dismissed, or at least lowered, this recommended target. One of the latest to criticise and challenge this advice has appeared in the British Journal of Sports Medicine
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Art
Creating art from discarded waste
Michael Brown. An environmentally friendly Canadian artist living in Torremolinos used thousands of pieces of broken tiles to create a mosaic inspired by a pattern from the Alhambra palace
Tony Bryant |
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Foreign Influencers in Southern Spain
Michael Hoskin: The professor of the Antequera dolmens
The Cambridge University professor discovered that the megaliths faced El Torcal and La Peña de los Enamorados instead of the sun
Jennie Rhodes | -
Gardening
Erythrina fusca
The flowers are an unusual shape and can be pale orange or yellow
Denise Bush |