Andalucia Latest News (Spain)

Organisers of Southern Spain’s largest outdoor art festival, Arte Marbella, are preparing for their 5th edition. It will be held at the Parque de la Alameda and Avenida del Mar in Marbella, from 20th to 23rd June.

The European Environment Agency has released a detailed study into those European cities at high risk of urban flooding.

With Scandinavians, Dutch, Russians, Chinese and now millionaires from Latin America suddenly “hot” on the value offered by property in Marbella, the race is on to find top quality luxury stock.

Played the right way there is gold in the Spanish property market with the occasional deal arising that could return 20% inside three months. Agent Spanish Hot Properties advises that finance must be in place so you can strike while the iron’s hot.

The Italian Lakes and Riviera, Côte d’Azur, Balearics and Marbella have been favoured holiday home destinations for the international jetset for decades. With popularity comes high prices but one is now surprisingly affordable – Marbella.

We've all read horror stories about families who have purchased a Spanish property, only to see the process become a nightmare. So, we've put together a 9 point guide to help prevent you from becoming the next Spanish property horror story.

This article explores a range of popular annual Spanish festivals (ferias). Although most have deep historical and religious roots, we look at those that are just about having fun and others that are completely bizarre and not for the faint-hearted!

Manuel Spinosa Designer Jewellery created by Manuel Spinosa recently released the “Moscu tu Quiero” and “Marbella te Quiero” collection sets.

With sales figures up on 2011, the return of full-rate VAT on new builds, developers considering price hikes and some selling off-plan for the first time in years, Spanish Hot Properties feels 2012 is the last year for price falls in Marbella.

At the height of the boom Brits made up 60 to 70% of foreign property purchases in Spain. By 2011 this had dropped to 19% with other European investors snapping at their heels. Agent Spanish Hot Properties fears the Brits are missing out.

As a condition of European bailout, Spain is creating a Bad Bank to swallow foreclosed real estate assets. Whilst details remain sketchy, agent Spanish Hot Properties doesn’t think the Bad Bank will wave a magic wand for foreign bargain hunters.

The third book in the Alchemy Series contains the inner secrets of Jason Jowett´s Doctrine. After lengthy deliberations on the infamous story of Lucifer and the Fall, Jason decidedly changed direction on the Series as strategically planned..

How you rate your holiday apartment can make or break a holiday. It doesn’t matter which part of the world you are visiting, you want to feel at home, be able to relax and experience the best value possible for your pound or dollar or euro.

With dramatic house price falls and a strengthened pound, quality Costa del Sol property is selling fast. There are only two townhouses left for sale at La Cala Golf in Mijas and agent, Spanish Hot Properties, says buy now or miss out.

The Ascend D1 Quad XL comes with a fast quad-core processor and 8-megapixel camera and is different from its brother by the improved battery performance. Even more mobile innovations presented at the IFA Huawei -

Jason Jowett in a move to secure his business and finances has filed for Venture Capital through online leading global providers. 3.1 million US is requested for Horiscorpio, the estimated 3 year startup costs.

Costa del Sol has plenty of vacation rental apartments, but few are to the standard kept by Spanish Vacation Rental. We are therefore adding a 2nd, modern 3 bedroom 2 bath to our inventory

Drawing on a lifetime career in the luxury sector, multilingual property expert Stefano Zuliani has created LZ Properties to market southern Spain’s finest homes in the elite country estate of La Zagaleta.

CoolDeals.es is selling most expensive item ever to be sold on a group buying website, aKoenigsegg CCX/R Limited Edition Hypercar at 895,000€ (£745,182) - that’s 505,000€ (£420,621) off its regular price 1,400,000€ (£1,166,173).

Itaca Hotel Jerez announced the launching of a next generation booking engine on their website

Data from the National Statistics Institute out in December 2011 showed that October lending was 43.6% down on the previous year, yet banks will lend more than 100% on their own stock to high quality borrowers and Feltrim International has access.

Hotel Itaca Colon announced the launching of a next generation booking engine on their website

El TRYP Macarena será el hotel de concentración del equipo en Sevilla

Online retailer, Indalo Art, launches a new range of Spanish jewellery featuring the Indalo symbol of Almería, in Andalucía, southern Spain.

As many have experienced, an increase in wet weather during the winter, coupled with the poor build of spainish properties has led to damp occurring in a high level of homes throughout the costa de sol.

New impressive project of Sheikh Al-Thani´s increasing the Port Marina La Bajadilla in Marbella is just about to start

El pasado 04 de junio se celebró un Mercadillo Voluntario donde participó entre otros colectivos sociales de Estepona y Sabinillas la Fundación para el Estudio, Investigación y Tratamiento de las Adicciones Pharos

Hotel Maria de Molina announced the launching of a next generation booking engine on their website

Torrepalma Hotel announced the launching of a next generation booking engine on their website

La Casa Noble announced the launching of a new website that provides demanding guests with all the information about the hotel and an easy to use secure new reservations system.

Although your hair type is genetically determined, the hair care regime you perform on your hair will determine whether it looks its healthiest. Different hair types need different care.

Despite the Sony PlayStation 3 being the best gaming consoles to hit the market, and despite its phenomenal features, the console has some software and hardware issues.

There are hundreds, even thousands, of campsites and caravan parks in the UK, that are able to accommodate tents, touring caravans, camper vans, or have a variety of static caravans for rent, but the location is paramount.

An air conditioning unit today is an important part of every household, with temperatures rising every year during the summer months, it is unimaginable to contemplate life without some sort of air conditioning system.

Be prepared is an excellent motto, and is the motto used by the Scouts and Guides organizations, it gives an insight to their determination and sheer grit to prepare themselves for any eventuality.

A new concept of touristic guide, rich in contents and with a strong graphical impact: www.vayanda.com is ideal for those who want to organize their travels and vacations independently around their favorite sport or activity.

A serviced apartment can be less expensive than equivalent hotel rooms. The boom in cheap international travel has pushed the interest in serviced apartments to new heights at the expense of the use of hotels

Gone are the days when you purchase from a high street store hair products and on returning home only to find that you have chosen the incorrect product.

Gardening is a labour of love, and is one of the most popular leisure pursuits all over the world. It is a known fact that you will do something you love much more frequently than something you don’t love.

In the ‘Carry on Camping’ era, camping had a really dreary image, but suddenly people are rediscovering camping and enjoying the great outdoors.

The next generation entertainment system will make its debut in 2011, Sony announced its next generation portable entertainment system which will be the ultimate entertainment experience,

It is fair to say that Blackpool is a well known holiday destination not only in the UK and Ireland but also around the world, and is known as ‘The Jewel of the North’.

A recent study by National Savings and Investments (NSI) has shown that 17% of those surveyed spent money on their garden in order to increase the value of their property.

The British holidaymaker will switch loyalties when it comes to choosing a holiday, and will grab any chance to save money and ensure they get value for money.

Buying an air conditioning unit is a long term investment, thus you must make sure that you are investing in the perfect system for your home.

The Fylde region of North West England is nicknamed as the ‘lungs’ of Britain, the reason being it is shaped like two lungs that are divided by the M6 motorway and follows the path of a two thousand year old Roman Road.

PlayStation 3 is considered as being the most luxurious console of all time. Many would say that Sony, after years of investing resources have managed to achieve the accolade of designing the perfect console.

Retailers in the UK reported an increase in sales for not only sun hats, paddling pools and desk fans, but also portable air conditioners in the summer of 2010 when temperatures soared as high as 35C.

In most cultures garden design is considered to be an art.

London attracts thousands of visitors from around the world each and every year. It’s a city where you can enjoy shopping, entertainment and an overabundance of activities.