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For those not already in the know, Tivoli World is an attraction park in Benalmadena which offers a great day out for all the family with its combination of traditional fairground rides, faster rides, water rides and many more – all surrounded by lush gardens with decorative fountains.

Tivoli World has decided to change its opening hours, a change which came into effect on the 30^th April. The hours the park now opens to the public are from 11am to 7pm Wednesday to Friday and from 12 midday to 9pm on weekends. Tivoli World has also announced that it will be hosting some new productions this year, including a Ukrainian ballet show produced by Sergei Ilchenko. There will also be various kids plays this year, such as Tanzani K, Tiny Town Show, Cinderella and Aladdin which are performed on the ground – however The Little Mermaid, another kids play is performed on the park’s lovely “boat of mysteries”.

Tivoli World is located just five minutes away from the Arroyo de la Miel train station and not too far from the bus station. Group tickets and special wrist bands can be bought on site and there is also free parking in the area.

You can also save 10% buying your tickets on-line at: www.tivolicostadelsol.com and even purchase a Supertivolino on-line and save yourself a long wait in the queue!

Cordoba also called as Cordova is a city in Andalusia of Southern Spain also it is the capital of Province of Cordoba, with a population of 328.453 as per GeoNames Geographical database. This city was found by Romans in 169 BC which is an unpredictable cityscape showcasing to its sightseers a scenic strike on incredible records on ages back. The city is of diverse culture and religion filling the city with dazzling place of interest for most visitors.

Cordoba holds various names of appreciation, ‘Pearl of Moorish Spain’ or ‘Constantinople of the Occident’ describing it to be a most beautiful cities in the world. The expanse of province of Cordoba is roughly 14,000 square Kilometers and elevation of 120m, located in the north-central part of the community of Andalusia surrounded by provinces of Malaga, Sevilla, Merida Badajoz, Ciudad Real, Jaen and Granada.  Read more »

A group of entrepreneurs from Malaga are set to launch an alternative way to travel between Malaga and the rest of the Costa del Sol. They have set up a company in Fuengirola called “Aqua Taxi“, the first of it’s kind in Spain and hope to have the service up and running by Easter of this year.

They have brought one of the twelve-seater boats over from Southampton in the UK, and are in negotiations with national shipyards to manufacture the rest of the boats needed to provide the service. Their ultimate goal is to extend the services offered by their company all the way along the coast to Gibraltar. In the medium to long term, there are plans to run up to Nerja and Almuñecar linking the east and the west.

The Water Taxi service, which will be based in Malaga Port aims to revolutionize the taxi business and connect Malaga and Marbella within 45 minutes. The company has currently received authorization to operate from Marbella, Benalmadena and Fuengirola and hopes be accepted also by Puerto Banus in the near future. Read more »

According to the Malaga Councillor for Tourism and Sport, Elias Bendodo, Malaga City is the favourite destination for cultural tourism and city breaks in the whole of Andalucia. Nationally, the city is streets ahead of Madrid, Cordoba, Sevilla and San Sebastian, coming second only to Barcelona.

Malaga should be very pleased with last year’s results which showed that 853,481 tourists booked into hotels in the city in 2010, which was 14.35 per cent more than in 2009, and 8.9 per cent more than 2008, which was historically, the best year for tourism until these figures were released.

12.75 per cent more people stayed in the city, equalling a total of 1,591,552 visitors, with an average stay of 1.85 days.

Just over 54 per cent of the tourists who stayed in Malaga city hotels in 2010 were Spanish, some five per cent more than the previous year, and most of them came from the rest of Andalucia, followed closely by Madrid and Cataluña. Read more »

The Spanish animal protection association “Planeta Animal” who’s main objective is to raise awareness in the human population through targeted projects, invites everybody to walk with them to Santiago de Compostela, a pilgrimage for the animals. In 2009 many people joined a magical pilgrimage for Animal Rights,’ El Camino’, following the St. James Trail to Santiago. Some came from animal protection backgrounds, to experience another way to tackle the problems they’ve been trying to solve for years. Others had no experience of the groups working for years to highlight ill treatment of animals and promote their care and protection, but liked the idea of hiking with a dog.

This brave group of fifteen two legged hikers, from all over the world, along with fifteen four legged hikers, gained respect from many who witnessed them along the way. Just to see them arrive tired, but happy, after another long day’s walking and to witness the shared feelings of the two and four legged beings, made people think a bit more about the animals. Read more »