Costa del Sol News

  • Gibraltar Music Festival 2015

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    Gibraltar Music Festival 2015

    The Gibraltar Music Festival is an annual music festival held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. This year it will take place on the weekend of 5th- 6th September.

    The first edition of this event was organised by the Government of Gibraltar as part of the Gibraltar National Week celebrations in 2012 and this year will be the third edition that counts with artists like Kings of Leon, Duran Duran and Tow as the main names. Some of the others famous names to complete the line up are Tom Odell, The Feeling, Lawson, Third World, Rae Morris, Paddy Taylor, Reach, Strange Brew and Tim Garcia ft Afterhours.  (more…)

  • La Vuelta Ciclista a España – Tour of Spain

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    La Vuelta Ciclista a España - Tour of SpainLa Vuelta Ciclista España is The Tour of Spain that will be held from August 22 to September 13 this year and will feature 21 stages with a total distance of about 3374.4 kilometers.

    The tour of Spain (Vuelta España) is one of the most important cycling tours in Eruope, along with the Tour of France and the Italian Giro, and of the biggest sporting events of this summer. This year, a big part of la Vuelta is taking place in Andalusia and starting in the famous town of Marbella. For this reason, it is expected this August a great number of national and international visitors in Costa del Sol which is anyway the perfect place to be in summer by the Mediterranean. This event is expected to have an important economic influence in the province too and it will help promote it internationally.  (more…)

  • Los Alamos beach in Torremolinos

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    Los Alamos beach in TorremolinosThe beach at Los Alamos is a semi-urban beach in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol, with golden sand and moderate waves being 1,500 meters long and 60 meters wide.

    Los Alamos area has gained popularity in the recent years, especially between the younger generation but also is very suitable for families as in this area you can find a variety of activities. The beach has an average high occupancy level, especially during the months of summer where you can find thousands of tourists but also local people.

    Among the services available, the beach offers showers, rescue teams, family “chiringuitos” (beach restaurants), chill out pubs and beach clubs, hotels, water sports and attractions such as jet skis, banana boats, pedal boats, etc. The beach is also known for kite surfing activities that can take place when the wind is strong in the area.  (more…)

  • CostaJump Marbella – Trampoline Park in San Pedro

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    CostaJump Marbella Trampoline Park in San PedroCostaJump is the first and only indoor trampoline park in the Costa del Sol, located in San Pedro, very close to Marbella. It brings an arena filled with wall trampolines.

    Step through the doors and prepare to unleash the shackles of gravity as you bounce over 50 interconnected trampolines in their area. They offer different type to choose from: jump zone, basketball slam dunk, dodgeball, foampit, mini jump and costa fit. You can get to experience how it feels to be a superhuman athlete thrown into a Grand Slam Dunk or you can also slam like a pro in the basketball dunk lanes. It is very fun to play a game of trampoline dodgeball with your friends and experience this new challenge.  (more…)

  • Feria de Malaga 2015 from 14 to 22 August

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    Feria de Malaga 2015Malaga August Summer Fair isone of the most important events of the year in the city which is gaining international popularity by each year. The Feria de Malaga will take place from 14 to 22 August this year.

    Malaga Fair or Feria de Malaga is one of the essential events of the summer festival calendar which gathers around six million people. The Fair is a traditional yearly festival that attracts a large number of artists, as well as bullfighters involved in the bullfights held in La Malagueta bullring. Hence, it is normal a very large number of public during these days in Malaga city considering national and international tourists as well as local people from the towns nearby too.

    Fair 2015 will be held between 14 and 22 August. It begins on Friday late night with the traditional display of fireworks in the port of Malaga and continuing for eight days of festivities filled with music, dance, food and drinks in both, city center area and the “Real de la feria” in Cortijo Torres.  (more…)