Oz in Spain

Feria International de los Pueblos in Fuengirola

FUENGIROLA becomes a festive profusion of sounds, flavours and aromas from around the world when the town hosts the annual Feria Internacional de los Pueblos from 29 April to 2 May.

Last year’s fair – the 16th edition – attracted an estimated one million visitors over the four days, with 33 countries and Spanish regions offering an exotic taste of their traditions and cuisine in the colourful setting of the Fuengirola fairground.

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New album from Raimundo Amador

VIRTUOSO SPANISH guitarist Raimundo Amador will be performing at Málaga’s París 15 concert hall on 19 February, presenting his new album Medio Hombre, Medio Guitarra. (more…)

A strike against the general truth

By  THE GUIRI

ACCORDING TO the police there were 40,000; the unions insist 500,000 protesters attended a demonstration that concluded in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol during the 29 September general strike in Spain. Who to believe? Bearing in mind that 500,000 would be more or less the entire population of Marbella in peak season… certainly not the unions. (more…)

New album from La Orquesta Mondragón

SPAIN’S SHOWMAN extraordinaire, Javier Gurruchaga, is back on centre stage with a new La Orquesta Mondragón album.

El Maquinista de la General is a tribute to trains, cinema, Buster Keaton (The General) and Gurruchaga’s recently deceased railwayman father – in short a magical mystery tour of rock, R&B, blues and jazz… with a Mexican flavour.

The album comprises 17 tracks, performed by La Orquesta Mondragón in collaboration with various Mexican and Cuban artists. (more…)

Michelle Obama… just a “normal” tourist

AFTER SETTLING into her luxurious accommodation at the Villa Padierna hotel, Michelle Obama and her entourage headed to Marbella for a walk around the Old Town and later dinner at a local restaurant on the first evening of a controversial  four-day visit to the Costa del Sol.

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Spaniards dream of water frolics

(Photo: Sexologia.net)

SOME FANTASISE about a ménage à trois… others a sexual encounter with a stranger. For Spaniards, however it seems the favoured dream during summer holidays is to have sex in the water. (more…)

Themed live music on VIP terrace

THE SUMMER horse-racing season is now in full gallop at the Mijas Hipódromo, with six action-packed race nights from Saturday 3 July to Friday 6 August. Held in the evenings during summer to avoid the day-time heat, the race events have become a popular night out for residents and tourists along the Coast – with a mix of horse-racing, betting, restaurants, bars, entertainment and, for the first time this year, Le Chic, a ‘70s and ‘80s themed live music venue on the VIP terrace. (more…)

Funky sounds and creative cuisine at Nikki Beach

THE COSTA DEL SOL’S famed beach clubbing season is already hotting up, with revellers getting into the mood at Nikki Beach’s first “Amazing Sunday” at the start of May. This chilled-out afternoon began with the hip crowd enjoying laidback house music, cocktails and champagne before the volume was turned up with live entertainment from saxophonists, dancers and drummers. (more…)

Sexy summer style at Buddha Beach

THE COOL Marbella crowd will be out in force again this year for one of the hottest dates of the summer season: the Buddha Beach Summer Party. (more…)

New-style spa and wellness hotel in Benalmádena

LUXURY, HIGH-TECH and a décor based on the five senses have been brought together in what has been described as a “new concept” of boutique hotel on the Costa del Sol.

The four-star Hydros Boutique Spa & Wellness hotel in Benalmádena, inaugurated by the Peñarroya Group’s Holiday World complex, comprises 24 suites and four deluxe suites, all with their own jacuzzi and terrace. (more…)