Oz in Spain

Breathtaking lights and music display in Sydney to celebrate New Year 2023

OzinSpain was invited to savour an exclusive tasting menu for selected local press at El Lago restaurant. Located in a picturesque lakeside setting in Greenlife Estates in the Elviria Hills area of eastern Marbella, El Lago has maintained its one-star Michelin status since first receiving the honour in 2005. 

Current chef Fernando Villasclaras has continued the restaurant’s tradition of basing its menus and individual dishes on “kilometre zero” (locally sourced) seasonal products.  […]

Tickets are on sale for intrepid hikers keen to explore the dramatic Caminito del Rey route this spring and summer. Available from www.caminitodelrey.info, bookings can now be made for the period 28 March to 25 June – €10 for a normal trek and €18 for a guided tour. The route is open to the public from 8.40am to 5pm.  […]

Nine months out from the first Solheim Cup to be held in Spain, the biennial women’s team competition between Europe and the United States is already “smashing economic forecasts”. 

The event will be held from 22 to 24 September at Finca Cortesín, in Casares municipality on the Costa del Sol.   […]

Relais & Châteaux’s first property in Andalucía is set to open this winter in Marbella’s historic Old Town. La Fonda Heritage Hotel is a 20-room boutique hotel that combines emblematic architecture from the 16th century with modern facilities. The objective, according to the new owners, is to offer a historic landmark that epitomises the essence and elegance of Marbella, with gourmet restaurants, open courtyards and a sky bar in stylish surroundings celebrating history, local culture, gastronomy and hospitality.

Spain will host a LIV Golf tournament next year at Europe’s most celebrated club. Royal Valderrama has been named as one of three new additions to the 2023 circuit, following a previous announcement that The Grange Club in Adelaide would also be joining the breakaway tour’s schedule next year – the first LIV event to be held in Australia.  […]

Only two players had a chance of finishing number one on the 2022 Ladies European Tour heading into the final tournament of the year – and both were Swedish. Linn Grant and Maja Stark engaged in a close duel for most of the event, played at the Alferini course in the Anantara Villa Padierna Palace resort in Benahavís.  […]

Eight countries including Australia will resume their 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals tennis campaigns in Málaga next week. Australia’s opening match on 22 November is against the Netherlands, while Spain plays Croatia on the following day, and two matches will be played on 24 November, Italy against the United States and Germany versus Canada. […]

The Costa del Sol will once again be the setting this year for the grand finale of the Ladies European Tour. To be held at Alferini Golf in the Villa Padierna resort from 24 to 27 November, the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España will be the last event of the 2022 season and also crown the winner of the Race to Costa del Sol annual order of merit – as it did the past two years. […]

This year’s Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters could have been the last European Tour event to be held at Royal Valderrama Club. At least for the foreseeable future, as rumours are rife that Spain’s most renowned course will be hosting an LIV event next year. […]