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The new limit will affect all roads with a single lane in each direction, or single lane one-way streets.
The DGT traffic authority has announced plans to reduce the speed limit on all urban roads with just one lane in each direction to 30 km/hour, or in one way streets with a single lane. Currently most such roads have a 50 km/hour limit.
This Saturday we see the start of the Marbella Classic Poker series 2011.
There is a change in the structure to a two day event instead of the previous 3 days it ran over in the past. This I feel is a good move on the part of the Marbella Casino, as we demonstrated at last year’s Marbella Mob Open, a two day event with a good structure and earlier starting times is a far more attractive game for the seasoned poker player than a 3 day slog.
The Spanish government has launched a direct appeal to Britons to help kick-start Spain’s faltering economy by buying some of the country’s 700,000 unsold houses.
Beatriz Corredor, the Spanish housing secretary, promised new planning laws to end the confusion which has led to some British home owners being ordered to knock down their properties deemed to have been illegally built.
MARBELLA Town Hall has given the go-ahead to a project to create an underground car park in Avenida Severo Ochoa. The plans would also include a total refurbishment of the avenue, and due to the magnitude of the project, the town hall wanted to take it slowly and make sure that work wouldn’t have to stop halfway through due to the economic crisis, or not find a company which could run the premises. [Read more...]
When summer is in full swing in the South of Spain, there is only one place to go to escape the heat (and get a great tan!): the beach. Families residing all-year-long in Marbella have compiled a list of the top 10 beaches to visit while on the Costa del Sol. Actually, a couple of them are technically located on the Costa de la Luz, but it could not be avoided… They are truly great beaches! [Read more...]
Marbella, the city of luxury, is located on the coast of Malaga, between the major tourist destinations, such as Estepona and Fuengirola. This town is internationally known for its glamour and its wide range of entertainment. [Read more...]
Marbella has a wealth of restaurants, some of them excellent and some of them only aiming themselves at tourists who once they have captured their money will never return again. The following restaurants are onces that have been visited personally by myself and family and the review is independent. [Read more...]
Infamous Marbella on the Costa del Sol on the south coast of Spain with its glitz, incredible nightlife, chic shops and restaurants, and of course showy wealth, what’s not to love about it? For over 40 years it’s been a fun playground for the rich and famous, where some celebrities love to engage in a little of the sophistication, hoping to be seen (or not) in Puerto Banus with its millionaire yachts or at glamorous Nikki Beach known for its canopied double beds on the sand, live musicians and champagne on tap. [Read more...]
The Costa Del Sol boasts some of the best beaches in Europe, many flying the European Blue Flag, which means they have showers, nearby restaurants and toilet facilities, sometimes lifeguards too, and are clean and safe for families. Many have sunbed/sunbrella concessions and water sports (think jet skis, banana boats, pedalos and para gliding).
The cloud of uncertainty hovering over Spain’s economy doesn’t make an ideal backdrop for mergers and acquisitions. But that hasn’t stopped many of the country’s blue-chip companies from striking big, and in some cases bold, acquisitions abroad in recent months.
