Category: News
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This is what Malaga’s future dance and culture centre in Plaza de la Merced site will look like
The Barcelona firm Barozzi Veiga has designed a building covered in stone with a large multi-purpose hall for the site of the old Astoria cinema. Barozzi Veiga, an architecture firm from Barcelona, has been declared by Malaga city hall as the winner of the competition organised a year ago to design the construction of a
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Watch artists at work Art Gaucin 2024
Every year, artists welcome visitors into their studios and galleries to see how they work This year’s Estudios Abiertos (Open Studios) event in Gaucín takes place on 24, 25, 26 May and 31 May, 1, 2 June. Around 23 artists will be opening the doors of their workshops and galleries where visitors can watch the
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A record number of foreigners bought homes in Spain in 2023
Belgians and Italians are among the top rising forces in the housing market in Spain. Foreign buyers set a new record in Spain’s housing market in 2023, accounting for nearly 15% of all home purchases. Alicante province emerges as the top choice, with nearly 44% of foreign buyers favouring the Costa Blanca. While British, German
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United Arab Emirates investment fund snaps up company behind under-construction 150-million-euro hotel on Costa del Sol
The top-end project in Estepona, expected to be completed before summer 2027, will offer 160 rooms and a series of apartments meeting the current requirements of a super luxury 5-star hotel Unicorn Royal Emirates, an equity investment fund in the United Arab Emirates, has acquired hotel company Santa Marta, which owns a beachfront hotel project
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IMF predicts Spain will be second fastest growing world economy in 2024 and 2025
The International Monetary Fund improves its growth forecasts for the Spanish economy this year and places it well above the eurozone average. Even so, it estimates that the unemployment rate will remain at 11.6%, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than it predicted in October. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday that it
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The latest property price report from Spain
The housing market in Spain appears to be recovering steadily in the first quarter of 2024, with prices rising and transaction numbers increasing thanks to relatively low interest rates and continuing demand from foreign investors. However, it’s important to note that the market can and does vary significantly depending on the region, and some areas
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Costa del Sol is a hot destination for the growing trend of ‘workations’
Many hotels, cafés and restaurants have created special areas allowing them to become improvised office spaces, ready to welcome this new type of customer who is trying to find a balance between work and leisure. The idea of a ‘workation’ (work + vacation = workation) sums up the life of a digital nomad: work from
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Malaga Airport prepares for another record summer with more flights, more seats and more routes on offer
This peak holiday season the Costa del Sol will be connected to 136 destinations around the world via 11% more flights than last year and with a total of 20million seats on offer. The Costa del Sol is set to have a vibrant high season. Malaga Airport is preparing for another record summer with 20
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Notice to buyers: house prices will rise more than expected in 2024
The improving economic outlook and the possible drop in interest rates will encourage the market CaixaBank estimates a decrease in sales of 10% in 2023 Housing prices have remained resilient despite the rise in interest rates, which has caused a slowdown in residential activity in the last year (with mortgages and sales at low times).
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Four cities in Andalucía named amongst the best in Spain for sightseeing
A prestigious travel blog has included the regional destinations in its guide of the 16 best to visit in the whole of the country. The Planet D recently published a report on the 16 best cities to visit in the country, among which four Andalusian cities have been mentioned: Seville, Malaga, Cordoba and Granada. According