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The Danny Willett Effect… and Gareth Bale

The Danny Willett Effect… and Gareth Bale

It is the ideal marriage. No, not Danny Willett and Gareth Bale (more of them later). But rather… on the one hand, Europe’s premier golf destination and on the other, a huge pool of golfers who like to travel and be able to play any time of the y
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Posted On 22 Apr 2016

More Good News… and More Banderas!

More Good News… and More Banderas!

There is a popular Spanish saying, “No hay dos sin tres”, which roughly translates as “these things always come in threes”. For a third consecutive week, Málaga-born actor, director, producer, writer, fashion designer, Easter religious brot
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Posted On 15 Apr 2016

Continuing Good News … and Banderas the Footballer

Continuing Good News … and Banderas the Footballer

The definitive figures are now being released for the first quarter of Spain’s reinvigorated real estate market and the news is good – at least for popular residential-tourism areas like the Costa del Sol. More of that later… but main prioritie
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Posted On 8 Apr 2016

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Banderas

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Banderas

In recent years Antonio Banderas’s presence at Easter celebrations in his Málaga birthplace has become one of the Holy Week’s most glamorous highlights. He traditionally rents a hotel room overlooking the main processions, to entertain family an
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Posted On 1 Apr 2016

Another Year of Good News… and Excellent Prospects

Another Year of Good News… and Excellent Prospects

Winter is now well behind us, daylight saving (or summer) time begins this Easter long weekend, and the verdict is conclusive. The real estate market turned a significant corner in 2015 and the prospects for this year, as southern Spain begins, argua
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Posted On 26 Mar 2016

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Happiness

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Happiness

There will be ample reason next week to be in a happy frame of mood. Well, at least on Monday anyway, according to the United Nations. That date, 20 March, is officially International Day of Happiness, which was launched in 2011 to recognise happines
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Posted On 18 Mar 2016

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Benahavís

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Benahavís

There are several reasons why Benahavís could be considered the Costa del Sol’s showpiece municipality. Okay, so it doesn’t have a beach, but the dazzling San Pedro de Alcántara coastline is just a five-minute drive away from Benahavís village
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Posted On 11 Mar 2016

Smart Investment… and British Sangfroid

Smart Investment… and British Sangfroid

With a date now set for Britain’s European Union referendum, the local focus has understandably been centred on Spain’s considerable expatriate community and the repercussions of a potential “Brexit”. For the moment – irrespective of the ev
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Posted On 4 Mar 2016

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Polo

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Polo

It’s all been happening in Sotogrande the past month. First it was announced that Zagaleta Limited had purchased Valderrama Group and planned to press ahead with the “Valderrama 2” project in Castellar municipality, including a new championship
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Posted On 26 Feb 2016

From Coastal Gateway to Golden Mile

From Coastal Gateway to Golden Mile

Torremolinos has come a long way since the Monty Python’s Flying Circus “Travel Agent” sketch. First broadcast in 1972, the comedy routine was an uproarious reference to Torremolinos and its British package holiday tourists. At the time, the to
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Posted On 19 Feb 2016

European Tour Returns to Valderrama

European Tour Returns to Valderrama

Back in 1980 when the Eagles rock band broke up, drummer Don Henley declared that the band would play together “when Hell freezes over”. In 1994 they returned to the stage together in California, where guitarist Glenn Frey joked, “For the recor
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Posted On 12 Feb 2016

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Mijas Village

Showpiece Homes, Luxury Living… and Mijas Village

For those of us who have been living on the Costa del Sol for a while, it’s always a pleasant experience to be reminded how lucky we are. Sometimes, after all, there can be tendency to take things for granted when you live in paradise! Villa Mar
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Posted On 5 Feb 2016