New Spanish Mobile Phone Numbers
It was recently announced that the next batch of mobile telephone numbers to be released in Spain will start with the number “7″. This will provide a additional 80 million telephone numbers.
6 Million Euro Investment in Motril Region
Motril hs been granted between 6/7 million Euros to complete a Local Investment Plan in 2010. This was announced by the Sub Governer of Granada, Antonio Cruz, on his visit to the refurbishment of the sports complex at Puntalón which represents an investment of half a million euros . The new plan will subsidize projects [...]
Sierra Nevada Motorway
A government bill was passed tis week announcing that the current name of the Sierra Nevada Motorway (the A44) be changed to “Costa Tropical@ motorway. Hoteliers and the board of Tourism welcomed the change and it is hoped that this will in turn improve the profile of Tourism in the area.
New A7, Albunol to Polopos Motorway
This stretch of motorway covers 15 kilometers and is one of longest stretches under construction. The Costa Tropical has complicated ground, geologically speaking, and is something the professionals have to check daily. This was realised in the building of the Citadel bridge located on the stretch of A-7 between Albuñol and Adra, that moved because [...]
First Snow in the Sierra’s
On the 13th September 2009 the first snow fell on the Sierra Nevada above the altitude of 3,000 mtrs. Also on this date a mini storm hit both Granada capital and Loja.
Motril, Port Transformation
A strategic plan to increase tourism on the Costa Tropical between 2009-2024 has been released. In this plan the local authorities wish to create space in Motril Port for 600 yachts. Also they seek to increase commercial area at the Port to 60% providing 420,000 square meters of overall space. In addition there will be [...]
Skiing Season Soon Opens!
For all those keen skiers, it has been reported today in the local newspaper for Granada that the Sierra Neveda skiing region will be opening its doors from the beginning of the second week in Novemeber 2009.
