The association of Hotels on the Costa Tropical together with Cetursa (the corporate that runs the operations around the skiing resort of Sierra Nevada) has signed an agreement with Hotelbeds, an worldwide company promoting regions to is 18,600 client base together with tour operators and agencies.

From the portal www.hotelbeds.com (a TUI company) there will be attractive offers on “sun and skiing” deals in the Granada Province which will be marketed to clients around Spain, UK, Germany and France.

The plan approved under the “Planes Provinciales de Diputation” in 2010 will be executed in the next 3 months and will cost 115,000 Euros. In addition to this amount a further 17,500 Euros will be spent to repair the Calle Calvario in the heart of Rubite which was destroyed in the terrible storms following the winter of 2010.

Also some other good news for the municipality of Rubite is that 1,600,000 Euros is being invested to construct 10 houses on 2 floors which will provide effective Council subsidised accommodation in the area.

However in the coming months further works will be completed on the second phase of the project estimated to cost a 3 Million Euros. These monies will be invested in the restoration of the house of the Casa Nazari.

With these additional improvements the local government hope to attract a large number of school visits from throughout the Province from Autumn to Winter.

Nestled down in a cove well below main coastal N340 motorway the village offers toursits a typically Spanish holiday. With many bars and restaurants and all the facilities needed for a self sufficient holiday it makes it an ideal base also to visit the surrounding natural beauty of the Alpujarra region just a short drive away.

For tourists seeking this kind of holiday just visit www.costatropicalproperties.com and we can help you with accommodation in and around the area. Alternatively email us on costatropical@telefonica.net

The new access road consists of the construcion of a number of new supporting walls and has also made the access wider and less bumpy!! Certain improvements were also seriously necessary because of the unusually bad weather during the winter 2009/2010.

The investment in this access was estimated at a cost of 240,183 Euros, covering 571.5 mtrs and employing 10 people in total.

In this project the drainage has also been updated together with the addition of new street signs and lights.

The works will commence at the end of February and last for 2 months. Within the budget of 218,000 Euros, 155,000 euros has been provided by the Agricultural Delegation which is a department within the Junta de Andalucia.

The works will cover around 3km of the road from the Barranco de los Olivos until the Aldhayar point. The plan for the improvement will also make the road much wider.

In this area there are 200 agricultors with around 200 hectars of land all of which will benefit from the new tarmac road.

From 9pm until just before midnight there will be a FREE BUFFET serving both Spanish and English typical party food. All welcome!.

There will also be the option of transport at an additional small cost. All interested in finding out more and reserving this transport call Brett on 669 951 714.

There will be fun and games for all ages and an excellent prize for the winner of the best dressed halloween costume.

Meson La Orza recently under new management is able to offer its clients excellent tapas in its rustic bar and external seating area. Also there is a function room, available for hire, live music, and many other events. In order to look after the children there are also pool tables, a football game and darts to keep all ages amused!

Look forward to seeing you there!

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To provide an example of this we have a large 4 bed, 2 bath house on 3 levels with a communal pool which has just been reduced by 30% to the amazingly low price of 120,000 Euros. This is a great family property in a quiet part of the village with all amenities nearby and only 6km to the coast. This is one of the incredible bargains on offer in this totally unspoilt region.