British Couple Die in Land Slide
A couple who lived in La Mamola for a few years have died in a terrible accident.
The couple who were retired, Chris and Christine Martin were killed whilst visiting a friends house in Rubite. The accident took place on Monday evening at 18.30 at the couples house on the outskirts of Rubite. The owners of [...]
Delays to the A7 Motorway Completion
It is expected that the new stretch of motorway which is currently under construction on the Costa Tropical will not be completed until 2011 or perhaps even longer.
One of the reasons for the delay has been to do with the problems around the Carchuna – Castell de Ferro link. A construction comany was appointed and [...]
Re-opening of Adra-Albunol Motorway
Today, May 25th 2009, the stretch of motorway that has been closed for 4 months following movement of one of the pilar on the bridge above Alcazaba.
During these 4 months all motorway traffic was diverted onto the old stretch of the N340 motorway giving access at Adra on the Costa Tropical to the existing road.
3 New Marinas For The Costa Tropical
According to the proposals made by the PSOE, 3 new marinas are planned for Motril, Salobreña and 1 between Castell de Ferro and Castillos de Banos.
The projection for the 3 new marinas on the Costa Tropical de Granada will enhance tourism in the area and boost the berths on the coast to 3,000.
The new marina for [...]
Granada – Motril Motorway Opens 21 May 2009
After waiting more than twenty years the inauguration of the new A44 Granada-Motril motorway will take place tomorrow.
The most awaited opening by the Costa Granada will take place on Thursday 21th, at four in the afternoon, according to sources yesterday linked to the Subdelegation Government. What is not specified is whether there will be ribbon-cutting and canapés as usual. [...]
TDT For Costa Tropical
For quite a while now many of the villages on the Costa Tropical have been the poor relatives in terms of modern day technologies i.e. only being able to have Broadband over 18months ago.
However , La Mamola on the Costa Tropical coastline of the Granada Province is the first village in this area to be [...]
Cultural Market
On the 2nd Sunday of evey month starting in June 2009, the first cultural market opens from 10am to 2pm on the Costa Tropical.
The location for this market is in the small village of Los Carlos behind Castell de Ferro which is situated in the Rambla de Lujar.
You will find a selection of all [...]
Ryanair New Route From Granada Airport
The low-cost airline Ryanair will open this July 15th a new route between Madrid and Granada, and increase from five to seven weekly flights to London. The initiative is the result of negotiations between Ryanair, the Provincial Council and the Chamber of Commerce of Granada following the announcement of the company to reduce from three [...]
House Prices in Spain Fall to 2006 Prices
The average price of housing stood at 1958.1 euros per square meter in the first quarter of 2009, representing a decrease of 6.8% over the same period last year and a return to 2006 levels, according to Figures released today by the Ministry of Housing. This development maintains the tone of restraint in prices in [...]
Interesting Places to Visit – Science Park Granada
The Science Park of Granada has reached five million visitors since its opening in May 1995, on its 14th the closing balance of the first quarter was also nearly 200,000 visitors between the museum and planetarium, being a 40% increase on the same period last year.
The park accredited thanks to the large influx of visitors [...]
