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.
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 various [...]
European Cash Spent on the Costa Tropical
The Granada province in Andalucia has over the last few years has enjoyed a whole host of European financing. The vast sums of money has been spent on the following projects improving facilities for all in the Province.
Science Park in Granada, 25.1 Million Euros.
Museum Caja Granada, 7.3 Million Euros.
New Tram link for Mendez Nunez to [...]
New Coastal Promenade Linking Motril & Salobreña.
The town hall in Motril plan to construct a new promenade which will head out westerly to link onto the existing promenade in Salobreña. The promenade will run from Playa Poniente in Motril, to the new hotel situated in Playa Granada in Salobreña. The town hall have asked the Costas and local businesses in the [...]
20,000 – 30,000 New Jobs in the Granada Province
The opening of the A-44, which, after today joins the cities of Granada and Motril, is hoped to generate a big economic boost in the area of industry and technology both Capital Province and in several municipalities in
its metropolitan area. The Technology Park, Health Sciences, Parque Metropolitano, Industrial and Technological Marchalhendín, the future platformfor Customs warehouse logistics, together with the industrial park of the [...]
Motril seeks more investment in area
It was reported today in the local Spanish press that the area around Motril is seeking large investment opportunities from wealthy individuals to improve commerce in the area.
Currently although Motril is the heartbeat of the Costa Tropical coastline there is very little infrasturcture to support the area. The local town hall wants to attract investment [...]
The Port of Motril
The Port of Motril, located between the ports of Malaga and Almeria, extends its influence to the provinces of Granada, Jaen and part of the cuidad Real. Its commercial dock runs along 945 mtrs of Piers, with depths varying between 7 and 10.5 mtrs and a fishing dock of 4.5 mtrs of depth.
In addtion to [...]
Motril, Places of Interest
Besides its beautiful beaches, visitors to Motril can also visit numerous monuments, evidence from this municipality’s rich history legacy.
Places of Interest include
Hermitage of San Antonio, Church of Carmen, Church of Incarnation, The Town Hall, The Calderon de la Barca Theatre, The Sanctuary of Our lady of the head, The house of Palma, and the Carchuna [...]
