Todays featured property to rent is a villa rental on the Costa del Sol close to the “pueblo blanco” of Casares.

This luxury villa rental has some amazing views to the sea and to the rolling hills around Casares.

The villa itself features 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and can accommodate up to 8 people. The villa also has air conditioning, satellite television, a beautiful swimming pool and around 10,000 metres of land for you to stroll around!

To view further information on the villa including images or to book, please visit the Villa Los Olivos page.

For more information Casares and what it has to offer, please view our guide to casares page.

The 2010 season at the DDG Spa Retreat is underway, and a retreat filled with luxury and privacy awaits you there.  There is no place quite like the DDG Retreat, which means your time there will be like nothing else you’ve ever experienced before.

We offer a whole host of options for our guests, with the variety of activities, services, and experiences you want to create your own personalized health spa retreat.  Our location along the scenic Costa del Sol is picturesque and private, yet close to some of the most popular places to be enjoyed while in the Costa del Sol area.  Getting to DDG Retreat is easy, just an hour’s drive from Malaga Airport along the N-340 highway that hugs the coastline throughout and has stunning views along the coast.

Our accommodations are among the most luxurious and most private available anywhere, which means your entire stay is designed to be all about you.  The properties of the retreat vary in size, so whether you’re looking for a getaway for the entire family or a special private retreat just for two, we have the perfect casa for your needs.

From the moment you arrive we pamper you, with a personal greeting that includes flowers, a basket of fresh fruit, and a chilled bottle of French Champaign.  All you have to do is open up your suitcase, pull out your vacation clothes, and we take care of the rest.  Maybe you want to go swimming, use the full featured gym, take one of our spa treatments, or play tennis; or perhaps you simply want to take a nap in a hammock strung in a shady glade where the birds are singing and the cidada’s are crackling all around.

Sleep in, go horseback riding, enjoy fabulous food and wines, or spend a few hours enjoying the local sights.  Wherever you come from, whatever you want, DDG Retreat is uniquely able to customize a once-in-a-lifetime health spa experience for you!

For further information on the retreat including images, please click here.

Looking for a glitzy and glamorous holiday in Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol? Then you will need a great place to stay as well.

This featured holiday apartment rental in the urbanisation of Jardines de Aldaba is a perfect accommodation for your stay in Puerto Banus this summer.

The penthouse apartment is a duplex and has 2 bedrooms. The apartment can cater for up to 6 people and is fully air-conditioned, has satelite tv and dvd player.

The penthouse is also very close to the beach and has a community swimming pool to cool off in.

For further information and images, please visit the Jardines de Aldaba listing.

Ibiza is a popular destination for a summer holiday. With its glorious weather, wonderful beaches and fun nightlife, it’s no wonder that has become so popular.

Today we are featuring Casa Shira, which is one of our villa rentals in Sa Caleta, close to Ibiza Town.

The villa is conveniently situated just 10 minutes from Ibiza town and is also very close to the airport and beaches.

The property features 5 lovely bedrooms one of which is a separate apartment with its own kitchen area. The villa is also very private and is set within a large plot where you will also find a wonderfully inviting swimming pool to cool off in!!

For further information, please view our page on Casa Shira

Although for many others the inauguration ceremony for Malaga Airport’s new Terminal 3 will stick in their minds for other reasons, unfortunately for Spain’s King Juan Carlos, it is more likely to be remembered as the day when the world’s press captured him stumbling as he made his way on stage to make his address.

Accompanied by Queen Sofia, the country’s monarch officially opened the new terminal at a ceremony on Monday 15th March which was attended by around 500 people including some of the country’s top officials.  In his speech, King Juan Carlos congratulated all those who had helped to bring the project to a successful conclusion and stated that he believes that the new terminal will have a great impact in helping to make Malaga, and indeed the region of Andalucia, more dynamic, as well as stimulating tourism in the area.

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As is the case for so many countries, the current economic recession has inevitably taken its toll on the tourist industry in Spain’s Costa del Sol region, although it has to be said that the effects have been far less acute here than elsewhere.  Nevertheless, tourism chiefs have come up with a new campaign called ‘I Need Spain’ to promote the country as a first-class cultural and gastronomic destination for those looking to holiday in Spain.

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Although talk of a new toll motorway to run between the lovely and historic town of Ronda in Andalucia and San Pedro de Alcantara, just 10 kilometres west of Marbella on the Costa del Sol, have been rumbling on for some time, it seems that there may now be a question mark over whether the project ever goes ahead.

Ronda Bridge

The one hour journey between the two towns currently involves negotiating a winding 45 kilometre stretch of road which is consideredto be one of the region’s most hazardous.  If it still goes ahead, the planned new high-speed motorway, meanwhile, would shave the travel time down to just 20 minutes and would not of course incorporate the 365 bends which can be found along the current route.  The plans have, however, met with a degree of opposition from academics and environmentalists which may not only have slowed the project down, but brought it to a complete standstill.

» Continue reading “Ronda-San Pedro Motorway – Will They Or Won’t They?”

In coastal resorts all around Europe, March and April are the months when local authorities and business start their spring cleaning.  Not only are those shops, hotels, restaurants and bars which close down during the winter months busy putting on their ‘holiday faces’, but road repairs and beach cleaning is in progress too.

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Last Friday saw the Spanish government approve a new bill which is aimed at boosting the nation’s productivity and competitiveness over the next ten years by reducing reliance on the construction industry and focusing it instead on the more innovative industries such as renewable energy and biotechnology.  In its attempts to increase exports, make an impact on the country’s huge budget deficit and ensure long-term growth, the government will also be targeting the food, motor and aeronautical industries.

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For those who have already done Disneyland Paris to death, news that feasibility studies are to take place into the construction of what would become Spain’s biggest theme park and a rival to the French resort, will undoubtedly be well-received.

Pedro Cruz, Spain’s Minister of Culture, and Ramon Luis Valcarcel, president of the Murcia region in south eastern Spain, have recently returned from discussions in Dubai with executives from Paramount Pictures and Ruwaad Holdings, which could lead to Murcia being chosen as the site for a 2.5km2 theme park complex which would create 20,000 new jobs and could draw in millions of foreign and Spanish visitors.

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