by Justin | Dec 30, 2014 | Eating & Drinking
Did you know that, every year, almost seven million people choose Spain as a holiday destination because of the gastronomy? That’s a massive 12% of the 60 million visitors Spain welcomes each year!
A recent article in the travel section of one of Spain’s largest newspapers (abc.com) – using data from a Jetcost survey – revealed some interesting facts about the gastronomic preferences of travellers who visit the country, in the form of a top 10 list. (more…)
by Justin | Dec 22, 2014 | Places to See
We’ve been saying it for a long time… Málaga offers so much more than the cocktail of sun,sea and sangria it is most famous for.
The Costa del Sol’s capital has finally received the recognition it deserves by being included as a ‘Top Destination’ and ‘Best Places to Go’ in two of the world’s most popular travel guides: Rough Guides and Frommers.
Rough Guides has placed the Costa del Sol’s capital in second place on their list of top destinations around the world. The editors and authors of this popular guide were quick to point out Malaga’s cultural treasures… (more…)
by Justin | Dec 19, 2014 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
Since the 30th October the Benalmadena Exhibition Centre (Located just in from of the Riviera Hotel) has been featuring a stunning collection of photographs which highlight Benalmadena’s urban evolution over the past 60 years.
The exhibition, named ‘Benalmadena de Ayer y Hoy’ (Benalmadena of Yesterday and Today), features over 100 photos from an important database of images collected and treasured over the last 60 years by local families and with contributions from the Local Library’s archives. (more…)
by Justin | Dec 15, 2014 | Things To Do
All three of Selwo’s Costa del Sol parks and attractions (Selwo Marina, Selwo Aventura and the Benalmádena Cable Car) have put together a magical events and entertainment programme for this Christmas.
Until the 6th January, each of the parks and attractions will offer themed events, magical characters and exhibitions for kids.
Apparently, all children (aged 3 to 9 years) who visit any of the 3 parks over the Christmas period will receive a special gift: A kid’s season ticket which grants them unlimited free access to all the Selwo parks during 2015. So what’s the catch? Well, they need to be accompanied by an adult paying the full entrance price.
Here’s a quick summary of the surprises you can expect at each of the parks over Christmas: (more…)
by Justin | Dec 12, 2014 | Eating & Drinking
Are you looking for some good restaurant recommendations for your next visit to Benalmadena?
Two years ago we asked our Facebook Fans to recommend their favourite restaurant in Benalmadena and then put all these recommendations together into what has become one of the most popular posts to date on this blog). It’s also proved a valuable resource for many of our guests as well as visitors staying at other hotels in the Benalmádena area. (more…)
by Justin | Dec 5, 2014 | Holiday Tips
We’ve posted hundreds of useful and informative posts to our blog over the last five years; 797 to be exact!
Our goal has always been to provide articles and information which add value to our guests holidays and which they can use as references when they are looking for things to do in Benalmadena and the Costa del Sol in general.
Some of our posts are more popular than others; however, today we wanted to highlight the ten which have had the most views and have proved most popular since we started our blogging journey.
These are our 10 most viewed blog posts ranked in order: (more…)
