Archive for: May 19, 2012

The beach of Empuriabrava on the Costa Brava is now showing its “blue flag”which it has acquired for the quality of the sea water and also the quality of the facilities offered by the beach and its surroundings.

In 2010 Figueres …

At the southern end of the Paseo Vista Alegre in Torrevieja there is a fountain .It is close to Eras de la Sal.The significance of the fountain revolves around Torrevieja’s Internationa Habaneras y Polifonia Competition which begins on July 23.

Torrevieja …

On June 30th the first swine flu fatality took place in Spain.A young woman who had been seriously ill in a Madrid hospital sucuumbed to the virus.The 20 year old was pregnant and was admitted to hospital on June15 and …

Babies used to be born to young women but now in the Valencia Community the average age for a new young mum to have her first baby is between 30 and 34 years old.The average is 30yrs and six months.These …

Torrevieja has a new attraction this summer in the form of a catamaran from the tour company “Mundomarina”.It is named “The Cat’ and it will be sailing out of Torrevieja Marina Salinas every Tuesday and Wednesday until August 31.

There will …

Beware the traffic cops this summer on the Costa Blanca.New traffic laws ,speed cameras and police cars that don’t look like police cars ,they are all out to get your money.If you are only going 1 kilometre over the speed …

A resident of Cox ,near Orihuela,was attacked in the street last week by two men who are thought to be North African.The attack took place at around 6pm in broad daylight.The victim was intimidated for her valuables and then violently …

Another landmark has been completed in Torrevieja.This time it is a beautiful church.The church will be known as the Church of the Sacred Heart and last week was the opening ceremony by the president of the Valencia Community Sr Francisco …