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Tourist Offices in Marbella are Old Town, Seafront Promenade, Puerto Banús and San Pedro de Alcántara.

You should make a Spanish will to dispose of your Spanish assets to avoid time consuming legal problems for your heirs. To make a Spanish version of your will, it is a good idea to consult a Spanish lawyer or other specialised professional. He or she can advise you regarding this country's strict rules applying to inheritance. Spaniards are subjected to laws governing compulsory heirs.

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The registration of tourist holiday rental accommodation by owners is compulsory in Andalucia. The special regulations for tourist rental accommodation (BOJA Decreto 28/2016) came into force in  February 2016. The registration process whilst compulsory is still ongoing several years later.   

You can find a number of holiday villas for rent in the countryside around Gaucin. The space and the privacy of a villa, with or without a pool and staff, is an attractive option for visitors who prefer flexibility and freedom in their accommodation.

Like many other cities around Andalucia, Seville has a superb range of boutique hotels. With so many magnificent casa-palacios, or mansions, dating from the 15th-century onwards, you can choose from a huge variety of grand, historic buildings to stay in.

Popular festivals in Lanjarón are Fiestas de San Juan Bautista, San Sebastián, Semana Santa and Festival de Música Tradicional.

This hidden village can only be approached by car, along its own short but mountainous 3-kilometre road. To find the turn off, look for Gaucín on the map and the junction to the right is 5 kilometres to the north. The municipal district was probably much larger as the pueblo was once the site of an important village.

Ermita de Las Animas is a tiny chapel located on the Calle Alta to the west of Ocaña.

A bi-annual event during the first two weeks in August on even years there is an art festival in Genalguacil called "Los Encuentros de Arte del Valle del Genal", and prize-winning works of art are created by 'Artists in residence' and placed on permanent public display throughout the village afterwards. Here is an overview of the Los Encuentros de Arte del Valle del Genal.

Veal filet with French onions, asparagus, celery purée and thyme sauce with new potatoes. Kasper Nielsen will revolutionise the way you see Andalucia's finest ingredients. Veal filet with French onions, asparagus, celery purée and thyme sauce with new potatoes.

The Art Gaucin Open Studios double weekends each May have become a well-known fixture of the art scene in Andalucia, with exhibitions of work by several Spanish and foreign artists.

There are many water fountains that we can see in Laroles, made with stone slabs.

Though only a small pueblo of less than 220 inhabitants, Parauta’s municipal district of 44 square kilometres stretches from the wooded Alto Genal valley and deep into the rugged limestone Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park. As at Igualeja, the traveller would hardly notice they are passing through the district, unless they stopped at the rustic service station on the San Pedro-Ronda road.

Diving courses are available in seaside towns and cities all along the Andalusian coastline. Most diving schools offer you the opportunity to obtain PADI certification and can be located through your local tourist office, or one of the larger seaside hotel.

The miner’s house is a modernist art deco house built in 1906 by a wealthy mine owner from Cartagena. The facade has several balconies and decorative elements, and its interior splendor is concentrated on the walls, ceilings, doors and wrought iron staircase. Located in Plaza del Pueblo.

Larger towns on the Costa del Sol have amateur theatre groups that perform at special times of year like Semana Santa or during the Carnival celebrations.

Other theatres function year-round, holding plays and musical events, mostly in Spanish but sometimes in other languages as well, depending on the size of the foreign population in the locality.

Place the oxtail pieces in a large pot with plenty of water. Push the whole cloves into the onions and add with the bay leaf, peppercorns, carrots and wine; heat on high until boiling and then lower the heat and let simmer, uncovered, three to four hours or until the meat begins to fall off the bone.

The Big Boss Discoteca is located near the old town of Marbella.

There is a bus service from Nívar to Granada City using the local bus company.