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We are committed to updating our pages as regularly as possible, allocating over half of our editorial resources to this essential task, to ensure that you can always find the latest, most reliable information on popular topics and places.

Here is a list with the latest pages that have been updated or created. Most recent are at the top of the list.

LIV Golf Andalucia at Valderrama 2025

LIV Golf will return to the Valderrama Golf Club from 11 to 13 July 2025. This will be the first LIV Golf tour event in Europe of the 2025 season. The event also provides an opportunity for 19 players to fine-tune their performance ahead of the Open Championship, which will take place at Portrush in Northern Ireland the following week.

Nueva Andalucia district of Marbella

Nueva Andalucía is the largest neighbourhood in Marbella, extending over several square kilometres. It has an official census population of about 15,000 but considerably more residents in the summer. It was created by Madrid developer José Banús Mas, who came to Marbella in 1962 and acquired the land. Construction of Puerto Banús began in 1965, it was inaugurated in 1968, and the main infrastructure of Nueva Andalucía was installed shortly afterward. The area continued to grow until 1989 - and again in the 2000s. 

Plaza Bocanegra

The square - or rather a traffic roundabout - at the start of the Golden Mile was named after one of Marbella's founders, local priest Monseñor Rodrigo Bocanegra (1908-1972).

Olivia Valere

This night club disco which is located on the Istan road near the Marbella Mosque above the Golden Mile. Housed in a purpose built Moorish structure with a vast dance floor, several bars and an outdoor terrace for al fresco cocktails. Seriously swanky venue which always delivers a euphoric punch. Excellent for celebrity spotting and a club for the seriously cool.

Motorways

All of the provincial capital cities of Andalucia are now linked by two lane fast motorways. The toll motorways are from Seville to Jerez (free of charge since the 1st of January 2020) and from Malaga to Marbella, from Marbella to Estepona and from Estepona to Sotogrande. The A-P46 Motorway from Malaga to Villanueva de Cauche on the A45 towards Antequera is also toll.

Marbella - Puerto Banus Districts

On the beach side of the N340 coast road, between the Rio Guadaliza and the Rio Verde, are several districts of Puerto Banus. Azalea Beach is the name of the modern macro-community of a dozen or so communities that were established on this land in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is bounded to the west by the Rio Guadaliza and to the east by Calle Ventura del Mar.

Car Hire

More visitors rent cars in Spain than any other European country. Car rental in Spain is the least expensive in Europe due to the strong competition and on the Costa del Sol car rental is no exception where it is relatively easy to hire a car. If you are flying to Málaga Airport or Gibraltar Airport, these are the usual places to hire a car. Find the offers by checking on our car hire pages of these airports.

Maps of Nerja

If you are considering visiting Nerja you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Nerja highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Nerja with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Nerja.

Maps

If you are considering visiting Torremolinos you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Torremolinos highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Torremolinos with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Torremolinos.

Law

If you are buying property in Spain, investing or starting a business, or making a will (among other reasons), you should definitely employ the services of an experienced lawyer. You will find that fees are generally lower than those charged by lawyers in northern European countries and when preparing contracts involving a sum of money, (ie property purchase), fees are calculated as a percentage of the sum involved.

Marbella Beaches

Being a coastal town on the Costa del Sol, Marbella is certainly not short of beaches. Marbella has it all: beaches for familes, couples, friends and singles alike. Marbella beaches include some water sports centres, all have chiringuitos (beach bars), there are a handful of luxury beach clubs, many beach-front restaurants and beach-front hotels.

Non Resident property Taxes

Two bills were passed by the Spanish parliament and took effect on January the 1st, 2007: the Income Tax Act and the Tax Fraud Prevention Act, both of which will affect non-residents owning or intending to buy a holiday property in Spain.

Marbella Lawyers

For most people who come to Marbella - or anywhere on the Costa del Sol - finding an Lawyer may not be an immediate priority unless they are buying a property. If you are an foreign resident setting up a company in Marbella you may use the services or a lawyer or an accountant.  

The Spanish for a Lawyer is an "Abogado" this is equivalent to a Solicitor or a Barrister in England or an Attorney in the United States.