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Roquetas de Mar is known for being the most touristic village of Almería: this municipality includes the centres of population of El Parador, Las Marinas, Aguadulce, Urbanizacion and Las Salinas. The special aspect of this site is that it mixes well touristic developed services with the traditional details of a typical Andalusia village and the experience of many virgin beaches and natural protected spaces. All this allows us to find in just one village from a big aquapark to Posidonia reefs plenty...

Dear guests, today we offer you a selection of interesting books to read this summer on your holidays here in Andalucía. Even if you wanna go to the beach and read for a while under your parasol or stay reading at home with your air-conditioning on, we think these books will be very memorable: they are related in some way to the summer, the beach or to travelling. Have a look and search for one if the tittle attracts you!Cesare Pavese, The beautiful summer (1940).Cesare Pavese, The beach (1958).Albert...

Dear guest, if you ever visit Torre del Mar or Vélez Málaga, you can’t forget to visit this shopping center. You will be able to find a huge variety of things which we will explain below.The shopping center is located next to the exit of the Velez Málaga highway towards Av. Del Rey Juan Carlos I, 18, 29700 Vélez-Málaga, Málaga.There are two floors of shops, technology, cinemas, restaurants, leisure area…. Which covers an area of 43,228 m2 and a total of 114 restaurants and shops. Among its...

Dear Guest, Torre del Mar, a southern town in Málaga, Spain. This town belongs to the municipality of Vélez Málaga. It is located 30 minutes away from Salobreña and 30 minutes away from the capital (Málaga). It is a huge town whom population is three times bigger in summer because of the tourism. Hospitality is the main source of profits. Torre del Mar has huge amount of attractions that tourists can take advantage of.Torre del Mar´s beaches are certified as one of the best in Spain, where you...

Dear guest, if you are from countries like the United Kingdom, you will be used to the fact that most supermarkets open on Sundays at least until 4:00 p.m., but in Spain this is not the case.Specifically on the Costa Tropical, you will only find a few establishments that open on Sundays. Below I detail which establishment they are.CoviranIt is located in Salobreña, more specifically in Calle Granada 5. It opens every day from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. It is a common supermarket like LIDL or Mercadona...

Dear guest, during this unusual year, businesses have decided to advance the promotions to try to have some extra income to float their businesses. Usually in Spain the sales start after January 6th (Three Kings Day), but this year after Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday ended, the sales and promotions continue.Big companies are not immune to these sales, so El Corte Inglés has launched a series of bargains in electronics that will be available for a limited time, specifically the offers will last...

Dear guest, among the main shopping centers in Granada, the Neptuno Shopping Center stands out.It opened in 1993 on Arabial Street. It was one of the first shopping centers to open its doors in the province of Granada, raising great expectations, which meant that quickly many companies settled here and, also, many people from Granada who began to turn Neptune into the center for their purchases.Since then the society of Granada has evolved a lot, and the Neptuno Shopping Center as well. Granada has...

Dear guest, if during your stay you want to go on a trip to Granada, I recommend you to visit the Nevada Shopping Center.The Nevada Shopping Center is located in the municipality of Armilla, next to the city of Granada.It is a huge Shopping Center, inaugurated in November 2016, which has an area of ​​about 120,000 m2 for commercial use.It is a shopping center and park that has a total built area of ​​300,000 m2 and has about 6,000 free parking spaces.Inside, in the Nevada Shopping, there are...

Dear guest, if you come from a country in Northern Europe you will be used to pay by card in almost any establishment. This type of payment is being introduced in Spain gradually. In the big cities of Spain you can pay by card in almost any establishment. On the other hand, the situation changes in the smallest towns (population less than 10,000) of Spain.In these small towns, except for tourist ones, card payments have not spread to the level of big cities. Of course, it is rare that, for example,...

Depending on the country in which you are, giving that extra money to the waiter for his services can be considered in certain countries as an obligation or even be taken as an offense.In countries like the United States and Canada it is an obligation to pay the tip and the percentage usually ranges between 15 and 20%, since most of the waiters' salary comes from tips.In contrast, in other countries such as China or Japan it is considered as an offense and it is frowned upon. Except the Chinese regions...

Dear fellow traveler,I hope you are ready for exploration, because Andalusia has so many incdredible places to see, smell and feel. The historic city centre of Málaga with its cosy alleys is just one of them!You should definitely not miss out on this beautiful city with its mundane seafront. It is located within just an one hour drive from the Costa Tropical (Granada). Málaga is also where the major regional airport “Aeropuerto de Málaga” is located.Spending several hours or even a whole day...

Dear Guest, We are looking forward to your arrival at the sunny Costa Tropical! Please have a look at the following list of supermarkets and categories:          SHOPPING CENTRE Avenida Salobreña s/n, 18600 Motril 15 Minutes to the "Monte de los Almendros" neighbourhood   OPENED: Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 22:00 - PARKING: good  - PRICES: regular SELECTION: mostly no name products - ORGANIC PRODUCTS: good selection - BAKERY: good selection FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:...