José Montalvo at Almuñécar’s Robert’s Top has managed to stay open, albeit operating on reduced opening times, and has live music lined up for tonight.
Covid Blew The Blues
by Louise Powell •
The annual Blues Festival that is held in the castle/fortress of La Herradura in August has been blown out by the new Covid-19 restrictions.
A Jábega for La Herradura
by Louise Powell •
Benavides’s party, Convergencia Andaluza de Almuñécar-La Herradura, proposed that the Town Hall backed a project to build a jábega which is a fishing boat.
Roman Discovery
by Louise Powell •
Extensive renovation work on streets, above and below ground, has uncovered a Roman wall up in Barrio San Miguel in Almuñécar, not far from the castle.
Jazz en la Costa 2020
by Louise Powell •
The yearly summer Jazz festival in Almuñécar will be held in the Majuelo Park as always from the 22nd to the 25th of July.
Free Kayaking in Salobreña
by Louise Powell •
As part of the Programa de Educación Ambiental, Salobreña Town Hall has organised a kayak & padel-surf excursion along the Caleta cliffs for the 6th of August.
Black Flag Beaches
by Louise Powell •
Ecologistas en Acción has published its annual report on the state of the Costa Tropical beaches, giving a fail mark for two of them.
Science Park Reopens
by Louise Powell •
Swimming for A Good Cause
by Louise Powell •
Dionisio Torre (Granada) and Bart De Rooze (Belgium) are swimming their way from one end of the Costa Tropical to the other to raise funds for a good cause.
Bird Parks Reopens
by Louise Powell •
The bird park, Loro Sexi, in Almuñécar should be reopened to the public starting tomorrow, Friday the 19th.

