Salobreña

News from Salobrena, costa tropical, Granada

Fish Farming Struggles On

Anybody who has visited the beach between La Caleta and the Peñon in Salobreña will have seen the fish-farming pens, washed up and seemingly abandoned there. In fact, one even ended up on Velilla Beach in Almuñécar.

Film Noir Festival in Salobreña

During the first week of March, from 4th to 10th, Salobreña celebrated the II Film Noire Festival Villa de Salobreña. A whole week full of screenings, discussions and other activities related to the Spanish black cinema.

Mayor Assaulted

The Mayor of Salobreña, Gonzalo Fernández Pulido (PSOE), was insulted and physically assaulted by an irate local over the weekend of the 9th/10th.

Caught in the Act

The Guardia Civil in Salobreña had the joyous surprise of nabbing two burglars hiding inside a bar that they had just broken into.