Salobreña

News from Salobrena, costa tropical, Granada

Shakespeare at the Castle

Salobreña castle will be hosting the play El Desdén de Amar, which is a Spanish adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; a comedy set in Mesina (Italy) in the XVI Century.

Junta Stops Golf Courses

The Junta de Andalucía has opposed the creation of new golf courses that do not comply to each and every one of the stipulated prerequisites in the province of Granada the rest of Andalucía.

Medusa Appearance!

San Juan brought with it unwanted summer visitor; jelly fish – and bloody great ones, at that! During the night, bathers were blissfully unaware of the ‘invasion fleet,’ apart from the occasional sting victim but the next day, people started hooking ‘aliens’ out of the water.

Safer Beaches

The Mancomunidad has spent 100,000 euros on marking out the beach approach lanes for boats and other sea craft; we’re talking about the lanes marked out by twin lines of buoys that indicate the only place that you can beach or launch a boat from.

A-7 Creeps Forward

Just after we announce that the A-7 wasn’t going anywhere fast, the Government announced that it had finally awarded a construction contract for the termination of the Gorgoracha-Puntalón section of the A-7, Autovía del Mediterraneo.

Driver-Friendly Salobreña

Salobreña shows all the signs of having it very clear that if you want to come to Salobreña to spend your holidays, then it is a certainty that you are going to come by car, which is why the town goes out of its way to make sure you can find somewhere to park… and no blue zones, even in the height of summer.

The A-7 & N-340

No new stretch of the A-7 coastal autovia has been inaugurated since July 2009, despite repeated promises to the contrary. This summer will be no different from the last one in that respect.

Royal Guards Regiment on Manoeuvres in Salobreña

Locals of and visitors to Salobreña will have seen quite a bit of military camouflage around the town lately and that is because the Spanish Royal Guards Regiment has taken up residence in the municipal sports hall. But you can relax; it’s not a military coup – again – but part of a combination of PR and military training, as each year a different province around Spain is chosen.