Granada Costa

news from the Costa Tropical (Granada): Almunecar, La Herradura, Motril & Salobrena

Wobbly Weeds

A 42-year-old fruit farmer from Almuñécar was nabbed by the Guardia Civil for being too experimental with his crops –

It’s Here

For Almuñécar the road-borne misery is over… or is it? This summer, the Taramay roundabout could be very congested, with cars coming off the autovía to join the N-340 and meeting heavy traffic coming from Salobreña – normally in the form of tailbacks.

The Canyon Route

Anybody that has travelled up to Granada cannot have failed to be impressed by the gorge or canyon of the Azud de Vélez, which is just below, Vélez Benaudalla.Anybody that has travelled up to Granada cannot have failed to be impressed by the gorge or canyon of the Azud de Vélez, which is just below, Vélez Benaudalla.

A Beach Umbrella War?

It was in La Herradura, 2004 that the first War of the Parasols broke out, after the Mayor, Juan Carlos Benavides, ordered that any unattended beach ‘furniture’ would be confiscated.