This small town just off the coast in the province of Granada is revving up for its Christmas Market & Christmas Lighting Ceremony.
Vélez de Benaudalla Xmas Market
by Louise Powell •
Vélez de Benaudalla
news from Vélez de Benaudalla on the Costa Tropical
Extra Lane for Weekend Traffic
by Martin Myall •
The Provincial Department of Tráfico will set up an extra lane on the N-323 ascending from the coast on Sunday the 21st; i.e., tomorrow.
A Road-Hell Sunday
by Martin Myall •
The tailbacks in the traffic heading inland from the coast on Sunday were tremendous, thanks to the A-44 over the Embalse de Rules being out of action.
Rules Bridge Closure
by Hugh MacArthur •
The bridge over Rules Reservoir will be closed to traffic owing to the emergency repair work on the sinking pillar at the southern end.
Vélez de Benaudalla Protest
by Martin Myall •
The people of Vélez de Benaudalla have organised a protest to take place on the dam on Friday the 29th at 19.00h.
Body next to Old Granada Road
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of a man in his early 50s was discovered on the roadside of the GR-323a, which is the old road that still connects the Costa Tropical to the city of Granada.
Sluice Gates Opened
by Martin Myall •
The Comunidad de Regantes del Bajo Guadalfeo complained on Wednesday that the dam has been letting past more water than usual, despite the fact that Rules is not full to capacity.
The Death of a Generous Priest
by Vivienne Hughes •
Father Francisco Peinado, who died yesterday at the age of 92, had been the parish priest in several municipalities within Granada.
Fighting off The Triffids
by Martin Myall •
OK, that’s a slight exaggeration but one look at the park with exercise equipment for the elderly in Vélez de Benaudalla shows that it does look a tad ‘maintenance bereft.”
Vélez de Benaudalla Kidnapping
by Martin Myall •
First of all, let’s make it clear that the actual kidnapping didn’t take place in that town, but rather that it was in Vélez-Málaga but that the victim was released in Vélez de Benaudalla.