Last month we reported on Justo Márquez; the guy with the cross who wanted to carry it to Madrid in protest. He was found just north of Granada, having suffered from heat stroke – there’s a surprise!
Water Bomb
by David Darby •
Did everybody see the spectacular Infoca operation in La Herradura bay on the 19th of August, with the aircraft swooping in and picking up huge amounts of seawater?
Right to Protest
by Editor •
There was a Letter to the Editor in the Ideal newspaper on the 5th of August, entitled: The Right to Protest in Almuñécar, which was sent in by Concepción Barrencheguren from Granada. In it she refers to some people in Almuñécar who consider that visitors do not have any right to protest over the state…
Road Sign Madness
by David Darby •
There was an interesting article in Ideal, pointing out the failures of the signage at the main entrance and exit to the village. The problem being that there is no sign for the A-7.
PP Thumbs Down for Mayor
by Editor •
The local branch of the PP (conservatives) have described the first two years of the Mayor’s present term of office as ‘disastrous.’ For
Summer Over
by David Darby •
The summer is just about done, and the sensible will have arrived back, or will soon be arriving back from northern Europe after escaping the August madness of ‘blue-zone blues,’ packed beaches, short tempers in cars and suicidal youths on mopeds.
Law Court Building Delayed
by Editor •
One of the things that literally thousands of visitors to Almuñécar missed this summer, whilst driving around, looking desperately for somewhere to park, was the
Annual Firework Display
by Editor •
Did you see the fireworks on the 15th? I didn’t – I was safely hidden away in a cortijo, way up in the hills, during
Allegedly Raped Daughter
by Editor •
On a more unsavoury note, an Almuñécar man was arrested for having allegedly raped his own daughter four years ago. The
Drunk German Driver
by Editor •
The Almuñécar Local Police stopped a German driver in the middle of town who was obviously drunk, in
Wobbly Weeds
by Editor •
A 42-year-old fruit farmer from Almuñécar was nabbed by the Guardia Civil for being too experimental with his crops –
It’s Here
by David Darby •
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.
Almuñécar’s Aquarium
by Louise Powell •
Being the biggest aquarium in Andalusia it holds an impressive one and a half million litres of water and boasts a spectacular 17-metre, shark tunnel.
El Pantano de los Bermejales
by Louise Powell •
Found on the other side of the coastal mountains is the stunning Bermejales Reservoir. Now you’ll definitely need transport to get to this one, as its located 77 km inland from Almuñécar, but the impressive drive is well worth the effort. I made the journey last month perched precariously on the back of Ed’s bike…
Junta de los Ríos
by Louise Powell •
The Junta de los Ríos is a series of cascades and pure-water rock pools and it’s just above Otívar!